US EditionGeorgia Businessman Rick Jackson Announces Run for Governor
Rick Jackson, a health care entrepreneur, pledges $50 million in self-funding and focuses on tax cuts, immigration enforcement, and foster-care reforms in Georgia GOP race.
- On Tuesday, Rick Jackson, Georgia businessman and founder of an Atlanta-area healthcare company, announced his bid for governor and pledged $50 million, saying, `I learned to work hard, trusted in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, started a family, and founded a business`.
- Positioning himself as an outsider, Rick Jackson pledges to halve income tax, freeze property taxes, ban DEI initiatives, and challenge Gov. Burt Jones amid a crowded GOP primary field.
- The campaign immediately bought airtime, with AdImpact reporting more than $950,000 in ad buys for this week and over $1,000,000 committed next week.
- A separate outside group has spent more than $13 million, and Jackson's campaign denies funding the ads, making the primary more chaotic and expensive.
- His corporate and philanthropic record underscores Jackson Healthcare's reach in all 50 states, helping more than 20 million patients annually and generating over $3 billion in revenue, plus foster-care policies and related law.
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Republican health care executive becomes surprise late entrant in Georgia's race for governor
Rick Jackson, the founder and CEO of Jackson Healthcare, speaks at a Thanksgiving event for former foster youth in 2025. Maya Homan/Georgia RecorderIt turns out the race to be Georgia’s next governor is not so set after all. With the primary less than four months away, another prominent candidate has jumped into the contest for the Republican nomination. Jackson Healthcare founder and CEO Rick Jackson announced his candidacy Tuesday, and his c…
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Rick Jackson, the founder and CEO of Jackson Healthcare, has declared his candidacy for Governor of Georgia. “They called me white trash. I grew up in the projects, then was passed around to 5 foster homes. Learned to work hard, trusted in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, started a family, and founded a business. Today I employ thousands of Georgians, taking care of people and protecting America’s antibiotic supply. I’m running for Governor n…
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Business owner Rick Jackson launches Republican bid for Georgia governor
Health care business owner Rick Jackson says he's running for Georgia governor as a Republican. His Tuesday announcement shakes up a GOP field that includes Lt. Gov.
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