Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr launches Republican bid in 2026 governor’s race
Associated PressATLANTA — Georgia’s Republican attorney general, Chris Carr, said Thursday that he’s running for governor in 2026, becoming the first major candidate from either party to announce a bid. “Nobody’s going to come here and locate a business or a job if they don’t feel safe,” Carr said, calling his office’s expansion of prosecutions “very successful.” After working as a lawyer and the vice president of the conservative Georgia Public Policy Foundation, Carr got his entry into politics when he joined U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson’s staff in 2004 and became Isakson’s chief of staff in 2007. In 2022, Carr demolished right-wing primary challenger John Gordon despite Gordon getting Trump’s endorsement and then beat Democrat Jen Jordan in the narrowest victory of any Republican on the statewide ballot that year. Georgia’s attorney general doesn’t face term limits, meaning Carr could have chosen to run for reelection in 2026.
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