ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, NOV. 3RD

The race for statewide executive office is a critical battlefield for keeping our state safe, free, and prosperous. Republican state Senator Brian Strickland is the GOP nominee for Georgia Attorney General in the November 3, 2026 general election.

Who is Brian Strickland? Background & Experience

Brian Strickland is a practicing attorney, experienced state legislator, and proven conservative leader from Henry County, Georgia.

• Legislative Leadership: Strickland currently serves in the Georgia State Senate representing District 42 and holds one of the most critical posts in the General Assembly as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives and acted as a legislative floor leader for both Governor Nathan Deal and Governor Brian Kemp.
• Legal Expertise: A veteran lawyer with Smith, Welch, Webb & White in McDonough, Strickland brings real-world courtroom experience and a deep understanding of Georgia's legal system.
• Principled Conservative Record: As Judiciary Chairman, Strickland has led legislative efforts to strengthen criminal penalties against violent gangs and human traffickers, protect elderly citizens from financial scams, reform foster care systems, and safeguard constitutional liberties.

Why He Is Running & Key Campaign Priorities

Brian Strickland is running for Attorney General to ensure that Georgia's legal system protects law-abiding citizens, enforces equal justice under the law, and serves as a firewall against federal overreach. His core priorities include: 

1. Law & Order and Public Safety: Dismantling criminal gang networks, prosecuting human traffickers, cracking down on deadly street narcotics (such as illicit fentanyl), and keeping local neighborhoods safe.
2. Protecting Vulnerable Georgians: Safeguarding seniors, foster youth, consumers, and families from fraud, scams, and systemic exploitation.
3. Fairness & Election Security: Enforcing state statutes impartially, investigating voter irregularities, defending secure ballot integrity standards, and prosecuting Medicaid theft and government fraud.
4. Endorsements: Strickland has earned the official endorsement of Governor Brian Kemp alongside over 100 conservative civic and law enforcement leaders statewide.

Why Greene County Voters Need to Elect Brian Strickland

Greene County is a cornerstone of conservative strength in East-Central Georgia. The decisions made by Georgia's top legal officer directly impact local property rights, public safety, business growth, and natural resource preservation.

• Protecting Local Communities: Crime does not stop at big-city borders. Strickland’s aggressive, law-and-order stance ensures that gang activity and cartel-linked drug operations are aggressively prosecuted before reaching rural and suburban communities.
• Defending Agriculture & Growth: Strickland prioritizes preserving working family farms, land rights, and clean water supplies while supporting economic development across rural Georgia.
• Statewide Balance: Having a trusted conservative who works hand-in-hand with Governor Kemp guarantees that state legal actions defend Georgia values rather than advancing activist political agendas.

Campaign Website & How to Get Involved

Republican supporters in Greene County can review his record, sign up for campaign updates, or contribute directly through his official digital platform:

• Official Campaign Website: Strickland for Georgia
• Meet Brian & Track Priorities: Strickland for Georgia - Meet Brian
• Direct Contributions: Donations and volunteer sign-ups can be submitted directly at stricklandforgeorgia.com.

A Call to Action: Turn Out Every GOP Voter in Greene County!

Off-year and midterm general elections are won on turnout. Winning statewide contests in Georgia requires robust, energetic voter activation across the red wall of middle Georgia. We cannot afford voter complacency or assume victories are guaranteed.

Every conservative voter in Greene County must turn out to vote—and bring their family, friends, and neighbors with them to the polls. Marking your ballot for Brian Strickland ensures that Georgia remains a safe, strong, and law-abiding state for generations to come.

• Early Voting Period: October 12 – October 30, 2026
• General Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Submitted by

Russ Gibson

BELOW is an excerpt from the official Sample Ballot that just came out regarding the ESPLOST. First, is a detailed explanation of what a YES and a NO vote would mean:

A “yes” authorizes both

• Continue the 1¢ school sales tax for up to 20 quarters (5 years), raising not more than $75 million.
• Let the school district sell up to $50 million in new general-obligation bonds.

Where the $75 million is allowed to go

These three buckets add up exactly to $75,000,000.

• $27,083,800 — pay part of the new $50 million bonds
• $9,042,969 — pay part of already-issued Series 2023 school bonds
• $38,873,231 — pay the building and equipment list below
• If they spend less than those debt maximums, the leftover can move to projects. The $75 million ceiling does not move.

What the new bonds can pay for

No item has its own price on the ballot.

• New school, administration, and athletic buildings — and other buildings “useful or desirable” with them
• A fine / performing arts center (the only new building named)
• Help buy, build, and equip buildings for Lake Oconee Academy (no dollar amount)
• Additions, renovations, repairs, and equipment at existing buildings
• Buses and other vehicles
• Safety and technology upgrades
• Textbooks, e-books, licenses, workbooks, and digital curriculum
• Land for future facilities
• Any other real or personal property “useful or desirable” for those purposes
• Plus capitalized interest and the cost of issuing the bonds

Rules buried in the legal sentence

• “Continued” means this replaces the current school penny when that one ends. It does not stack a second school penny on today’s receipt.
• The tax stops at $75 million or 5 years, whichever comes first.
• General-obligation bonds are school debt. Sales tax is supposed to pay them. If collections fall short, property tax can be used to finish the payments.
• About $36 million of the $75 million is reserved first for old and new debt. About $39 million is reserved first for projects.
• LOA is “assisting with” buildings — not a priced middle-school line.
• “Useful or desirable” lets the Board move money among those categories without another vote.
• By law this penny still cannot pay teacher salaries or day-to-day operations.

A “no” means

• No new $75 million cap and no new $50 million bond authority from this question.
• The current school penny still runs until its $39 million cap or Dec. 31, 2028.
• The Board would have to wait a year to ask again.

Here is the actual wording on the OFFICIAL Sample Ballot:

Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales and Use Tax

Shall up to $50,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Greene County School District general obligation bonds (the “Bonds”) be issued for the purpose of funding (a) the costs of (i) acquiring, constructing and equipping new school buildings, administration buildings, athletic buildings and facilities and other buildings or facilities useful or desirable in connection therewith, including, but not limited to a fine/performing arts center, (ii) assisting with acquiring, constructing and equipping school buildings for Lake Oconee Academy, (iii) adding to, renovating, repairing, improving and equipping existing school buildings, administration buildings, athletic buildings and facilities  and other buildings and facilities useful or desirable therewith, (iv) acquiring buses and other vehicles, (v) acquiring, installing and implementing safety and technology improvements, (vi) acquiring text books, e-books, licenses, workbooks and other digital curricular resources, (vii) acquiring land for future facilities and (viii) acquiring any property useful or desirable therefor, both real and personal (the “Projects”); (b) capitalized interest on the Bonds; and (c) the costs of issuing the Bonds; and shall a special one percent sales and use tax be continued in the special district of Greene County for a period of time not to exceed 20 calendar quarters and for the raising of not more than $75,000,000 for the purpose of funding (a) the payment of a portion of the principal of and interest on the Bonds in the maximum amount not to exceed $27,083,800, (b) the payment of a portion of the principal of and interest on the School District’s General Obligation Bonds, Series 2023 in the maximum amount not to exceed $9,042,969 and (c) all or a portion of any of the Projects in the maximum amount not to exceed $38,873,231 unless the amounts used for principal and interest on the Bonds or the Series 2023 Bonds is less than the maximum amounts set forth above?

Submitted by

Russ Gibson