Former Senator David Perdue (R-Ga.) Announced on Tuesday that he will not enter the race for the U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2022.
Why it matters: The 2022 election will play a key role in determining which party controls the Senate after Republicans – including Perdue – lost two Georgia seats to Democrats during last month’s double.
- Perdue won in a tougher race against the current Sen. Jon Ossoff as his fellow Republican current Kelly Loeffer against the current Sen. Raphael Warnock.
- Since Warnock ran in a special election, he will be eligible for re-election in 2022. Loeffler and former Representative Doug Collins are among Republicans considering a challenge.
What they say: “It’s a personal decision, not a political decision. I’m confident that whoever wins Republican Primary next year will defeat the Democratic candidate in this general election, and I’ll do it all in do my best to make it happen, “Perdue said. said in a statement.
- “As we saw in my race in November, Georgia is not a blue state. The more Georgians vote, the better the Republicans do. These two current liberal U.S. senators do not represent the values of a majority of Georgians.”