Brian Kemp

Rule Changes

Backed Derek Dooley in the Republican primary

Jon Ossoff won a second Senate term in Georgia on November 3, 2026, beating Republican Representative Mike Collins by 18 percentage points in a state President Donald Trump carried by two points in 2024. The Associated Press called the race for Ossoff, 39, the Senate's youngest member and one of two Democratic senators who sought reelection in states Trump won.

Updated 5 days ago

Rule Changes

Term-limited; leaves office in January 2027 after eight years

Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia's governor's race on Tuesday with about 54% of the vote, defeating Republican Rick Jackson and becoming the first Black woman elected governor of a US state. The former Atlanta mayor is also the first woman to hold Georgia's top office and the first Democrat to win it since 1998. At least eight women won statewide offices in Georgia, including governor, attorney general and secretary of state, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

Updated 6 days ago

Money Moves

As of September 2026: Sitting governor, champion of the state's EV manufacturing strategy

Georgia recruited EV manufacturers with billions in tax breaks and a state worker-training program, landing Hyundai, Kia, Rivian, and SK Battery. Then Washington changed the rules.

Updated Sep 10

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Declared emergency, mobilized 500 National Guard troops

Winter Storm Fern killed over 150 people by early February 2026, following 106 deaths on January 28. The storm brought ice and heavy snow across a 2,000-mile path from Texas to Maine, prompting President Trump to declare federal emergencies in 10+ states as peak power outages exceeded 1 million, 14,000+ flights were canceled (the worst aviation disruption since COVID-19), and wind chills dropped to minus 50°F. Fatalities came from hypothermia, traffic accidents, and ice-related incidents: Tennessee reported 29 deaths, Mississippi 28, Louisiana 8, New York City 8 people frozen outdoors, with additional deaths in Kentucky and in Texas where 3 boys drowned after falling through pond ice.

Updated May 26

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Proposing $600M emergency corrections funding

Georgia recorded seven prison homicides in 2018. In 2024, inmates killed 66 of their fellow prisoners—a nearly tenfold increase in six years.

Updated May 21

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Term-limited, serving final year; cool to full income tax elimination

A Georgia Senate committee voted 6-3 along party lines to eliminate the state's income tax by 2032, starting with exempting the first $50,000 for individuals and $100,000 for couples in January 2027. The move would immediately blow a $3 billion hole in the state budget mid-fiscal year, eventually eliminating a $16 billion revenue stream that funds schools, healthcare, and infrastructure.

Updated May 19