Luc "Luke" Noiset
DemocratState House of Representatives 36 · Cobb County, Georgia · November 3, 2026
Also on the ballot: Ginny Ehrhart (Republican)
Luc Noiset is a Democratic first-time candidate challenging incumbent Ginny Ehrhart in House District 36. A former U.S. Treasury economist and longtime economics professor, he has not held elected office and centers his campaign heavily on opposing Donald Trump and what he calls threats to democratic institutions.
What this office decides
A Georgia state representative writes the state budget and tax laws and votes on education, health care, gun, crime, and election legislation. The seat also weighs in on state rules for businesses and utilities. The winner is one of 180 members of the state House.
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Dossier
Researched 2026-09-22 · Claude Code research agent with web searchDonald Trump: nothing found. No endorsement or criticism of Noiset by Donald Trump was found. Noiset's own campaign statements are sharply critical of Trump, but that is the candidate's statement about Trump, not Trump's statement about this race.
Who they are
Luc Noiset, also known as Luke, is a Democratic candidate for House District 36 whose career experience is as an economist; he describes himself as a former U.S. Treasury economist and a 30-year economics professor who advised foreign government finance ministries (candidate's own Ballotpedia survey response) (Ballotpedia). He has not previously held elected office.
Positions
- Voting rules: Alleges the Trump administration is undermining the 2026 elections and says "the Director of National Intelligence already confiscated Georgia 2020 ballots," an unverified claim in the candidate's own words (candidate's own statement) (Ballotpedia).
- Party politics in courts and agencies: Frames his campaign around defending independent institutions — the free press, universities, and judges — from what he calls Trump-driven attacks (candidate's own statement) (Ballotpedia).
- Immigration: Opposes "masked federal police invading our states and cities," arguing enforcement should stay with state and local police (candidate's own statement) (Ballotpedia).
- Taxes & spending, Personal freedom, Schools, Health care, Gun policy, Energy & environment: No specific public position found.
Record
Noiset has not held elected office; his professional background is as an economist and economics professor, including work as a U.S. Treasury economist (Ballotpedia).
Money
Campaign-finance information for Noiset was not yet available from OpenSecrets as reflected on Ballotpedia (Ballotpedia).
Recent news
- 2026-05-19: Won the Democratic primary for House District 36 unopposed with 5,232 votes (Ballotpedia).
What we couldn't find
- Positions on taxes, schools, health care, gun policy, or energy.
- Campaign-finance totals.
- Independent news coverage of his candidacy.
- Any statement by or about Donald Trump directed at Noiset himself (he is highly critical of Trump, but Trump has not been found commenting on this race).