Election season is underway for those living in the 6th Congressional district, as Georgia has a special election for that US Representative seat vacated by Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price. This election is April 18th, and a runoff is almost guaranteed due to the large number of candidates running in the race. There are no less than 18 candidates running in this Congressional race, three of which have reached out to credit unions in their efforts to break ahead of the pack: Karen Handle (R), Judson Hill (R), and Jon Ossoff (D).
These three individuals are familiar with credit unions due to their previous experience in state and/or federal politics, and on Wednesday, April 4th Georgia credit union leaders from Associated CU, Delta Community CU, and GCUA sat down with Hill to discuss his focus for the race and for Washington DC. Ossoff sat down with CUNA’s CULAC representatives in Washington DC recently as well to discuss the same. This race will be a tough road for any candidate given the large volume of people running. What also makes this race interesting is that there is no “primary”, meaning all 18 individuals are running against each other. The top two, regardless of party, will be the ones to advance to the runoff. If you live in the 6th district, early voting has already begun. Please visit the Secretary of State’s My Voter Page to see when and where you can vote.
