Geoff Duncan launches campaign for governor as Democrat

ATLANTA — Geoff Duncan, Georgia's former lieutenant governor , is launching a new campaign -- with a new party.

The longtime Republican announced Tuesday morning that he's running for governor as a Democrat.

“Georgians deserve leaders with the courage to take on Donald Trump and do what’s right,” Duncan said in a statement Tuesday morning. “As Georgia’s first Democratic governor in 28 years, I will stand up to Trump and his yes men in our state while bringing down the costs of childcare, healthcare and housing so every Georgia family is in the best position possible. That’s what Georgia deserves.”

Duncan's shift to the Democratic party has been a slow and public process.

He served as lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2023 and, while maintaining his status as a Republican, became an in