Georgia’s upcoming elections, both for governor and the U.S. Senate, are two of the most closely watched races in the country. Big names in the commercial real estate industry are largely lining up behind the Republican ticket, but Gov. Brian Kemp's re-election campaign has generated more enthusiasm than — and raised nearly twice as much money as — Herschel Walker's controversy-laden bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and Warnock have been beneficiaries of a wave of out-of-state donations, including from the entertainment industry, as well as from real estate executives from California, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington. Abrams’ war chest is roughly $85M and Kemp’s nearly $60M, the Associated Press reports,… Read the full story here. |