Former Georgia U.S. Senator David Perdue plans to run for Georgia governor in 2022. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports multiple sources that say Perdue is expected to make the official announcement Monday.
Kemp’s campaign spox @CodyHallGA responds:
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) December 5, 2021
“Governor Kemp has a proven track record of fighting the radical left to put hardworking Georgians first, while Perdue is best known for ducking debates, padding his stock portfolio during a pandemic, and losing winnable races.” #gapol pic.twitter.com/f9zB3Z6Ak1
Perdue’s entrance into the race sets-up a likely primary challenge against current Gov. Brian Kemp on the Republican side. The GOP primary winner would likely take-on Democrat Stacey Abrams in the general election.
Abrams announced her campaign for governor last week.
Read more from the AJC here.
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