Gary Black, the Republican who has been Georgia's Agriculture Commissioner for the last 10 years, has announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate.
Black is seeking the currently held by Democrat Raphael Warnock, who won a special election to fill the unexpired term of former Senator Johnny Isakson. He made his announcement on the first day of the Georgia GOP Convention in Jekyll Island, Georgia.
"Warnock and [President] Biden promised to ‘fundamentally change America,’” Black said in his campaign announcement. “They’re five months into it and job growth and opportunity are down, inflation, debt and gas prices are up, the Middle East is back at war. Satisfied? Or sickened? I fundamentally object. I’ll stand in the gap and say the wave comes this far, and no further.”
During his time in office, Black has made the “Georgia Grown” brand one of the most successful marketing efforts of its kind in the nation.
Black was a founding member of President Trump’s rural and agriculture advisory group started in June of 2016. In his announcement, Black pointed out that he received more votes than any candidate for U.S. Senate or Governor of either party in Georgia in 2018 and 2014.
Black, who is from Commerce in North Georgia, raises commercial beef cattle at Harmony Grove Farms. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and is past president of the University's alumni association.
