Josh McLaurin

Democrat

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

Also on the ballot: Greg Dolezal (Republican)

Josh McLaurin, a Democratic state senator from Sandy Springs (District 14) since 2023 and former House member, won the June 2026 Democratic runoff for lieutenant governor with endorsements from both U.S. senators. He campaigns on expanding Medicaid, repealing Georgia's six-week abortion ban, restricting corporate housing ownership, and opposing Trump administration tariff policy.

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: opposed. No direct Trump statement about McLaurin was found, but Trump gave his "Complete and Total Endorsement" to McLaurin's opponent in this race, Greg Dolezal, on 2026-07-23; per the assignment's rule, endorsing an opponent in the same race counts as opposition. source

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff (for) source
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (for) source

Who they are

Josh McLaurin is a Democratic Georgia state senator for District 14 (Sandy Springs) since January 2023, after two House terms (Ballotpedia; Wikipedia). An attorney (UGA, Yale Law), he won the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination in a June 16, 2026 runoff, 54.9% (Wikipedia).

Positions

Taxes & spending: Wants to "reinvest state revenues into the needs of working families rather than padding the pockets of oligarchs and billionaires," opposing corporate tax breaks; no explicit call to raise rates (campaign site).
Schools: No public position found; priorities page omits K-12 funding policy (campaign site).
Personal freedom: Opposes the six-week abortion ban, "voted against it in 2019," "will work to overturn" it; personal health decisions "should remain between patients and their doctors" (campaign site).
Business & regulation: Backs labor organizing, opposes "right to work" law; wants limits on corporate housing ownership (site).
Health care: Backs expanding Medicaid; refusal "has shuttered hospitals and left half a million Georgians uninsured" (campaign site).

Record

Elected to the House in 2018 (51st district), then Senate in 2022 (14th district) (Wikipedia). Launched his bid May 5, 2025 at the Port of Savannah opposing Trump-era tariffs (GPB).

Money

A Georgia Recorder report seen in search results said his campaign raised over $300,000 by January 2026, outpacing primary rivals; the article could not be fetched (blocked), so this is from the snippet only (Georgia Recorder).

What we couldn't find

Aggregate fundraising total/cash-on-hand from a readable filing.
Explicit K-12 schools funding position.
Direct Trump statement about McLaurin (he endorsed opponent Dolezal instead).

Sources (9)