Leaving no daylight between himself and Donald Trump made Brian Jack the Republican nominee for Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District, and the former political director in Trump’s White House isn’t changing approach as he faces Democratic underdog Maura Keller.
Six times during a half-hour Atlanta Press Club debate, Jack noted how he’d worked with Trump. The former Republican president has repeatedly endorsed Jack, including during a Tuesday speech in Atlanta.
Both major parties are contesting all 14 of Georgia’s congressional districts, where Republicans currently hold a 9-5 majority. In the next highest-profile race besides the 3rd, Republican Wayne Johnson is trying to unseat longtime incumbent Democrat Sanford Bishop in southwest Georgia’s 2nd District.
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