Former Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) announced Tuesday he will not run for U.S. Senate in Georgia, a decision that impacts the field of potential Republican candidates who will vie to unseat Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in 2022.
Perdue, a businessman and former one-term senator, made headlines last week after he filed for candidacy with the Federal Election Commission, saying at the time that he and his wife were mulling over “how to best serve the people of Georgia” and that he was considering another bid for office.
Perdue said in a statement Tuesday about his decision that “after much prayer and reflection,” he has decided not to run and that his decision was personal, not political.
“I am confident that whoever wins the Republican Primary next year will defeat the Democrat candidate in the General election for this seat, and I will do everything I can to make that happen,” he said:
