Buddy Carter early Republican entrant to U.S. Senate race

U S Rep Buddy Carter R-St Simons Island has become the first Republican to jump into next year s U S Senate race following term-limited Gov Brian Kemp s decision to pass on the contest Carter publicized his candidacy Thursday with a -second video ad posted on YouTube declaring the sixth-term congressman s close ties with Donald Trump Trump has a warrior in Buddy Carter the narrator says in the ad which goes on to call Carter a MAGA warrior Carter a former mayor of Pooler and former member of the General Assembly was elected to Congress in He represents Georgia s st Congressional District which covers all six coastal counties and all or parts of nine inland counties in southeastern Georgia The ad criticizes Democratic incumbent Sen Jon Ossoff for voting against securing the nation s borders and opposing efforts at the federal level to ban transgender athletes born male from participating in girls sports Both the illegal immigration and transgender sports issues have been high on Trump s list of priorities With Kemp out of the race the Republican field is expected to grow significantly larger Other members of Georgia s GOP delegation to the U S House of Representatives reportedly considering joining the fray include Mike Collins Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rich McCormick Other high-profile possible candidates include Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and state Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King Kemp disclosed on Monday that he would not running for Ossoff s Senate seat The governor was widely considered as having the best shot among Republicans at turning Ossoff out of office next year after a single term In a announcement issues Thursday Ossoff responded to Carter joining the race Senator Ossoff will defeat any challenger While the GOP primary field scrambles to outmaneuver each other and audition for Donald Trump s promotion Senator Ossoff s campaign is already building the preponderance effective and unstoppable turnout effort in Georgia s history Collin Kelley contributed to this overview The post Buddy Carter early Republican entrant to U S Senate race appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta