State ethics commission rules on campaign cash in heated Georgia governor’s race

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Georgia State Ethics Commission has ruled candidates can loan their own personal money to a leadership committee or political action committee (PAC).

The advisory , which comes in the middle of a battle between Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Attorney General Chris Carr, also ruled candidates can be repaid with funds that have been raised by those committees.

Carr and Jones - both Republicans - are running for governor in the state’s nationally watched 2026 midterms.

In August, a federal judge dismissed an attempt by Carr to prevent Jones from using his leadership committee to raise unlimited funds for Jones’ campaign.

That ruling was in response to Carr’s attempt to cut off Jones’ ability to access money from a fundraising vehicle that allows Georgi