{"id":2425785,"date":"2025-04-21T13:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T17:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-state-democrat-jumps-into-governor-race-by-slamming-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T13:19:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T17:19:34","slug":"georgia-state-democrat-jumps-into-governor-race-by-slamming-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-state-democrat-jumps-into-governor-race-by-slamming-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia state Democrat jumps into governor race by slamming Trump &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgia-state-democrat-jumps-into-governor-race-by-slamming-trump-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2425785&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Georgia state Senator Jason Esteves, a Democrat, has announced his candidacy for the governor&#8217;s race in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-workers-face-high-levels-of-harassment-and-abuse-new-poll-shows\/\" title=\"New poll reveals high levels of harassment and abuse faced by poll workers\">2026 midterm election<\/a>. He is the first Democrat to enter the competition, which will lack an incumbent as current Governor Brian Kemp is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-yang-hospitalized-after-abdominal-pain-cancels-mayoral-race-events\/\" title=\"Andrew Yang Hospitalized After Abdominal Pain, Cancels Mayoral Race Events\">term-limited<\/a>. Esteves criticized Republican policies and former President Trump&#8217;s agenda, stating that extremist actions have caused harm to Georgians. His campaign will focus on issues such as healthcare access,the high cost of living,women&#8217;s reproductive freedoms,and education funding. Esteves, who was elected to the state Senate in 2022 and previously served on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of education, aims to change Georgia&#8217;s political landscape, which has seen no Democratic governor in over two decades. Other potential Democratic candidates include former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. On the Republican side, Attorney General Chris Carr has already announced his candidacy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Georgia state Democrat jumps into governor race by slamming Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1776978\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Georgia<\/a> state Sen. Jason Esteves (D) announced Monday that he will run for governor in the 2026 midterm election.<\/p>\n<p>He is the first Democrat to enter the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2026 race<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t have an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-exclusive-accurate-list-of-2020-election-fraud-cases-shows-81-cases-total-30-still-active-and-not-one-single-court-has-allowed-evidence-to-be-argued\/\" title=\"BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Accurate List of 2020 Election Fraud Cases Shows 81 Cases Total, 30 Still Active \u2013 And NOT ONE SINGLE COURT Has Allowed Evidence to be Argued\">incumbent candidate<\/a> because Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brian-kemp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Brian Kemp<\/a> (R-GA) is term-limited. Esteves pointed to Republicans in Georgia and President Donald Trump&rsquo;s agenda as part of his reason for entering the race.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220326\/five-democrats-prime-position-face-party-2028\/\">The Democrats in prime position to be face of the party in 2028<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3386009\/mike-braun-sign-off-illinois-indiana-annexation\/\">Mike Braun to sign off on push to explore Illinois counties being annexed to Indiana<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3384518\/ken-paxton-texas-ethics-laws-senate-campaign-launch\/\">Ken Paxton may have run afoul of Texas ethics laws with Senate campaign launch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;As extreme politicians in Georgia push Trump&rsquo;s reckless agenda and rig the system for special interests, Georgians pay the price,&rdquo; Esteves said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now more than ever, we need to tackle the high cost of living, improve access to health care, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-are-men-still-allowed-to-batter-women-in-their-own-sports\/\" title=\"Why Are Men Still Allowed To Batter Women In Their Own Sports?\">protect women&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s reproductive freedom, lower housing costs, and invest in schools across the state,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Esteves was first elected to the state Senate in 2022 and is serving his second term. He previously served for about a decade on the Board of Education for Atlanta Public Schools.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia has not had a Democratic governor in over 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) previously created an exploratory committee to look into her own run for governor, but she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3364231\/lucy-mcbath-exploratory-committee-georgia-governors-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">abandoned that plan<\/a> after her husband was diagnosed with cancer and suffered complications from a surgery earlier this year. She said she has not entirely ruled out a run, however.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3224765\/senate-democrats-hope-midterms-2024-downballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>SENATE DEMOCRATS SEE HOPE FOR MIDTERMS WITH 2024 DOWNBALLOT RESULTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to Esteves, other potential Democratic candidates include former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and former DeKalb Chief Executive Michael Thurmond.<\/p>\n<p>On the Republican side of the race, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, who is closely aligned with Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3238677\/georgia-attorney-general-chris-carr-announces-bid-governor-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announced his bid <\/a>last year. Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones has not yet announced a run, saying he needs more time to decide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1776978\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1776978\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Democrat Jason Esteves enters governor race, criticizes Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2425786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jason-Esteves.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4912,4977,37411,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2425785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrat","tag-georgia","tag-governor-race","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jason-Esteves.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2425785"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425789,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425785\/revisions\/2425789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}