ATLANTA — Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Jason Carter has thrown his support behind Jason Esteves in his campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor ahead of next year’s election.

“He’s the new generation of leadership that Georgia needs, and he still has a long record of fighting for our families,” Carter said in a statement released Wednesday by the Esteves campaign.

Carter won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination himself in 2014 only to lose the general election to Republican Nathan Deal. The former state senator and grandson of former president Jimmy Carter said he knows Esteves’ family. He said Esteves, who recently stepped down as a state Senator representing Cobb and Fulton counties and previously served on the Atlanta school board, “has heart and wisdom,” addin

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