State Sen. Brian Strickland, a McDonough Republican, launched his campaign for attorney general on Tuesday, vowing to fight crime and defend what he calls Georgia’s conservative values.
Strickland joins veteran Athens Republican State Sen. Bill Cowsert as the two Republican attorney general candidates currently in the running for next year’s May primary.
So far, no Democratic candidate has announced a run to replace Republican Attorney General Chris Carr, who is stepping down to run for governor after serving as the state’s top prosecutor for nearly a decade. Georgia’s attorney general also serves as the legal adviser for the governor, state boards and agencies and represents the state in civil cases.
Strickland, an attorney, chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, which oversees bills dealing with litigation, courts and other judicial issues. He served in the state House from 2013 to 2017 before being elected to the Senate, where he represents Morgan County and sections of Henry, Walton and Newton counties.
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