Caitlyn Gegen

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Won the May 19 Democratic primary over Nick Alex, 60.0%

Caitlyn Gegen is a community organizer running for Georgia's 9th Congressional District. She was raised by public-school-teacher parents, is a recipient of Georgia's HOPE Scholarship, and studied at the London School of Economics.[3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsProtect legal access to abortion

    Wants to overturn the Dobbs decision and opposes Georgia's six-week abortion ban.[3]

  • SupportsStricter gun laws

    Says she will fight for "safer gun legislation."[3]

  • SupportsExpand public health coverage

    Advocates for "free universal healthcare," saying government-provided healthcare is cheaper and produces better outcomes.[3]

  • SupportsRaise the minimum wage

    Campaign says she will work to "expand access to affordable living by increasing the minimum wage."[3]

In their words — priorities

  • Says her sister, a labor and delivery nurse, sees the effects of Georgia's six-week abortion ban, and that this motivates her to work to overturn the Dobbs decision.[3]
  • Supports "safer gun legislation," citing having grown up doing active-shooter drills in school.[3]
  • Supports free tuition at public colleges and universities, citing her own experience with the HOPE Scholarship, and "free universal healthcare."[3]

Background

  • Parents were public school teachers; describes her sister as a labor and delivery nurse in Georgia.[3]
  • Received Georgia's HOPE Scholarship for college and studied at the London School of Economics, living in the United Kingdom.[3]
  • Has worked as a community organizer and in local government.[3]

Campaign money

Raised $43K · spent $39K · $4,670 cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Also on the ballot for this seat: Andrew Clyde · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 3.Georgia's 9th Congressional District election, 2026 (Candidate Connection survey responses) · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words