Monday, March 2, 2026–6:10 p.m.
-Staff reports-
Candidate qualifying for the May 19 primary elections and the November General election began on Monday.
For Floyd County Commission, Post 5, Ronnie Kilgo qualified.
The seat is currently held by Scotty Hancock, who is not running again.
For the Floyd County School Board, incumbent Turrentine qualified to run for District 1.
Bobby Leathers qualified for the District 4 seat, currently occupied by Tony Daniel, who is not seeking re-election.
For the US House of Representatives in District 14, Democrat Shawn Harris, who is currently running in the Special Election, qualified for the May primary as a Democrat.
Republicans Brian Stover, Jim Tully, and Nicky Lama also qualified as Republicans.
For State Senate in District 52, incumbent Chuck Hufstetler qualified.
For the State House, incumbent Republican Eddie Lumsden qualified.
Democrat Holly Chaney also qualified for House District 12.
Incumbent Republican Matt Barton qualified in District 5 in the State House, while Democrat Rasmus Jensen signed up to run against him.
For the Georgia State House, incumbent Katie Dempsey qualified along with Kristie Miner, both Republicans.
According to a news release sent to WRGA on Monday:
Kristi Lynn Miner
Miner, currently a resident of Summerville Park, has lived in Georgia for the past 5 years, moving to Rome in May of 2025, where she immediately became active in local government, attending both City and County Commission meetings as well as continuing to follow and comment on issues affecting
families and freedoms at the state level. She co-founded Oppose Atlas Data Center, Battey, where she has been working with concerned citizens to resist the data center planned for the old Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital site.
For over 20 years, Miner has been a citizen advocate, coaching and encouraging others to use their voice in affecting policy decisions. Miner has a history of fighting against government overreach while standing for freedom and the health and well-being of families.
“I pledge to stay curious and listen to constituent concerns while remaining true to the Constitution in votes. There is a pattern of legislation being introduced by special interests to ‘solve problems’ that may not be problematic or are not the role of the government to ‘solve, ’” states Miner. “I’ve seen this in my advocacy efforts and how the end result is a heavier burden for taxpayers as government grows, or the loss of individual freedoms, or both.”
Miner and her husband have two adult boys. The oldest is in his third year at Berry College, while the youngest is in his first year at Georgia Tech. You can learn more about
Miner and her campaign by visiting voteforminer.com.
