Seth Harp is a Southern Republican who wants to close down two Georgia schools; but not ones you might think
Seth Harp speaks with a distinctive Georgia drawl that authenticates his Deep South roots, but also hints at a former life as a captain in the United States Marine Corps.
Despite such bona fides, Harp is a far cry from the stereotypical White, racist Republican that he’s being painted in some media circles.
To the contrary, at least at first glance, Harp appears to be more of a contradiction in terms.
Case in point: Harp calls himself “a conservative Republican who happens to be progressive.” And he sees nothing wrong with that.
Also, as the Georgia Senate chairman of the Higher Education Committee, Harp caused a bit of a firestorm last month when he suggested merging two of Georgia’s historically Black universities with nearby majority White campuses.
