(The Center Square) – In Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District, competing policies have taken front stage.
Considered heavily-Republican, District 3 is the only House district without an incumbent running in the state. There, Republican Brian Jack has raised $1.72 million more than his Democratic opponent Maura Keller.
Keller is running on progressive policies, while Jack has aligned himself with former President Donald Trump and his policies.
“As a retired lieutenant colonel, her decision to run for Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District was born out of a deep passion for veteran reform and women’s rights,” said Keller’s campaign website.
Her campaign is prioritizing “reproductive health care and IVF access, minimum wage, education, LGBTQ+ rights, climate change.” IVF is the acronym for in vitro fertilization.
Jack touts that he is Trump-endorsed. His top issues are stopping illegal immigration and crime, fixing the economy, and ending the “weaponization of justice.”
“I will lead the fight to end Biden’s border invasion and put America First once again – completing the job President Trump and I began in 2016,” Jack said on his campaign website.
Jack served as a campaign advisor to both Trump’s 2016 and 2024 campaigns.
Keller told The Center Square that her campaign and Jack’s are starkly different.
“I am meeting and greeting people everywhere – from parking lots, grocery stores, and door to door. I cannot say the same for my opponent,” she said. “While I represent everyone within the district, he is only representing one – and that is Donald Trump.”
While Jack handily won his primary in the spring, Keller won with just a little over 50% of the vote.
Even though the district has shifted since the last election, following statewide redistricting, Jack is still favored to win.
“With your support comes great responsibility, and I will continue to hold myself accountable to YOU, the people I seek to represent in Congress,” Jack said on social media.
In 2022, the Republican candidate won the election with almost 70% of the vote. This follows similar voting trends over the past decade in the district, which is located outside Atlanta.
Jack’s fundraising has greatly outpaced Keller’s, according to the Federal Election Commission.
In the first six months in 2024, Jack’s campaign brought in $1,776,507. Over that same period, Keller’s campaign totaled $49,458.
Yet, while Jack’s campaign ended the period with $269,000, while Keller ended the period in the red, with $8,000 in the bank and owing $27,000.
By Elyse Apel | The Center Square
Elyse Apel is an apprentice reporter with The Center Square, covering Georgia and North Carolina. She is a 2024 graduate of Hillsdale College.
