DEAN v. STATE OF GEORGIA

321 Ga. 836

FINAL COPY S25A0104. DEAN v. STATE OF GEORGIA et al. ELLINGTON, Justice. Thomas G. Dean, representing himself, appeals from the dismissal of his challenge to the qualifications of candidates in the 2022 partisan election for the office of Georgia Labor Commissioner. Because he did not bring this challenge until after he had lost the Democratic primary election, and thus he failed to do everything within his power to have his claims decided before the election occurred, we dismiss his appeal without reaching the merits. Dean was a losing candidate in the Democratic primary for…