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2026 candidates we're tracking in GA-1
James 'Jim' Kingston
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Make the American Dream Affordable Again
- Protect Our Bases, Ports, and Farms
- Cut Taxes and Rein in Washington Spending
About James 'Jim' Kingston
Kingston works in the insurance industry and describes himself as a lifelong resident of Southeast Georgia, per the campaign site. He says that experience showed him how federal regulation affects small towns, farms and growing communities, per the campaign site.
Amanda Hollowell
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Job creation, per The Current GA
- Affordability, per The Current GA
- Improving quality of life across the district, per The Current GA
About Amanda Hollowell
Amanda Hollowell serves as Chief of Campaigns at Color Of Change and previously directed national organizing efforts at When We All Vote and led campaign strategy at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute and 9to5 Georgia, per her campaign site. She is a caregiver for her father, a veteran, per the campaign site. She is running for Congress in Georgia's 1st District, per the campaign site.
About this race
Georgia's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Georgia primary is Tuesday, May 19, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, June 16, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.