Coweta County, Georgia
Chair of the Coweta County Republican Party. National Committeewoman for the Young Republicans National Federation. Georgia Young Republican of the Year, August 21, 2021. Building conservatism from the ground up since 2012.
About
Nina Blackwelder has been building the conservative movement in Coweta County for over a decade — from precincts to state committee to the national stage. She got involved in the Ron Paul Revolution in 2012 and has never stopped showing up.
After running for Georgia House District 71 in 2019, she served as a legislative aide at the Georgia State Capitol in 2019–2020, gaining firsthand experience in the mechanics of state government. She simultaneously built her reputation as a campaign strategist — consulting Republican candidates at the state and local level, specializing in high-impact campaigns that deliver results without bloated budgets. Her approach: maximum efficiency, zero waste, every dollar on the field.
She founded the South Metro Young Republicans, served as Political Director of the Georgia Young Republicans from 2020–2022, and was named Georgia Young Republican of the Year on August 21, 2021. In 2022 she participated in the RNC Black Business Roundtable at the College Park outreach center during Herschel Walker's Georgia U.S. Senate campaign — one of the most consequential election cycles in Georgia history. She went on to chair the Georgia Young Republicans in 2024, then stepped into her current roles: National Committeewoman for the Young Republicans National Federation and Chair of the Coweta County Republican Party — unanimously elected August 2025.
She sits on the board of Bridging the Gap in Newnan, serves as Vice President of the Newnan Kiwanis Club, and is a Georgia State Committee Member of the Republican Party. Her two children both graduated from Northgate High School.
Political Leadership
Elected Chair of the Coweta County Republican Party in August 2025 — a county where ~70% of voters go Republican. Her mandate: invest in people at every level, return focus to all eight municipalities, and build a bench that can win races the party hasn't even thought to run yet. See her full record on Ballotpedia.
"I place my hope in incoming Chair Nina Blackwelder, who has pledged to focus on local issues, grassroots organizing and transparency."
— Newnan Times-Herald Opinion, September 2025
Nina was unanimously elected chair on August 28, 2025 — as covered by The Citizen and the Newnan Times-Herald. State Rep. Bonner called her "a wonderful person, very active in Republican politics, very well liked, very smart, great personality, very engaging — exactly the kind of person needed in that position," as reported by The Citizen in September 2025.
Her model isn't theoretical — it's the same one she's used to grow organizations for over a decade. Decentralize decision-making. Return attention to all eight of Coweta's municipalities, not just Newnan. Bring back Republicans who felt left out. Build the kind of bench that doesn't have to scramble at filing time.
Party contact: [email protected]
Open the door. Build membership. Welcome everyone who shares the values.
Develop candidates, volunteers, and precinct leaders who go the distance.
Win races. The mandate of a county party is to elect Republicans.
"Young and energized to lead — and committed to bringing Republicans back home."
Nina Blackwelder · The Citizen, August 2025
Political Timeline
Got politically active — grassroots organizing and campaign work from day one
Dues-paying Coweta GOP member; Georgia State Committee Member; precinct and door-to-door campaign work begins
Ran in the special election. Certified pro-life. Signed term limits pledge. Covered by the AJC and Georgia Public Broadcasting
Served as legislative aide at the Georgia State Capitol — translating grassroots political experience into the daily work of state government
Consults Republican candidates at the state and local level — specializing in lean, high-efficiency campaigns that win competitive races without inflated budgets
Directed political strategy and electoral programs for the Georgia Young Republicans — candidate recruitment, training, and statewide organizing
Recognized statewide for leadership and sustained service to the conservative movement — awarded August 21, 2021
Participated in the Republican National Committee's Black Business Roundtable at the College Park outreach center during the Herschel Walker Georgia Senate campaign cycle
Co-hosted a panel with Americans for Prosperity Georgia — bringing together conservative voices to advance free-market principles and limited government across the state
Attended Georgia Republican Party State Conventions as a delegate — contributing to platform, rules, and party leadership decisions
Attended the Young Republicans National Federation national convention in Nashville — representing Georgia at the premier gathering of the country's next generation of Republican leaders
Led the Georgia Young Republicans — recruiting, training, and electing the next generation of Georgia conservative leadership
Coweta County Republican Party Chair — and National Committeewoman for the YRNF
Participated in education roundtable with U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Congressman Brian Jack at the Central Educational Center in Newnan
Community & Civic Service
Party Chair · 2025–
Elected August 2025. Recruit-train-elect model. Focus on all 24 precincts and all eight municipalities in Coweta County.
→National Committeewoman · 2025–
Representing Georgia at the national level — the oldest and largest organization of young Republicans in the country.
→Chairman · 2024
Led the statewide organization, recruiting, training, and electing the next generation of Georgia Republican leadership.
→Political Director · 2020–2022
Directed the political program — candidate recruitment, training, and electoral strategy — for the statewide Georgia Young Republicans organization.
→Board of Directors
Board member for this Newnan-based nonprofit committed to neighbors helping neighbors build lasting self-sufficiency.
→Vice President
VP of one of Coweta County's cornerstone civic organizations, serving through local programs, youth initiatives, and community service. Covered by the Newnan Times-Herald.
→Beyond Politics
Author
Nina writes fiction exploring freedom, identity, and the far side of history — plus essays on personal liberty. All of it at ninablackwelder.com.
Read her work →Nonprofit Founder
Executive Director of Degree 180, providing life skills and resources to prevent homelessness in Coweta County — a hand up, not a handout. Covered by the Newnan Times-Herald →
Classic Car Restorer
Restoring a Corvette from the ground up — documented in real time. Precision, history, reinvention. The same impulse as everything else she does.
Follow the build →Media & Appearances
Nina has hosted her own podcast and appeared as a guest on Georgia political programs — speaking on conservatism, grassroots organizing, and the fight for limited government.
Podcast Host
Host of Getting It Right — a limited-run podcast Nina created and produced, covering conservative politics, grassroots organizing, and Georgia Republican strategy from her perspective as an organizer and activist.
Show
Guest on conservative Georgia political radio and shows, discussing grassroots organizing, limited government, and the Republican future in Georgia.
Podcast
Guest on The Rebellion, the Georgia political podcast hosted by Shane Hazel and Banks Wise — covering liberty, politics, and conservatism from a grassroots perspective.
Additional appearances on Georgia GOP events, local Newnan/Coweta forums, and rallies statewide. More to be added.
From the Chair
Nina writes regularly for the Coweta County Republican Party website and at ninablackwelder.com — on politics, conservatism, local government, and the ideas driving the movement forward.
From the Chair
Nina is actively writing for the Coweta County Republican Party. Check back — or follow along at cowetarepublicanparty.com.
cowetarepublicanparty.com →Essays
Longer-form writing on freedom, individuality, and conservative philosophy — at ninablackwelder.com.
ninablackwelder.com →More coming
As articles are published, each one will link directly here — building backlinks with every post.
Press & Coverage
Get in Touch
Whether you're a constituent, a fellow conservative, a journalist, or someone who wants to get involved in Coweta County Republican politics — Nina is reachable.