Republican. Candidate for Governor, Georgia, on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Listed by the Fulton County Elections, November 3, 2026 General Special Election, Consolidated Sample Ballot (Fulton County Registration and Elections) (no date stated (the file name carries 1082026, October 8, 2026)). Office, district and party are as the list gives them; the record adds no judgment.
Republican Rick Jackson says local governments, not the state, should decide whether data center projects move forward in their communities, while adding guardrails such as greater transparency and requiring facilities to cover their utility costs (as reported, September 21, 2026)
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Republican candidate for Georgia governor
Republican Rick Jackson says local governments, not the state, should decide whether data center projects move forward in their communities, while adding guardrails such as greater transparency and requiring facilities to cover their utility costs
Republican gubernatorial candidate (via campaign spokesperson)
Jackson responded demanding Bottoms disclose her client list from a consulting stint and called her a two faced, double talking politician
Republican opponent for Georgia governor
Rick Jackson said data centers produce so much property tax revenue that they can eliminate property tax bills for everyone else in at least 70 counties.
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