Rep. Buddy Carter Emerges as a Dark Horse Candidate to Lead the FDA

White House zeroes in on dark horse candidate that could Mike Johnson's woes worse

Trump administration insiders revealed that a dark horse candidate has emerged as a potential nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration as Republican lawmakers have fled Congress, according to reports on Tuesday.Former Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) lost his Senate primary in 2025 and plans to leav...

WH Considers MAGA Nutbag Buddy Carter As FDA Chief

NOTUS reports: The White House is considering Republican Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, a source familiar with the administration’s thinking confirmed Tuesday. Carter is leaving Congress at the end of the year; a strong Trump ally, he failed to gain the president’s endorsement in his May GOP primary bid for Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff’s seat, and he lost the race. He is a licensed pha…

Rep. Buddy Carter Emerges as a Dark Horse Candidate to Lead the FDA

Rep. Buddy Carter previously owned his own pharmacy, Carter’s Pharmacy, for more than three decades. (Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP)The White House is considering Republican Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, a source familiar with the administration’s thinking confirmed Tuesday.Choosing Carter for the position would be a pivot for the White House. His name has not been on previously reporte…

Buddy Carter Emerges as a Dark Horse to Lead FDA

“The White House is considering Republican Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration,” NOTUS reports. “Choosing Carter for the position would be a pivot for the White House. His name has not been on previously reported short lists for the position.”