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It's been one week since Kemp declined a Senate run. What's happened in the race since?

Two major Republican candidates have jumped in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate only a week after Kemp announced he will not run for the seat.

May 12, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter speaks at a Trump campaign rally at the Savannah Civic Center on Sept. 24, 2024.

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Georgia congressman Buddy Carter launches 'MAGA warrior' GOP bid for 2026 Senate race against Ossoff

The Southeast Georgia lawmaker becomes the first Republican to enter the U.S. Senate race against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff.

May 08, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, a vessel is loaded with containers by a ship to shore crane at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah Garden City Terminal, on Oct. 21, 2021, in Savannah, Ga.

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Georgia officials pushing to study another deepening of Savannah's harbor get a key endorsement

Georgia officials asking the federal government to study another deepening of Savannah's harbor have picked up a key endorsement in Congress. Republican U.S. Rep. Sam Graves of Missouri threw his support behind the study Monday while visiting the Port of Savannah.

March 26, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter purchased this land in 2018 for $2.1 million. He appealed the 2020 property tax assessment that put the value at 13 percent of the sale price.  Credit: Camden County

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Buddy Carter is selling property near defunct spaceport site

The congressman previously claimed the property was for personal use and not an investment, but it’s listed for twice his 2018 purchase price of $2.05 million.

May 15, 2023
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  • Mary Landers
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., poses for a photo after an interview with The Associated Press on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Washington.

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Warnock, deal-maker yet party loyalist, settles into Senate

Newly reelected Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia is promising to use his first full term to cut deals where possible with Republicans and deliver for his home state. But he's also taking on a new role as an unapologetic supporter of President Joe Biden.

February 01, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., talks as President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington on March 1, 2022.

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Political Rewind: MTG gets top committee assignments; Kemp in Davos; Lawmakers want a flat tax

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene secured seats on two high-profile House committees. Will she bring her extreme views with her? Gov. Brian Kemp told the World Economic Forum that Georgia will be a pro-business powerhouse. Meanwhile, Republicans in both D.C. and Georgia aim to reshape tax policy.

January 18, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Incumbent Republican Rep. Buddy Carter (left) and Democratic challenger Wade Herring participate in the Atlanta Press Club's Loudermilk-Young Debate Series at the studios of Georgia Public Broadcasting in Atlanta.

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Coastal Georgia's U.S. House candidates square off in Atlanta Press Club debate, a first in 14 years

Georgia's 1st Congressional District race pits Republican Buddy Carter against Democrat Wade Herring.

October 19, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Wade Herring and U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter

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Buddy Carter, Wade Herring brandish ambition, street cred for seat in Congress

U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter enters his two debates with his Democratic challenger Wade Herring as a confident candidate. But Herring is his most formidable and well-funded general election opponent since first running for Congress in 2014.

October 14, 2022
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  • Craig Nelson
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Bill to name Atlanta post office for John Lewis close to law

A bill to name Atlanta's main post office after the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis is close to becoming law. The measure passed the U.S. Senate unanimously on Wednesday.

September 22, 2022
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Political Rewind: Fulton DA disqualified; Camden Spaceport Saga; Carter's no vote on gay marriage

Tuesday on Political Rewind: A judge ruled that Fani Willis cannot investigate state Sen. Burt Jones in the Fulton County special grand jury investigating the 2020 election. Plus, courts have upheld subpoenas for false electors and Rep. Jody Hice. Meanwhile, Rep. Buddy Carter voted against codifying gay marriage. 

July 26, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his deputy Gabriel Sterling testify on June 21, 2022 at the US House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

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Political Rewind: State Republicans subpoenaed by DOJ; voters reject right-wing school PAC; gas tax

Thursday on Political Rewind: Federal investigators have subpoenaed two state Republicans for submitting a false slate of electors. Plus, will freezing the federal gas tax ease pain at the pump? Meanwhile, Cherokee County voters reject four "anti-CRT" right-wing candidates for their school board.

 

June 23, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Buddy Carter's land in Camden County

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Judge recuses self from Buddy Carter property tax hearing

The order was filed just before 1 p.m. Monday. The hearing had been set for Tuesday at 9 a.m. but was canceled by the recusal. The clerk of court will reassign the matter to another superior court judge.

October 26, 2021
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  • Mary Landers
Demonstrators join a rally to protest proposed voting bills on the steps of the Texas Capitol, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Austin, Texas.

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Political Rewind: State Election Law Changes In Georgia, Texas Draw Strong Pushback Nationwide

Wednesday on Political Rewind: In a fiery speech in Philadelphia, President Joe Biden reasserted his contention that Republican-backed election bills passed in Georgia and other states amounted to "Jim Crow 2.0." Meanwhile, Texas Democratic legislators have blocked the GOP effort to pass a controversial election bill by fleeing to Washington and denying state House leaders the quorum needed to pass legislation.

July 14, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
In this Oct. 28, 2020, file photo, a voter turns sideways as he eyes the opening of a ballot drop box before placing his ballot inside it in Seattle.

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Political Rewind: Ballot Drop Boxes Were Popular In Democratic Areas — Then Came New Election Law

Monday on Political Rewind: The latest campaign financial reports in races across the state reveal once again the staggering sums of money that now are commonplace in political campaigns. After releasing his first campaign ad late last week, Gov. Kemp traveled to Perry, Ga., over the weekend to launch his bid for reelection. Meanwhile, GPB and the AJC reviewed the use of drop boxes in 2020 voting. 

July 12, 2021
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  • Emilia Brock ,
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Rep. Buddy Carter

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Corporate Backers Reevaluate Donations To Carter, Other Objectors

Top Georgia companies as well as U.S. pharmaceutical and medical firms that count among Rep. Buddy Carter’s leading campaign donors are re-evaluating their association with politicians like the Pooler Republican in the wake of last week’s upheaval on Capitol Hill.

January 13, 2021
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  • Margaret Coker
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