The Most Expensive State House Race in Georgia: A Million Dollar Push To Unseat Bob Trammell

State Rep. Bob Trammell, Democratic Leader of the Georgia House, has held his seat for 5 years, but his family goes back in the district generations. He practices law in the house once owned by his grandfather, and great-great aunt and uncle.

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Georgia Republicans have controlled the General Assembly since 2005. Democrats made a dent in that majority in 2018 by flipping 13 seats, but this year the Georgia GOP is fighting back and has been getting some help.

The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), a major Republican PAC working nationally to bolster Republican state legislatures, has named one Georgia state House race — for District 132 — its top target in the country.

Democratic House Minority Leader Bob Trammell currently holds it, and Republican nominee David Jenkins wants to change that.