Rep. Doug Collins, one of President Trump's top allies in Congress, will announce a campaign against GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler, according to a Georgia Republican
The decision would set up a fierce melee for the November 2020 race, as Democrats attempt to pick up at least one of two US Senate seats up in Georgia this year as Republican Sen. David Perdue is also up for reelection in the state.Loeffler is a political newcomer, Atlanta businesswoman and co-owner of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream. GOP Gov. Brian Kemp appointed her to Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson's seat in December over Collins and other potential candidates.
"Collins' vendetta against Kemp could be the straw that breaks the camel's back and finally flips Georgia blue." Loeffler, who is married to New York Stock Exchange chairman Jeffrey Sprecher, has reportedly pledged to spend $20 million of her own money for her first political campaign. But Collins, a four-term congressman who worked as a chaplain in the Air Force Reserve before serving as a floor leader in the statehouse, has stronger ties to the base of the party in Georgia.
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