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Cobb County, GA ballot

Tim Fleming

Republican

Secretary of State · Cobb County, Georgia · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Penny Brown Reynolds (Democrat)

Tim Fleming is a Republican state representative for Georgia House District 114 and former deputy secretary of state and chief of staff to Governor Brian Kemp, running on election-integrity and voter-ID themes. He won the June 2026 GOP runoff and has been endorsed by President Trump.

What this office decides

Georgia's Secretary of State is the chief election official, overseeing voter registration lists, election procedures, voting equipment, and certification of results. The office also registers businesses and corporations and licenses dozens of professions. Its rulings affect how easily voters register and cast ballots and how elections are audited.

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Dossier

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

Donald Trump: endorsed. On July 23, 2026, Trump posted on Truth Social: 'It is my Great Honor to endorse MAGA Patriot, Tim Fleming, who is running to be the next Secretary of State of the Incredible State of Georgia!' and gave him his 'Complete and Total Endorsement.' source

Who they are

Tim Fleming is a Republican state representative for Georgia House District 114 (Covington), in office since January 2023 (Ballotpedia). He previously was Governor Brian Kemp's chief of staff and deputy secretary of state under Kemp, 2010–2018 (AJC). He announced his campaign July 3, 2025 (AJC).

Positions

  • Voting rules: Campaign pledges to "champion voter ID and election transparency" (Democracy Docket); sponsored HB 1467 (filed ~Feb. 26, 2026) to change voter registration from opt-out to opt-in (Georgia Democrat, partisan source).
  • Business & regulation: Campaign site pledges to "cut the red tape holding small businesses back" and "streamline professional licensing" (Fleming campaign site).
  • Party politics in courts and agencies: No public position found.

Record

Sponsored HB 1467, ending automatic voter registration in favor of opt-in; Democratic Party of Georgia's chair called it an effort to "reduce the number of people eligible to vote" (Georgia Democrat, partisan source). Chaired a House study committee on election equipment and voter registration policy (The Current). Campaign site says as deputy secretary of state he cut license issuance to five days and made renewals automatic (Fleming campaign site).

Money

No fundraising totals found. ethics.ga.gov's filing search could not be queried directly with the tools available; OpenSecrets returned an access error.

Recent news

  • 2026-02-26: Fleming filed HB 1467 to switch voter registration from opt-out to opt-in (Georgia Democrat, partisan source).
  • 2026-06-16: Won the Republican runoff with about 64.5% over Vernon Jones (WRDW).
  • 2026-07-23: Trump endorsed Fleming on Truth Social as a "MAGA Patriot" (Trump's own post).

What we couldn't find

  • Campaign finance totals, cash on hand, or largest donors.
  • Fleming's own direct response to HB 1467 criticism.
  • Any position on courts/agencies partisanship.
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