The Atlanta chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has opened its first independent office in Little Five Points, giving the organization a permanent base for organizing in battleground Georgia.
The chapter opened the Milt Tambor Organizing Center Aug. 8 at the Little Five Points Community Center. Named for Atlanta DSA’s founder, the space will host political education, labor organizing, grassroots campaigns and membership development.
The national group says it has more than 100,000 members. Atlanta News First reported more than 250 members hold elected office across 40 states.
Georgia’s socialist footprint has grown. Democratic state Rep. Gabriel Sanchez of Smyrna became the first DSA member elected to the General Assembly in 2024, while Kelsea Bond won an Atlanta City Council seat last year. Mathewos Samson, a DSA-backed candidate, won the Democratic nomination for House District 58 in June. Sanchez estimates Atlanta DSA membership has risen from about 800 in 2024 to more than 2,000 this year.
Atlanta DSA promotes affordable housing, Medicare for All and an economy “for the 99%”. The national group’s 2026 program goes further, calling for universal rent control, public ownership of major corporations, abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and redirecting police funding as a step toward fully abolishing police and prisons.
Those positions have become a campaign issue. Georgia Republicans are using socialist victories to argue Democrats are moving left. Atlanta DSA co-chair Brayan Ramirez told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the chapter has not worked with the Democratic Party of Georgia or U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and accused Republicans of using “socialism” as a scare word.
The permanent headquarters gives Atlanta DSA a year-round hub to recruit volunteers, train activists and support candidates as Georgia’s political fight intensifies.
