159 Seconds with Nikki Porcher
159 Seconds with Nikki Porcher
Why Project 2025 Made Me Run for Georgia Labor Commissioner
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There are a lot of things that shaped Nikki Porcher’s decision to run for Georgia Labor Commissioner. Project 2025 is one of them.
In this episode of 159 Seconds with Nikki Porcher, Nikki explains why her decision to run wasn’t sudden or symbolic it was the result of years of work, lived experience, and watching how policy choices directly impact workers and small businesses on the ground.
Drawing from her work as the founder of Buy From A Black Woman, Nikki connects federal proposals in Project 2025 to real-world consequences: weakened labor enforcement, delayed access to benefits, under-resourced workforce systems, and states being forced to absorb the fallout when protections are rolled back at the national level.
This episode breaks down why state leadership matters more than ever, how much of the broader agenda to weaken labor oversight is already showing up in practice, and why Georgia needs a Labor Commissioner who understands that access, modernization, and enforcement aren’t abstract ideas — they determine whether people get help on time or not at all.
This wasn’t a decision made overnight. It’s been building for nearly three years.
Listen to understand why.
Building a Georgia where work works for everyone.
