Candidates vying to be Georgia’s next top lawyer sharpen attacks as early voting starts

Candidates for attorney general participate in Tuesday’s Atlanta Press Club debate. Pictured clockwise from top left: Sen. Brian Strickland, Sen. Bill Cowsert, former House minority leader Bob Trammell and Rep. Tanya Miller. (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder)

Four candidates are pledging to bring a fighting spirit to the attorney general’s office in Georgia, although what they plan to fight for depends largely on which side of the aisle they fall. 

On the Republican side are state Sen. Bill Cowsert of Athens and state Sen. Brian Strickland of McDonough, and the Democrats competing for their party’s nomination are state Rep. Tanya Miller of Atlanta and Bob Trammell, a former state House minority leader from Luthersville. 

Both pairs squared off Tuesday as part of the Atlanta Press Club’s Loudermilk-Young Debate Series during the first week of early voting. The last day to vote is May 19, and the winner of each primary race will go on to face each other in November.