Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr launches Republican bid in 2026 governor's race

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-22 07:57:18 | Updated at 2024-11-22 14:28:05 6 hours ago

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr launches Republican bid in 2026 governor's race
Fox5Atlanta ^ | 11/21/24 | AP/Jeff Amy

Posted on 11/21/2024 11:46:46 PM PST by CFW

Georgia's Republican attorney general, Chris Carr, said Thursday that he's running for governor in 2026, becoming the first major candidate from either party to announce a bid.

Prominent Republicans and Democrats are eyeing the seat, which will be open in two years after term-limited Republican Gov. Brian Kemp leaves the office. Other potential Republican contenders include Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

Carr is portraying himself as the best candidate to continue steady Republican leadership in the mold of the late U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, former Gov. Nathan Deal and Kemp.

"I've seen what it takes to be successful," Carr told The Associated Press in a phone interview. "And I want to run as the proven conservative who will create jobs for hardworking Georgians, keep our families and neighborhoods safe and vigorously defend our Constitution and freedoms."

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TOPICS: Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: agcarr; georgia; governor; kemp

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Well, Kemp and the GOPe have apparently picked their man to continue Kemp's administration. America First Patriots are going to have to find someone to run against him.

I was hoping for Doug Collins but he has taken the position of head of the VA in the Trump administration.

1 posted on 11/21/2024 11:46:46 PM PST by CFW

To: CFW

I’m going to have to fully reinvestigate Carr’s role in all the prior 2020 election fallout and what he actually did in trying to make sure state statutes were/are enforced.

I’d also like to know just where he fell on the side of the consent decree SoS Raffensperger signed with Democrats here before that. I’m certainly not going to just sign up to vote for him because Kemp or any other Georgia public official endorses him/her.

2 posted on 11/21/2024 11:53:46 PM PST by Gaffer

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