Marjorie Taylor Greene is officially a former congresswoman, and a long list of potential replacements is expected to throw her hat into the ring before the March elections to serve out the rest of her term. Recorder Ross Williams/Georgia
Here are the District 14 candidates listed by the FEC:
- Black Star, Republican
- Reagan Box, Republican
- James Marty Brown, Republican
- Beau Brown, Republican
- Elvis Casely, Republican
- Ben Cope, Republican
- Michael Corbin, Republican
- Jeff Criswell, Republican
- Uloma Ekepete, Republican
- Tom Gray, Republican
- Shawn Harris, Democrat
- Christian Hurd, Republican
- Nicky Lama, Republican
- Colton Moore, Republican
- Linvel Risner, Republican
- Rob “Rush” Ruszkowski, Independent
- Brian Stover, Republican
- Meg Strickland, Republican
- Jim Tully, Republican
- Jenna Turnipseed, Republican
- Jacqueline Wilmer, Republican
The election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will be held on March 10, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday, and the list of candidates will be long.
Greene, a conservative Republican who was once one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, announced plans to resign in November after a public disagreement with the president over issues including health care costs, Israel’s actions in Gaza and the release of the Epstein files.
They also reportedly argued behind the scenes over whether Greene should run for U.S. Senate or governor of Georgia, which Trump said he disapproved of her actions.
Monday was the last day Greene represented Georgia’s 14th District in Congress after four years in office.
Early voting will begin on Monday, February 16 in a district that includes Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker and Whitfield counties and parts of Cobb County.
The winner will serve the remainder of Greene’s term and will be eligible for re-election in November.
If none of the candidates exceeds 50% of the votes, a second round will be held on April 7 between the two best candidates.
That’s quite a likely outcome – as of Tuesday afternoon, more than 20 candidates had already filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run. Candidates of both parties will appear together in the vote on March 10.
The official qualifying period will run from January 12 to 14, so the total number of applicants may augment further.
The District of Northwest Georgia is the most Republican district in the state, and Greene was known as a staunch conservative, appearing alongside Trump at rallies, repeating his false claims of election interference and encouraging him on social media ahead of their fallout.
The district’s mighty Republican base makes it an ideal spot for a conservative lawmaker who would like to avoid challenges from the left.
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