Attorney General of Georgia
Brian Strickland
Georgia State Senator, District 42R
- Race
- Attorney General of Georgia
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- Tanya Miller (D)
- Research
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Brian Strickland is the Republican nominee for Attorney General of Georgia. A trial attorney from Henry County, he is a state senator and chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee.[1][2][3]
On the ballotAttorney General
2026-11-03
| Tanya Miller D | challenger |
| Brian Strickland R | challenger |
Won the May 19 Republican primary with 71.6%.
Biography
Brian Strickland is the Republican nominee for Attorney General of Georgia. A trial attorney from Henry County, he is a state senator and chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Strickland graduated from Valdosta State University with a B.B.A. in economics in 2006 and earned a J.D. from the Florida Coastal School of Law in 2009.[2] A lawyer from McDonough, he served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017 and was elected to the Georgia Senate in 2018.[4][5]
In the Senate he represents District 42, and he chaired the Judiciary Committee in the 2021-22, 2023-24 and 2025-26 sessions.[2] He launched his campaign for attorney general in June 2025.[4][5] He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary over Bill Cowsert and faces Democrat Tanya Miller in the November 3 general election.[1][6]
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Priorities
- Affordability for families, including keeping corporate actors from cheating consumers and ensuring Georgians get the first opportunity to purchase homes.[8]
- Protecting vulnerable Georgians: cracking down on scams targeting seniors, identity theft, gangs and human trafficking.[8]
- Experience and independence from politics; he says more than 100 sheriffs, district attorneys and first-responder organizations have endorsed him.[8]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Georgia Attorney General election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 2.Brian Strickland · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses: Tanya Miller and Brian Strickland · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words
- 4.Brian Strickland launches campaign for attorney general · Capitol Beat News Service · 2025-06-03 News report
- 5.GOP State Sen. Brian Strickland launches campaign for Georgia attorney general · WABE / Georgia Recorder · 2025-06-04 News report
- 6.Georgia Attorney General: Tanya Miller, Brian Strickland · The Current (Georgia Recorder) · 2026-10-16 News report
- 7.Brian Strickland · Ballotpedia Reference
- 8.Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses: Tanya Miller and Brian Strickland · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words