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More than a year after election, Handel still citing Jon Ossoff

Handel is facing a reelection challenge from a woman whose son was shot and killed in a dispute over loud music.

ATLANTA – Facing a reelection bid just over a year after she won the nation’s most expensive congressional election in history, U.S. Rep. Karen Handel is still using the specter of a man she defeated in 2017 in her fundraising pleas.

Handel is facing Democrat Lucy McBath on Nov. 6. McBath, who won a Democrat runoff on Tuesday against Kevin Abel, is the mother of Jordan Davis, who was killed outside a Florida gas station in a dispute over loud music.

“It's now clear that the Democrats have their eyes set on defeating me once again,” Handel said. “To no one's surprise, they're reusing the same failed playbook. My opponent Lucy McBath is backed by the same liberal groups as Jon Ossoff -- and they already spent more than $1 million just to get her out of the primary.”

After her victory Tuesday night, McBath said reducing gun violence will be a key focus of her campaign.

“Six years ago, I never thought my life would have taken me here,” she said. “My life was changed in an instant when a senseless act of gun violence cost me my son. But I decided to turn my grief into action and go to work to try to save lives by pushing our lawmakers to find common sense solutions to reduce gun violence.

“As a two-time breast cancer survivor, I will fight to protect and expand access to healthcare, especially for women,” she said. “This district and this race is key to fixing Washington by bringing people together to solve our nation’s problems.”

“In little more than a year in Congress, I have help to lead the way in fostering greater financial security for hardworking Americans, ensuring safer communities and schools, rebuilding our military and keeping our promises to our veterans, and reaffirmed our commitment to Israel” Handel said.

“Thanks to historic tax cuts and aggressive regulatory relief, the economy is booming once again” Handel added. “There are more job openings than ever before, and wages are increasing. Here in Georgia’s 6th District, the tax cuts are having a real impact. The average family of four will realize a tax cut of more than $4,400.”

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Handel campaign manager Mason Rainey said his candidate “has deep roots in our community and a record of actually delivering results for the working families of east Cobb, north Fulton, and DeKalb counties. Ms. McBath, on the other hand — like Jon Ossoff last summer — has been bought and paid for by money from out-of-state donors with no connection to our community.

“The voters of the 6th District are not going to turn over this seat to an occasional area resident that works for a special interest, dark money SuperPac and couldn’t be bothered to vote in last year’s election or for years before.”

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