ATLANTA — Former football coach Derek Dooley took part in his first interview as a U.S. Senate hopeful on Thursday, saying he was “immersed in my job” when he declined to vote in 20 years' worth of elections.
Derek Dooley was in a Gainesville radio studio, discussing his career transition to politics.
"There's never been a candidate who's not a candidate, and never been in politics, get attacked more in a three-week span," he marveled on WDUN radio in Gainesville. "I may not know politics, as people say it, but I do know people, and that's what I've been doing for 30 years."
Dooley faces two political veterans – Republican congressmen Mike Collins and Buddy Carter. The winner faces Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff next year.
Governor Brian Kemp’s political team is helping Dooley, who roll