Derek Dooley taps Brian Kemp’s inner circle for possible Georgia Senate bid

House, Senate campaign filings offer insights into 2026 election • Georgia Recorder

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks at a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Atlanta on Oct. 19, 2024. Ossoff, who is up for re-election in the Senate this year, raised over $41 million in the most recent quarter. Jill Nolin/Georgia RecorderThe 2026 election is still over a year away, but candidates across the Peach State are already hard at work, seeking to win over Georgia voters early and raise funds for their campaign. Tuesday was the…

Derek Dooley taps Brian Kemp’s inner circle for possible Georgia Senate bid

Aides to Gov. Brian Kemp have signed on with Vince Dooley, signaling the former football coach may jump into the U.S. Senate race in Georgia.

Derek Dooley mounting bid for U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, per report

Derek Dooley is reportedly drawing closer to running for a U.S. Senate seat in 2026. On Thursday, he made his biggest step yet toward announcing his candidacy. The former Tennessee head coach has hired Cody Hall and Chelsey Ruppersburg, a pair of advisors to Georgia governor Brian Kemp, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Greg Bluestein. On June 6, Dooley initially went public with the fact that he was considering a run against Jon O…