Georgia Republican to Join Race for Next Lieutenant Governor

Republican Georgia Senator Greg Dorezal to Run for Lieutenant Governor

Senator Greg Dorezal, a Republican from Georgia, is set to enter the race for the state’s lieutenant governor position, as reported. Dorezal, who has served four terms in the state legislature, has been vocal about protecting biological men from participating in women’s sports and is expected to announce his candidacy this week. He plans to contribute $5 million of his own funds to his campaign following the decision of current Lieutenant Colonel Burt Jones to run for governor.

Dorezal has been part of the Georgia Senate since 2019. During his tenure, he has sponsored legislation aimed at creating a special committee to investigate allegations of fraud in the 2020 elections, particularly concerning Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. This committee’s expansion took place earlier this year.

He also backed the Riley Gaines Act of 2025, which prohibits biological men from competing in women’s sports and mandates that public schools and universities in Georgia have single-sex toilets, locker rooms, and changing facilities based on biological sex.

In addition to his legislative duties, Dorezal is the chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee and the Chief Deputy Whip for the Senate Majority. A supporter of Trump, Dorezal was instrumental in a 2020 petition that urged Governor Kemp to call for a special session regarding electoral matters.

Recently, he endorsed Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign ahead of the New Hampshire primary, having previously supported the former president at various campaign events.

The race for Georgia’s lieutenant governor in 2026 will include several Republican candidates, such as David Clark and state senators Blake Tillley, Steve Gooch, and John Kennedy. On the Democratic side, Senator Josh McLaurin announced his candidacy in May.

Trump’s backing may play a significant role in the primary outcomes, especially given his support for Jones’s gubernatorial bid and the collaboration between Jones and Dorezal during the investigation of election results in 2020.

Brandon Beach, another Republican senator involved in the 2020 special session call, was appointed by Trump to a position in the U.S. Treasury Department earlier this year.