Barbara Rivera Holmes

Speaking of that labor commissioner, it's kind of the office you may not think about until you need it.

That is Barbara Rivera Holmes, who is an appointee of Governor Brian Kemp versus Nikki Porcher.

You know, it is a job that does not get nearly as many headlines, but helps oversee Georgia's unemployment issues.

Details each month, Georgia's unemployment rate.

And finally, today, the candidates running for Georgia Labor Commissioner have workforce training in AI on their minds.

In their recent press club debate, incumbent Barbara Rivera Holmes and her challenger, Nikki Porsche, dug into those issues.

And they also tried to pigeonhole each other.

WABE's Molly Samuel explained.

Republican Barbara Rivera Holmes accused Democrat Nikki Porsche of cozying up to, in her words, a far left agenda and labor bosses.

For her part, Porsche pushed Holmes on President Donald Trump's treatment of immigrant workers.

But they mostly focused on what they say they do for workers in Georgia.

Tuesday's debates cover school superintendent, agriculture commissioner, insurance commissioner, labor commissioner, and the United States Senate.

The candidates include Richards Woods and Lydia Powell, Tyler Harper and Katherine Juhon Arnold, John King and Keisha Waits, Barbara Rivera Holmes and Nikki Porcher, and Mike Collins and John

Ossoff.

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