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• Ups, Downs and In-betweens

  By Kenna Simmons| Georgia Trend Magazine Verified Primary Challenges: Two incumbents have already drawn primary challengers for the 2026 election cycle. State Senator Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) filed to run in the U.S. Congressional 13th District, currently represented by veteran legislator David Scott. Scott has held the Atlanta-based seat since 2003. He will turn 80 this year. Republican U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter would face Kandiss Taylor in a primary for Georgia's 1st District, which includes Savannah, if he decides to run for reelection.

  By Kenna Simmons · Georgia Trend Magazine

  Mar. 31, 2025

• 2025 Georgian of the Year

  By Kenna Simmons| Georgia Trend Magazine Verified I t was the job he always wanted - but first there was a hurdle to get over. No problem for the Georgia Tech grad who approaches every challenge with an engineer's mindset. Still, when Andre Dickens won the runoff for mayor of Atlanta in 2021, it was an improbable finish that saw him leap from finishing a distant second in the general election to achieving a landslide victory in the runoff just 28 days later.

  By Kenna Simmons · Georgia Trend Magazine

  Dec. 31, 2024

• Ups, Downs and In-betweens

  By Kenna Simmons| Georgia Trend Magazine Verified Primary Challenges: Two incumbents have already drawn primary challengers for the 2026 election cycle. State Senator Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) filed to run in the U.S. Congressional 13th District, currently represented by veteran legislator David Scott. Scott has held the Atlanta-based seat since 2003. He will turn 80 this year. Republican U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter would face Kandiss Taylor in a primary for Georgia's 1st District, which includes Savannah, if he decides to run for reelection.

  By Kenna Simmons · Georgia Trend Magazine

  Mar. 31, 2025

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