Trump Georgia
Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones speaks at a rally at Coosa Steel Corporation for President Donald Trump in Rome, Ga., Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.
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ATLANTA (AP) — A two-month sprint to the May 19 primary elections in Georgia’s governor and …
Burt Jones is Georgia's lieutenant governor and he seemed to have a clear path to be the Republican nominee for governor this year with President Donald Trump's endorsement, But then health care tycoon Rick Jackson got into the race in February and he's already spent more than $30 million of his own money on television campaign ads. Jackson pitches himself as a business outsider but is criticized by Jones over his conservative credentials. Jackson’s emergence is yet another challenge to Trump’s influence in a critical battleground state where the president’s kingmaker record is shaky.
