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Cobb County, GA ballot

Brian Strickland

Republican

Attorney General · Cobb County, Georgia · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Tanya Miller (Democrat)

Brian Strickland is a Republican state senator (District 42) and Senate Judiciary Committee chairman running for Georgia Attorney General in 2026. His platform centers on violent-crime and gang enforcement, consumer-fraud protection, and stricter treatment of undocumented immigrants in the bail and parole system, and he has been endorsed by Donald Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp.

What this office decides

The Attorney General is Georgia's chief legal officer, representing the state in court, issuing legal opinions, and deciding which multistate lawsuits to join or resist. The office handles consumer protection enforcement and certain criminal prosecutions and appeals. Its litigation choices affect state policy on health, environment, guns, and civil rights.

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Dossier

Researched 2026-09-22 · Claude Code research agent with web search

Donald Trump: endorsed. Trump endorsed Strickland on July 24, 2026, posting "Brian Strickland has my complete and total endorsement to be the next attorney general of Georgia." source

Who they are

Brian Strickland is a Republican state senator (District 42) chairing Senate Judiciary (CBS News). An attorney, he served in the Georgia House 2013–2017 (Wikipedia) and is the 2026 GOP nominee for the open AG seat (Georgia Recorder).

Positions

  • Crime & policing: Focus on "violent crime, criminal organizations, gangs, human trafficking, and the illegal drug trade," plus reentry support (site).
  • Business & regulation: Would target "scams that target seniors, identity theft, price gouging, and businesses that cheat the people they serve," plus Medicaid fraud (site).
  • Personal freedom: No public position found.
  • Voting rules: No early/mail-voting stance found; authored a law making probate judge races nonpartisan (site).
  • Immigration: Co-sponsored 2024 bail/parole restrictions for undocumented immigrants charged with felonies: "immigration reform should start with enforcing the laws we already have" (GA Senate Press).
  • Energy & environment: "Georgia's growth should not come at the expense of clean water, healthy communities, or working farms"; created the Farmland Conservation Fund (site).

Record

Co-sponsored S.B. 390 (Jan. 2024), withholding funds from libraries affiliated with the American Library Association (Wikipedia). With Sen. Anavitarte, introduced a Feb. 2024 bail/parole bill on undocumented immigrants (GA Senate Press).

Money

Feb. 14, 2026: $1,030,563 raised, $915,872 cash on hand (Georgia Campaign Finance Commission data, via Wikipedia). Won the May 19, 2026 GOP primary over Sen. Cowsert, 71.6%–28.4% (Wikipedia). Largest donors/PACs not identified.

Recent news

What we couldn't find

  • No abortion/personal-freedom position.
  • No early/mail voting stance.
  • Ballotpedia page could not be fetched (blocked).
  • Largest donors/PACs not identified.
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