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Republican
Ken Yasger

Ken Yasger

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Overview

Current roleService industry worker (bartender)

PartyRepublican

Political ideologyConservative Republican

LocationGeorgia

BackgroundService industry worker (bartender)

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EducationSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville — Political Science (2010)

Notable personal detailsKen Yasger is a Republican who ran for Governor of Georgia in 2026. He has served in the U.S. Army and the Georgia Army National Guard, and has worked in the service industry, including as a bartender. His campaign platform included eliminating Georgia’s state income tax, legalizing gambling, and pursuing marijuana policy changes.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

The candidate advocates eliminating Georgia’s state income tax and temporarily suspending the gas tax, supports legalizing gambling and regulated recreational marijuana as revenue sources, and proposes reallocating administrative education pay to raise teacher salaries. These positions emphasize tax reductions and alternative revenue generation while cutting or limiting government-collected taxes.

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

The candidate supports legal protections for unborn life beginning at conception while allowing abortion in limited circumstances (rape, incest, and to save the life of the mother). He opposes public funding for abortion providers.

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Climate & Energy

Supports measures aimed at reducing costs for consumers at the pump (temporary suspension of the state gas tax) and prioritizes limited-government, market-oriented policies rather than large-scale clean-energy mandates. Campaign platform does not articulate aggressive emissions targets, Green New Deal–style proposals, or major climate investment plans.

News

AINews Summary
Last updatedMar 14, 2026

Ken Yasger is in the news as one of six candidates running for the Democratic nomination in Georgia’s 2026 gubernatorial race. The qualifying window for the race is March 2 to March 6, 2026, with the Democratic primary set for May 19, 2026, and a possible runoff on June 16.

kenforgeorgia.com+42
Articles
SMSavannah Morning News5 months ago

Georgia governor candidates have one week to qualify. Who are they?

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Polls

Georgia Republican Governor nominee?
Polling Average
40%30%20%10%0%
28.5%
24.6%
14.2%
7.7%
Ken Yasger
K. Yasger
Rick Jackson
R. Jackson
Burt Jones
B. Jones
Brad Raffensperger
B. Raffensperger
Chris Carr
C. Carr
Clark Dean
C. Dean
Date (Start - End)SpreadYasgerJacksonJonesRaffenspergerCarrDean
Polling Average
Jackson+28.1
0.5%28.5%24.6%14.2%7.7%0.9%
InsiderAdvantageMay 16 - 17
Jackson+31.0
0.0%31.0%27.0%16.0%10.0%1.0%
Quantus InsightsApr 28 - May 2
Jackson+26.3
1.0%27.3%22.1%14.4%8.0%0.8%
InsiderAdvantageApr 28 - 29
Jackson+27.6
0.8%28.4%24.0%18.1%11.0%2.3%
University of Georgia School of Public and International AffairsApr 18 - 26
Jackson+27.2
0.0%27.2%24.8%14.0%2.9%0.3%
JMC AnalyticsMar 7 - 8
Jackson+37.0
0.0%37.0%22.0%11.0%4.0%0.0%
Emerson CollegeFeb 28 - Mar 2
Jones+20.1
0.5%20.3%20.6%11.0%5.8%0.2%
Quantus InsightsOct 13 - 14
Jones+31.0
1.0%–32.0%15.0%12.0%2.0%

Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne

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