GA-LG: High-ranking Senate leader John F. Kennedy (R) enters lieutenant governor's race
The race for Georgia’s next lieutenant governor is heating up, with current President Pro Tem John F. Kennedy of Macon becoming the latest prominent Republican to declare his candidacy.
Kennedy, a civil litigator who was first elected to the state Senate in 2014, has served as the second-ranking leader in the chamber since 2023. This year, he was also the lead sponsor of Gov. Brian Kemp’s legislation aimed at overhauling Georgia’s civil litigation system, which was signed into law in April after months of contentious debate.
The lieutenant governor is elected on a separate ticket from the governor and presides over the state Senate. Because members of the Senate determine how much power a lieutenant governor has, a Republican candidate could wield immense influence in the Republican-controlled chamber.
While other candidates for the seat emphasized their loyalty to President Donald Trump and MAGA policies, Kennedy took a different approach, focusing on his conservative values and work in the state legislature.
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