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Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King on Thursday suspended his bid to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff after a private phone call with Gov. Brian Kemp, who told King and other candidates he would not support their campaigns as he works behind the scenes to anoint a preferred candidate.
Roy Cooper officially entered the race for North Carolina’s Senate seat Monday, announcing his candidacy with a video posted to social media. “Right now, our country is facing a moment as fragile as any I can remember, and the decisions we make in the next election will determine if we even have a middle class in America anymore,” said Cooper.
Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, who chairs the budget-writing Senate Appropriations Committee, announced plans Thursday for a series of hearings a newly-created committee will hold this summer and fall to pave the way for him to introduce legislation during the 2026 General Assembly session to eliminate Georgia's income tax.
Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) announced on Monday a campaign to oust Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) from office in the 2026 midterm elections. Collins highlighted his ties with President Donald Trump in a video announcement,
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Georgia's 2026 Senate race creates conflict between Trump advisers and Gov. Kemp, who floated Derek Dooley as a potential Republican candidate to challenge Democrat Ossoff.
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ATLANTA — Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley is considering a run for a Republican seat in the U.S. Senate in Georgia, according to the Associated Press. This decision was made after Governor Brian Kemp decided not to run for the seat.
The Georgia Department of Education confirmed this week that the Trump administration released federal funding for after-school programs after state officials criticized the government for withholding the money.