Georgia Sen. Bill Cowsert of Athens has announced a run for attorney general. WUGA's Emma Auer has more. 

Sen. Bill Cowsert (center) cast the decisive vote Thursday to keep a Medicaid expansion proposal from advancing out of his committee. Cordele Republican Sen. Carden Summers (left) was one of two Republican senators who voted for the bill.

Sen. Bill Cowsert Senator (center) has represented the citizens of Clarke, Oconee and Walton counties since 2006.

Credit: Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

State Sen. Bill Cowsert of Athens has announced he will run for Georgia Attorney General in 2026.

Cowsert, a Republican, has served in the Georgia Senate since 2006. An attorney, he represents Clarke, Oconee, and Walton Counties in Northeast Georgia. He also led the Senate Special Investigations Committee that looked into alleged misconduct by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

Cowsert says that if elected, he will focus on cracking down on undocumented immigrants, sex trafficking, and fentanyl distributors.

A graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, he is the founding partner of an Athens law firm.

Current Attorney General Chris Carr has announced he plans to run for governor in November of 2026.

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