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Georgia U.S. House elections news

U.S. Reps. Carolyn Bourdeaux (left) and Lucy McBath are both Democrats who won seats in metro Atlanta formerly held by Republicans. Their districts could face significant changes during the redistricting process.
Path to Republican U.S. House majority boosted by Georgia redistricting
Strong tax collections indicate that Gov. Brian Kemp will be able to fulfill a 2018 campaign promise, just in time for his 2022 campaign for reelection, to raise state educators' pay by $5,000. Kemp got the educators the first $3,000 during his first legislative session as governor. But plans for the remaining $2,000 were put on hold when the General Assembly passed a budget that cut spending during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, fearing it would significantly damage the state's economy. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Capitol Recap: Georgia tax collections continue pointing to strong economy
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux sparked some backlash in her Gwinnett County-based district when she joined a group of moderates in threatening to derail a $3.5 trillion spending package at the center of President Joe Biden's agenda. But the move also won her support from other constituents. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Carolyn Bourdeaux’s budget gambit presents risks back home
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux talks during a press conference flanked by Gwinnett County Commissioner Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson (L) and County Community Improvement District Director Joe Allen (R) at the Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
OPINION: Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux went up against Nancy Pelosi. Was it worth it? ‘Yes’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks with members of the Republican Party of Iowa at their Iowa State Fair Varied Industries booth. Daniel Freeman (middle) told the congresswoman he was excited to see her coming to Iowa and she had "a lot of" support in the state. (Anjali Huynh / Anjali.Huynh@ajc.com)
In Iowa, Marjorie Taylor Greene tests her national appeal
05/05/2021 — Peachtree Corners, Georgia — US Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux makes remarks during a press conference about infrastructure at Jones Bridge Park in Peachtree Corners, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Bourdeaux joins group threatening to derail Pelosi’s two-track budget strategy
Georgia’s Capitol.
Special election runoff keeps Cobb-based House seat in Republican hands
Jake Evans
Republican Evans mounts 6th District bid as ‘conservative trailblazer’
State Rep. Meagan Hanson, R-Brookhaven. AJC file photo.
Republican Meagan Hanson enters race against McBath in Georgia’s 6th
Jake Evans
Chair of Georgia ethics commission to step down, paving way for House bid
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