Trump's scandal-plagued former HHS secretary still has $1.4 million left in his campaign account, and the FEC wants to know what he'll do with it
The FEC sent a routine reminder to the former Georgia congressman's campaign committee, which has spent roughly half a million dollars since 2017.
news.yahoo.comGeorgia’s McBath seeks 2nd win in once-famed GOP district
ATLANTA – Karen Handel is looking for Republicans to mobilize in Georgia’s 6th District, once an incubator of high-profile Republicans. But Democrat Lucy McBath, who unseated Handel in 2018, is trying to show that Atlanta’s wealthiest suburbs have changed. But McBath is hitting Handel with a range of attacks, with the most concerted sparring around health care. “My opponent's record on health care is absolutely dismal,” McBath said. “Right now we have a single-issue, completely disengaged member of Congress representing this congressional district,” Handel said.
Georgia's Price seeks Senate appointment after HHS downfall
Brian Kemp seeking appointment to the U.S. Senate , Kemp spokesman Cody Hall confirmed Thursday. Price is an orthopedic surgeon from Atlanta's northern suburbs who represented Georgia's 6th Congressional District from 2005 to 2017, before stepping down to join President Donald Trump 's administration. He served for roughly seven months as health secretary before being forced out in September 2017 over the travel expenditures. Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia will also be on the ballot in 2020, seeking a second term. The two senate contests have ensured Georgia's status as a must-watch 2020 battleground.
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