GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk Will Not Seek Reelection In 2026
U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, 62, said he will not seek reelection to Georgia’s 11th District to spend more time with family.
Overview
U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk announced he will not seek reelection to Georgia’s 11th Congressional District, saying in a statement he wants to spend “more dedicated time” with his family and is ending his tenure after 2015-2026 service.
The departure widens a wave of House turnover ahead of the 2026 midterms, with records showing about 50 members are stepping down or pursuing other offices, increasing competition for open seats nationwide.
Loudermilk was scrutinized by the House Jan. 6 committee for giving a tour of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 5, 2021, a review he called a “smear campaign,” and he now chairs a Jan. 6 reinvestigating subcommittee, officials confirmed.
The 11th District covers all of Bartow, Gordon and Pickens counties and parts of Cherokee and Cobb counties, and election returns show Loudermilk won about 65.6% of the vote in 2024 in a district the Cook Political Report ranks as the fifth-most strongly Republican of nine GOP-held Georgia districts.
With Loudermilk’s exit, campaign filings show Republican Chris Mora is the only other GOP candidate to have filed so far, while a crowded Democratic field and an independent, Natalie Richoz, have filed to run ahead of the 2026 primary and general elections.
Analysis
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FAQ
He announced he will not seek reelection to spend more dedicated time with his family after serving from 2015 to 2026.
It covers all of Bartow, Gordon, and Pickens counties and parts of Cherokee and Cobb counties, northwest of Atlanta, rated as strongly Republican with a 2025 Cook PVI favoring Republicans by 12 points.
Republican Chris Mora is the only other GOP candidate filed so far; Democrats have a crowded field and independent Natalie Richoz has filed.
He was scrutinized by the House Jan. 6 committee for a Capitol tour on Jan. 5, 2021, which he called a smear, and now chairs a subcommittee reinvestigating Jan. 6.
It widens a wave of House turnover ahead of 2026 midterms, with about 50 members stepping down or pursuing other offices, increasing competition for open seats.
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