Greg Dolezal

Republican

Lieutenant Governor · Cobb County, Georgia · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Josh McLaurin (Democrat)

Greg Dolezal, a Republican state senator from Cumming (District 27) since 2019, won the June 2026 GOP runoff for lieutenant governor and received Donald Trump's endorsement in July 2026. He campaigns on cutting income and property taxes, expanding school choice through the voucher law he authored, and socially conservative positions including opposition to abortion and transgender athletes in girls' sports.

What this office decides

The Lieutenant Governor presides over the Georgia Senate, influencing which bills move, committee assignments, and floor procedure. The office is first in line of succession to the Governor. Its leverage shapes the fate of tax, education, health, and social legislation each session.

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Dossier

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

Donald Trump: endorsed. Trump posted on Truth Social: "Greg Dolezal is a MAGA Warrior running for Lieutenant Governor... Greg Dolezal has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Lieutenant Governor of Georgia — HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!" (2026-07-23). source

Donald Trump (via Truth Social post) states Dolezal is backed by GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson (for) source

Who they are

Greg Dolezal is a Republican Georgia state senator for District 27 (Cumming) since January 2019 (Ballotpedia). He co-founded Renewed Vision and was tour manager for musician Chris Tomlin before politics (Wikipedia). He won the June 16, 2026 GOP runoff for lieutenant governor over John Kennedy (CBS News Atlanta).

Positions

Taxes & spending: Wants income tax cut "toward zero," ending taxes on tips/overtime (failed 2026), and lower property taxes (campaign site).
Schools: Authored the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act, a private-school voucher; parents, not "bureaucrats," should control education (campaign site).
Personal freedom: Pro-life, "life begins at conception," backed the heartbeat law; sponsored the 2025 Riley Gaines Act on school sports by biological sex (campaign site).
Business & regulation: "Lower taxes for everyone, not... politicians play investment banker"; opposed "tax breaks to big tech data centers" and NDA secrecy in such deals (campaign site; WTOC).
Health care: No public position found.

Record

Elected 2018; Freedom Caucus member, Vice Chair of Science and Technology Committee (Wikipedia). Sponsored the Riley Gaines Act (2025) and Promise Scholarship Act (2024); in 2020 signed a petition backing legislative power to overturn Georgia's presidential result (Wikipedia).

Money

Committee "Friends of Greg Dolezal" shows itemized contributions since 2017, mostly $100–$2,500 each; no aggregate total visible on pages retrieved (Georgia ethics database). OpenSecrets/FollowTheMoney pages returned errors.

What we couldn't find

Aggregate fundraising total/cash-on-hand (TransparencyUSA, OpenSecrets inaccessible).
Any health-care policy statement.
Confirmation of the Rick Jackson tie mentioned in Trump's post.

Sources (11)