Pre -university Tenasi Football coach Derek Dole on Monday announced his 2026 Republican dialect for the US Senate in Georgia against Democratic Holiness John Osoff.
The 57 -year -old Dole Gove is supported by Brian Kemp and has been teasing a dialect since June. Camp himself turned to Dole after deciding not to decide not to run for the seat. The Georgia Republican is seen to top the Republican Ossoff, the Senate’s weakest Democratic Holiday is believed to be reunited next year.
In a two -minute launch video, Dole said, “Professional politicians like John Osoff have problems.” “Anarchy, open weather on the border, inflation everywhere, items, they represent, they represent new leadership in Georgia. So I am walking for the Senate.”
Georgia village Kemp and Trump met and said they would try to agree on a favorite candidate. Any person anointed by both will be approved as the Republican Front-Runner. Camp told Colins and others on July 24 that he would support Dole. But Trump is not yet ready to support, and Dole is moving forward without Trump’s blessings, an indication that the joint effort can falter.
Dole has never had an alternative office before. He says he will run as a political outsider, “Good, old -fashioned Georgia Common Sense,” and “” will promise to work with President Trump, fight for you and always bring Georgia first. “
Dole is the son of a famous university Georgia Coach was a lawyer before going into Vince Dole and coaching.
Derek Dole was widely seen as a failure during his three years as a head coach in Tennessee, compiling 15–21 records with volunteers before being fired in 2012. Since then, he has been an assistant coach Dallas Cowboysuniversity Missouri, New York Giants And university Alabama,
Dole will be far from FIFootball coach to run to office. East Golden brown color Football coach Tommy Tuberville was selected from Alabama to Senate in 2020 and is now running for the governor. University of Nebraska Coaching legend Tom Osborne gave three terms at the US House.
Dole’s late father was often discussed as a potential candidate, and his mother, Barbara Dole lost a Republican primary for the Congress in 2002.
Dole went to the university of the university Virginia And earned a scholarship as a wide receiver. He earned a law degree from Georgia University and briefly practiced the law in Atlanta before working on the college coaching ladder, became the head coach for three years. Louisiana tech Before landing in Tennessee.
Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.
