Rep. Lucy McBath has taken her first formal step towards a bid for Georgia governor in 2026, launching an exploratory committee to boost cash.
“Georgians deserve a governor who understands what’s at stake — as a result of they’ve lived it,” McBath, a Democrat, stated in a press release Wednesday. “As a mother and breast most cancers survivor, I’ve seen firsthand how common persons are too typically ignored of the political course of.”
McBath has lengthy been rumored to be contemplating a run for statewide workplace, with GOP Gov. Brian Kemp term-limited subsequent 12 months.
If she runs and wins, McBath may very well be the nation’s first Black lady governor. She would even be the primary Democrat to occupy the governor’s mansion in over 20 years.
McBath was swept into politics in 2012 after her son Jordan Davis was shot and killed at a gasoline station after a person objected to {the teenager}’s loud music. In 2018, she received a battleground Home seat within the Atlanta space on a platform that underscored gun violence prevention, and has received reelection to Congress since regardless of Republicans making an attempt to push her out throughout the redistricting course of.
A number of candidates have already entered the fray for governor, together with Republican state Lawyer Basic Chris Carr, whereas a smattering of different state officers have mulled bids for a crowded Republican area.
“I sit up for persevering with this dialog with my neighbors and fellow Georgians,” McBath stated.
Republicans have largely managed state places of work in Georgia, however Democrats have seen some success on the federal stage. Former President Joe Biden carried the state in 2020, and Democrats received each Senate elections that 12 months.
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) is on the poll subsequent 12 months, and Republicans are closely recruiting Kemp to run in opposition to him.
