State Senator Jason Esteves to run for Governor

WUGA | By Jeff Dantre

Published April 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM EDT

State Senator Jason Esteves announced Monday that he will run for governor next year.

The Atlanta Democrat was elected to the Senate in 2022 and is serving his second term under the Gold Dome. Before that, he spent nearly a decade as a member of the Board of Education for Atlanta Public Schools. Esteves has made education, health care, and housing his top priorities in the Senate.

In the Republican side, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr launched his campaign for governor late last year. Other potential candidates for the GOP nod include Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

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