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Derek Dooley Runs for Congress After Years of Not Voting in Georgia
Derek Dooley is running for a Georgia seat despite a history of not voting, raising questions about his political engagement and campaign motivations.
- Derek Dooley, the former college and pro coach who did not vote for nearly two decades, is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Jon Ossoff in Georgia this year.
- Dooley says he became interested in politics during Biden's presidency over border and economic concerns, and he voted for Trump in 2024, he told The Associated Press.
- Facing a May 19 primary, Dooley will compete against two sitting congressmen, Mike Collins and Buddy Carter, while Gov. Brian Kemp's endorsement tests his outsider narrative.
- This year's midterm stakes make the Georgia primary consequential for Senate control, as the primary winner could help the Republican Party preserve its thin majority by ousting Jon Ossoff.
- Opponents target Dooley's ties to Gov. Brian Kemp, with a Kemp-linked group funding ads last fall backing him, and Harley Adsit called him `ultimate insider`.
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GA Senate Candidate Says He Didn’t Vote For Nearly Two Decades
Derek Dooley, a former football coach, says he did not vote for nearly two decades. He thinks that makes him a good candidate to replace Georgia’s Jon Ossoff in the U.S. Senate. I guess Herschel Walker was unavailable. Dooley did not vote for Donald Trump in either 2016 or 2020 but supposedly voted for him in 2024. That was after returning to the voting booth in 2022, when he voted to re-elect Georgia’s current governor, Republican Brian Kemp, A…
Derek Dooley didn’t vote for years. Now he wants Georgia voters to send him to Washington
ATLANTA (AP) — Lots of candidates pitch themselves as political outsiders. Derek Dooley goes a step further. Not only is the former football coach running for the first time, he says he did not vote for nearly two decades. He did not vote when Republican Donald Trump was first elected president in 2016. Nor did he vote in 2020, when Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden. But Dooley does not worry about that as he seeks the Republican nomination to fa…
Candidate Who Doesn’t Vote Now Wants Your Vote
“Lots of candidates pitch themselves as political outsiders. Derek Dooley goes a step further. Not only is the former football coach running for the first time, he says he did not vote for nearly two decades,” the AP reports. “He did not vote when Republican Donald Trump was first elected president in 2016. Nor did he vote in 2020, when Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden.” “But Dooley does not worry about that as he seeks the Republican nomination…
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Derek Dooley didn't vote for years. Now he wants Georgia voters to send him to Washington
Many political candidates pitch themselves as outsiders. Derek Dooley goes a step further. Not only is the former football coach running for the first time, but he says he didn't vote for nearly two decades.
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