Oct 26, 2026

Rick Jackson Paid $6 Million for the Right to Decide Who Gets Sued Over a Failed 'Anti-Woke' Bank. The Other Billionaires in the Fight Haven't Been Sued.

A bankruptcy court approved a deal letting a company backed by Jackson's investment firm pursue GloriFi's lawsuits, with the first $6 million-plus of any winnings and a share of the rest that starts at 80%. The estate has sued the founder, law firms and vendors, but not the other billionaires caught up in the fight. Jackson's campaign won't say whether he'd step back as governor.

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Oct 23, 2026

This is Standard Republican Policy. Is This What You Want?

Forget the slogans. Judged by what they voted for, what they did, and what they refused to stop, this is what Republicans in Congress stand for, on 20 issues, with the receipts.

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Oct 09, 2026

Secoriea Turner's Mother Asked Rick Jackson to Stop Using Her Murdered Daughter in His Ads. Her Lawyers Say His Next Ad Used Her 911 Screams.

The family of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner, shot dead in Atlanta in 2020, sent Rick Jackson's campaign a cease-and-desist letter over using her name and image. Their attorneys say the campaign answered with a new ad featuring her mother's screams on the 911 call. Her mother calls it 'pure evil.'

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Sep 21, 2026

Rick Jackson promises Georgia lower rent. He sued to block apartments.

Rick Jackson is running for Georgia governor claiming he'll fix the housing crisis and lower rent, but he sued his own county to stop apartments from being built near his 47,000-square-foot, 82-room estate.

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Sep 20, 2026

Twenty-Four Republicans on This Site Have Refused to Debate Their Opponents This Year. Cliff Bentz Turned Down Four Invitations.

Updated October 15: David Rouzer skipped a UNC Wilmington forum and Russell Fry backed out of an NAACP forum six hours before it started; Tom Cotton's only agreed debate fell through. October 12: Keith Self, asked on national TV whether he would debate, called the district 'my seat.' October 10: Cliff Bentz declined four debate invitations because accepting would make his opponent look 'credible,' Jim Pillen called debates 'theater,' and Julie Fedorchak pulled out of North Dakota's public TV debate. Earlier: Jeff Hurd declined televised debate invitations and agreed to one 30-minute session before a friendly audience instead. John McGuire says he'll debate when his opponent apologizes for raising a BlackRock sale the disclosure records in his wife's retirement account. They join fourteen Republicans we have already documented ducking the one event they can't script.

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Sep 19, 2026

Rick Jackson Says He'll Tackle Georgia's Housing Costs. He Sued His County for Approving Apartments Near His Mansion and Said Renters Are Less Responsible Than Homeowners.

Rick Jackson is running for Georgia governor on housing costs. Records show he sued Forsyth County for approving apartments near his 47,000-square-foot estate and worried about the 'type of people' who would live there.

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Sep 17, 2026

Mike Rogers, Mike Rounds, Tom Tiffany and Rick Jackson All Turned Down Debates This Week. Three of Them Said They Were Busy Talking to Voters.

In four states, in three days, four Republicans on this site said no to a debate or forum their opponent was ready to do. A Michigan Senate debate went on with an empty podium, South Dakota's public broadcaster aired its Senate debate without the senator, and a second Wisconsin governor's debate was canceled.

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Sep 08, 2026

Rick Jackson Promises More Jobs Than Any Governor in Georgia's History. A Company He Owns Paid Nearly $2 Million to Workers Who Said It Shorted Them on Overtime.

Jackson Nurse Professionals settled a class action in 2022 for close to $2 million, covering about 300 workers who said the company shorted them on overtime, bonuses and the wages they were owed when they left.

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Aug 31, 2026

Rick Jackson Told a Supporter That Brian Kemp Will 'Get the National Guard' for Georgia's Election. The Governor's Office Indicated There Are No Plans For It.

At an August 13 rally in Columbus, a supporter asked Jackson to call Trump for federal troops because he feared Democrats would 'cheat.' Jackson didn't correct him. He said the governor would get the National Guard instead.

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Aug 25, 2026

Rick Jackson Says Uninsured Georgians Still Have Healthcare. A Doctor in the Legislature Called That 'Battlefield Triage.'

The healthcare billionaire running for governor told a Buckhead audience that not having insurance 'does not mean you don't have healthcare,' and said his plan is to help people get off Medicaid. His campaign website's entire healthcare policy is two words: 'transform healthcare.'

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Aug 22, 2026

Tampa Electric's Rates Are Up 86%. Ohio's Bills Are Up 53%. These Five Republicans Took the Utilities' Money and Handed Data Centers the Grid.

Someone has to pay to power the AI build-out. In Texas, Florida, Ohio, Georgia and New Mexico, these five Republicans have spent the last few years making sure it's you.

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Aug 22, 2026

Rick Jackson Ran Ads Promising Immigrants Who Break the Law Would Be 'Deported or Departed.' His Own Company Was Accused of Threatening to Call ICE on Nurses Who Tried to Quit.

A company Rick Jackson owns paid $3 million to settle claims it trapped more than 5,000 foreign health care workers in contracts they couldn't leave — while his campaign ads promised a crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

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Aug 19, 2026

Rick Jackson Signed a New State Contract on July 22. Three Weeks Later He Said He'd Never Do Business With Georgia.

Jackson's company renewed a Georgia Department of Behavioral Health contract on July 22 — running past the next governor's inauguration. On August 12 he told voters he didn't want 'even the appearance' of an ethics problem.

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Aug 11, 2026

Rick Jackson Lent a Bankrupt Hospital $35 Million at 14% Interest. He Calls It 'Venture Philanthropy.'

His staffing company was the hospital's second-largest creditor, owed nearly $10 million. His loan carries 14% interest — 19% if a payment is missed. Taxpayers put in another $80 million. And in Georgia, he opposes the Medicaid expansion that keeps hospitals like it alive.

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Aug 06, 2026

Rick Jackson Owns Part of a Data Center. He's Telling Georgia Counties One Could Eliminate Their Property Taxes.

At the Georgia Chamber's luncheon, Jackson told counties a data center could wipe out their property taxes — while invested in one in Texas — and rejected Medicaid expansion in a state where 566,000 people are projected to lose coverage.

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Jul 29, 2026

Rick Jackson Says He Can't Be Bought. He's Spending $187 Million to Buy the Governor's Office.

Rick Jackson has already put over $100 million of his own money into the Georgia governor's race. Now he's adding an $87 million ad buy — while running on the claim that his wealth makes him incorruptible.

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Jul 26, 2026

Rick Jackson Paid Trump Millions. Trump Just Said So Out Loud.

Trump endorsed Rick Jackson after backing his primary opponent — and told a reporter Jackson had given him 'a couple of' million dollars. Jackson then stood on stage and promised to be 'this man's favorite governor.'

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