FORMER Georgia House of Representatives member Stacey Abrams has focused more on her career in politics than her love life.

Abrams was credited with a large boost in Democratic votes in Georgia and an estimated 800,000 new voter registrations for the 2020 presidential election.

Who is Stacey Abrams?

Born December 9, 1973, Stacey Abrams is an American politician, lawyer, author and voting rights activist.

She served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017, an and served as minority leader from 2011 to 2017.

In 2018, Abrams ran for governor of Georgia against then-Secretary of State Brian Kemp.

Kemp pulled off a narrow victory over Abrams by 55,000 votes.

Kemp's narrow victory reignited the debate about how a long history of voter suppression in Georgia may have shaped the outcome.

After the loss, Abrams founded the Fair Fight Action, an organization madeto address voter suppression.

However, she was already working to on voter registration since 2014 through her New Georgia Project.

Is Abrams married?

Abrams, 47, is not married and hasn't stated whether or not she is in a relationship.

What did she say about the Georgia runoff elections?

Abrams has been outspoken about the two upcoming Georgia runoff elections.

She urged Georgia voters to support her Democratic peers, Jon Ossoff and Rev Raphael Warnock in their January 5 runoffs against GOP Senate Incumbent's David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler

"GEORGIA: Watch and Share. I am counting on YOU to vote today. Let's get it done!," she tweeted on January 5.

In an interview with Stephen Colbert on January 4, Abrams was confident the Democratic candidates will pull out the win.

"I think we’re ready to get it done," she said, noting the record voter turnout among minorities and young people. "I put my money on blue."

The two runoff elections in Georgia will play a key role to determine which party will hold the majority seat in the Senate.

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