ATLANTA — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a special committee to suspend raising campaign money for Gov. Brian Kemp’s reelection bid until the GOP gubernatorial nomination is decided, temporarily eliminating what had been a major advantage Republican lawmakers carved out for him.
Judge Mark Cohen ruled that Kemp’s leadership committee — Georgians First — can’t raise any more money unless he becomes the party’s nominee. He faces former U.S. Sen. David Perdue in the GOP primary.
By then, his Democratic opponent, Stacey Abrams, will be her party’s nominee and be eligible to use the same leadership committee law to raise unlimited funds from donors. Abrams is running unchallenged in the Democratic primary.
