Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King enters 2026 Republican race for US Senate

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Source: ABC News/AP

May 12, 2025, 10:41 AM


ATLANTA -- Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King on Monday became the second major Republican to enter the 2026 race to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen Jon Ossoff, saying “President Trump needs reinforcements and Georgia needs a new senator.” King jumped in after U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Friday that she would not seek the Republican nomination for Senate, and a week after King's political patron, Gov. Brian Kemp, made the same decision.

U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, a Republican who represents a coastal Georgia district, announced his campaign for the Senate after Kemp announced he wasn't running.

Five other GOP officeholders have acknowledged interest to The Associated Press, signaling what could be a wide-open Republican contest. They include two other Republicans in Congress, Mike Collins and Rich McCormick. Also considering the race are Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, state Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper and state Sen. Greg Dolezal.

King, 61, emphasized his biography in his announcement, including being born in Mexico, his rise to major general in the Georgia National Guard and his work in law enforcement as an Atlanta police officer and Doraville police chief.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/georgia-insurance-commissioner-john-king-enters-2026-republican-121714512

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1. Good. The more lying Republicans there are to lie to each other the more diluted their message.

[LauraInLA]

2. I think the main question is, how MAGA are they? We need real nut jobs to give Ossoff a chance, don't we?

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3. If they want a 45 endorsement

they have to go full MAGat LOON. I think that is why Kemp decided not to do it and it's surprising that MTG didn't go for it either, although she has recently been having a "falling out" with her "dear leader".