News Stacey Abrams, seen as rising Democratic star, picked to respond to Trump’s State of the Union speech January 29, 2019Ledyard King and Eliza Collins, USA TODAYComments Off on Stacey Abrams, seen as rising Democratic star, picked to respond to Trump’s State of the Union speech Democrats have chosen Stacey Abrams, who narrowly lost the Georgia gubernatorial contest in 2018, to deliver the party's State of the Union response.