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Rick Jackson banks $13 million outside money for Georgia governor race

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 01:10:00 -0400

ATLANTA — Rick Jackson’s general-election money story looks nothing like his primary.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that campaign finance records released late Friday show the Republican nominee for governor received roughly $13 million in donations to his campaign accounts between June 11 and July 31. Most of that haul was a $10 million contribution from the Republican Governors Association. Jackson also held a series of fundraisers after winning the GOP runoff in June — something he largely avoided while self-funding the primary.

Trump pitches Trump Accounts at Wheeler High School as Georgia GOP candidates join Cobb County visit

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:35:00 -0400

President Donald Trump landed at Dobbins Air Reserve Base around 1 p.m. Wednesday aboard Air Force One and traveled a short distance to Wheeler High School in Marietta, where he spent the afternoon promoting Trump Accounts — a new federally backed investment program for children — and appearing with Rick Jackson, the Republican nominee for Georgia governor.

The White House announced the visit last week as part of a national rollout of Trump Accounts, an initiative that allows families to open tax-deferred investment accounts for children and contribute up to $5,000 annually. Children born during Trump’s second term are eligible for a $1,000 federal deposit under the program.

Trump does not mention Georgia in primetime address doubling down on election theories

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:55:00 -0400

President Donald Trump’s primetime address from the White House East Room on Thursday, July 16 returned to debunked 2020 election theories without once mentioning Georgia, GPB News reported in its evening headlines for July 17.

The speech — delivered in the East Room and carried on major networks — focused on familiar claims about the previous presidential election rather than on the upcoming general-election cycle in the Peach State, according to GPB’s coverage.