The race to succeed Republican Burt Jones as Georgia’s next lieutenant governor is heating up, with multiple leading republican state senators considering the position. Sen. John F. Kennedy of Macon opened a door to run on Thursday, registering his intent to raise campaign contributions.
Also running is Sen. Steve Gooch of Dahlonega, who declared he was entering the race earlier this month and recently vacated the role of Senate majority leader and Sen. Blake Tillery of Vidalia. Jerry Timbs, who ran for the Henry County Commission in 2016, and Takisha Swan of Conyers, who was appointed by the governor to the board of the state department of veterans service, are also in the race.
On the Democratic side, Sen. Josh McLaurin, D-Sandy Springs, is going for his party’s nomination.
