Gov. Brian Kemp has set April 5 as the date for a special election to fill a Georgia House seat in East Cobb.
That’s the day after the final day of the Georgia General Assembly’s 2022 session.
The vacancy in House District 45 was created when longtime State Rep. Matt Dollar, a Republican first elected in 2002, resigned his seat on Feb. 1.
He has been the chief sponsor of the East Cobb Cityhood legislation that is nearing passage in the legislature.
The special election will be held in jungle format—meaning candidates of all parties will be running together.
The successor will fill out the rest of Dollar’s term, which is through the end of the year.
During reapportionment in November, District 45 was redrawn to include both Dollar and Republican State Rep. Sharon Cooper, who has represented adjoining District 43 since 1997.
Last fall, Dollar announced he would not be seeking re-election. He stepped down shortly after the East Cobb Cityhood bill was transmitted to the Senate, saying he was taking an economic development job with the state technical college system.
The only candidate who has announced an interest in the special election thus far is Democrat Dustin McCormick.
He also said he will be running in the May 24 primary for the new District 45 seat.
Related:
- Former East Cobb State House candidate running for Ga. Senate
- Democrat launches campaign for Ga. House special election
- East Cobb Cityhood bill passes Senate committee
- Cupid speaks out on cityhood, redistricting issues
- Cobb Republicans file bill to redistrict county commission seats
- East Cobb Cityhood bill sponsor resigns from legislature
- Cobb Republicans file school board redistricting bill
- East Cobb Cityhood bill passes Georgia House
- East Cobb News Politics & Elections page
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