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Georgia Businessman Rick Jackson Announces Run for Governor

Rick Jackson, a health care entrepreneur, pledges $50 million in self-funding and focuses on tax cuts, immigration enforcement, and foster-care reforms in Georgia GOP race.

  • On Tuesday, Rick Jackson, Georgia businessman and founder of an Atlanta-area healthcare company, announced his bid for governor and pledged $50 million, saying, `I learned to work hard, trusted in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, started a family, and founded a business`.
  • Positioning himself as an outsider, Rick Jackson pledges to halve income tax, freeze property taxes, ban DEI initiatives, and challenge Gov. Burt Jones amid a crowded GOP primary field.
  • The campaign immediately bought airtime, with AdImpact reporting more than $950,000 in ad buys for this week and over $1,000,000 committed next week.
  • A separate outside group has spent more than $13 million, and Jackson's campaign denies funding the ads, making the primary more chaotic and expensive.
  • His corporate and philanthropic record underscores Jackson Healthcare's reach in all 50 states, helping more than 20 million patients annually and generating over $3 billion in revenue, plus foster-care policies and related law.
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Business owner Rick Jackson launches Republican bid for Georgia governor

Health care business owner Rick Jackson says he's running for Georgia governor as a Republican. His Tuesday announcement shakes up a GOP field that includes Lt. Gov.

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