For immediate release:
October 1, 2025
Conservative Republican Brian Strickland today announced that more than two-thirds of the state’s Republican district attorneys have endorsed his candidacy for Georgia Attorney General.
“Law and order conservatives have a friend and ally in Brian Strickland, and no one knows it better than district attorneys, the prosecutors on the front lines of protecting our communities,” said Randy McGinley, District Attorney for the Alcovy Judicial Circuit, which includes Walton and Newton counties. “As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Brian’s leadership has delivered tougher laws to combat human trafficking, gang violence, and organized retail crime, issues that directly and significantly impact public safety and quality of life in the communities we serve. Through his work on behalf of Georgians, Brian’s proven to us that he’s the chief law enforcement officer that we need next, and we encourage our fellow Republicans to support him in next year’s primary.”
As Judiciary Committee chair, Strickland has played a central role in passing tough crimefighting measures. He’s long enjoyed a strong working relationship with prosecutors, and the Georgia Solicitors-General Association named him its Legislator of the Year in 2016, when Strickland served in the House.
“I’m thankful for the work Georgia’s district attorneys do every day to protect our families, and I’m honored to have the support of the vast majority of our state’s Republican DAs,” Strickland said. “As chair of the Judiciary Committee, I’ve come to rely on their counsel and their real-world experience fighting crime to enact laws that strengthen public safety and that have the backs of law enforcement. Together, we will keep the Attorney General’s Office in conservative hands, and I will continue working side by side with these leaders to protect Georgians.”
The following District Attorneys have endorsed Strickland for Attorney General:
Jaeson Smith, Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit
Eric Edwards, Houston Judicial Circuit
Timothy Vaughn, Oconee Judicial Circuit
Marilyn Bennett, Waycross Judicial Circuit
Billy Joe Nelson, Atlantic Judicial Circuit
Chase Studstill, Alapaha Judicial Circuit
Randy McGinley, Alcovy Judicial Circuit
Erle Newton, Cherokee Judicial Circuit
Herb Cranford, Coweta Judicial Circuit
Marie Broder, Griffin Judicial Circuit
Patrick Warren, Tifton Judicial Circuit
Wright Barksdale, Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit
Parks White, Northern Judicial Circuit
Robert Busbee, Ogeechee Judicial Circuit
Leigh Patterson, Rome Judicial Circuit
Brad Rigby, Cordele Judicial Circuit
Frank Wood, Appalachian Judicial Circuit
Tripp Fitzner, Middle Judicial Circuit
Brad Shealy, Southern Judicial Circuit
Clayton Fuller, Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit
Robert Lane, Paulding Judicial Circuit
Vic McNeese, Pataula Judicial Circuit
Jeff Langley, Enotah Judicial Circuit
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