Summary
Clay Fuller, a Republican supported by President Trump, won a runoff election in Georgia to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Fuller's win helps maintain the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. He will finish Greene's term and must campaign again for the upcoming November midterm elections.
Key Facts
- Clay Fuller, a Trump-endorsed candidate, won the Georgia runoff election.
- Fuller replaces Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned from Congress earlier this year.
- Fuller defeated Democrat Shawn Harris in the election.
- The victory keeps Georgia's 14th congressional district under Republican control.
- The Republican majority in the House of Representatives is narrow at 217-214.
- Fuller is a lieutenant colonel in the Georgia Air National Guard.
- He will need to run for re-election in the upcoming November midterms.
- President Trump actively supported Fuller, emphasizing his agenda on illegal immigration.
