U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, the first prominent Republican to enter the 2026 race for Senate, said he is looking to nab some high-profile endorsements to separate himself from the field of potential GOP opponents.
Carter, a six-term Georgia congressman, said he hopes to earn endorsement from President Donald Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp after speaking with both leaders.
“I’ve got to earn their support. I’ve got to earn their endorsement, and I’m going to do that,” he said in an interview Friday on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Politically Georgia” podcast. “The president has endorsed me in the past, and I hope he’ll endorse me in the future.”
Carter launched his campaign for Senate last week after Kemp announced he would not run. Carter likely will have plenty of company in his bid to unseat Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff.
U.S. Reps. Rick Allen of Augusta, Brian Jack of Peachtree City and Rich McCormick of Suwanee all said they would consider running if Trump asked them.
Carter’s comments came hours before U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she would not run for Senate. At the time, Carter predicted Greene would announce her decision soon.
“She’s going to talk to her family about it this weekend. So we’ll see what she does,” he said. “Marjorie’s done an outstanding job of moving the MAGA movement forward, and I hope to be able to earn her endorsement as well.”
Later on in the podcasts, AJC journalists Tia Mitchell and Greg Bluestein answer questions from the listener mailbag.
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