U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, who represented a portion of East Cobb in the 6th Congressional District, announced Wednesday that she has filed paperwork to explore a run for governor of Georgia.
McBath, a Democrat from Marietta, represents a 6th District that includes part of South Cobb, Douglas County, southwest Atlanta and part of Fayette County.
She said in a release that “Georgians deserve a Governor who understands what’s at stake—because they’ve lived it. As a mom and breast cancer survivor, I’ve seen firsthand how regular people are too often left out of the political process. I look forward to continuing this conversation with my neighbors and fellow Georgians.”
An advocate of gun-control legislation, McBath is touting her work on legislation to lower insulin costs for seniors, and helping veterans in financial trouble.
Her release Wednesday didn’t indicate specific agenda should she decide to run for governor. Exploratory paperwork is only preliminary, and allows her to raise campaign funds. It is not a formal declaration of a candidacy.
McBath is the first Democrat to declare an interest in running for governor in 2026, when current Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s term expires.
He cannot run again, and may be eyeing a run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat John Ossoff.
GOP Lt. Gov. Burt Jones has raised $2 million in an anticipated run for governor.
McBath has been the subject of efforts by Georgia’s Republican legislative majority to be redrawn out of her Congressional seat.
She defeated Republican Karen Handel in 2018 on a theme of gun-control rights, then was drawn out of the 6th in 2021.
McBath moved to the Gwinnett-based 7th District and served a term there before the legislature was ordered to redraw Congressional districts for the 2022 election. That year, she won in the redrawn 6th.
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