Republican Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter launches Senate bid

Georgia GOP U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter enters 2026 Senate race after Kemp bows out

Georgia GOP U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter announced Thursday that he is entering the 2026 U.S. Senate race that is shaping up to be a referendum on President Donald Trump. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (file)Georgia Republican Congressman Buddy Carter announced Thursday that he’ll run for Senate in 2026, entering into what’s sure to be a crowded field of Republican candidates looking to unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. Carter, who’s serving his sixt…

"MAGA Warrior" Enters Critical U.S. Senate Election * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle

Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) announced he will run for U.S. Senate in 2026. “I’m running for U.S. Senate. Georgians will have a very simple choice in 2026: do you want a MAGA warrior for you or do you want a trans warrior for they/them? I’m with you,” Carter said. “You can guess where Jon Ossoff is. Game on,” he added. WATCH: I’m running for U.S. Senate. Georgians will have a very simple choice in 2026: do you want a MAGA warrior for you or do you …

Buddy Carter became Georgia's first Republican to enter the Senate race for 2026. After the passage to the side of Governor Brian Kemp and the growing speculation with a potential candidacy of Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Republican congressman first led the rest and confirmed his candidacy. Read more]]>

Kemp hopes to partner with Trump to avoid messy GOP battle for Georgia Senate seat

FORSYTH, Ga. — Gov. Brian Kemp said he’s trying to “line up” with President Donald Trump on a consensus Republican candidate to challenge U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff. But he cautioned that’s no simple prospect.

Buddy Carter Announces Run For Georgia Senate Seat

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 announced his candidacy Thursday with a 30-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 “MAG…

With Kemp out, Carter is in

(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter announced Thursday he is running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Jon Ossoff.