GA-01 Republican nominee?
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MAY 20, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCommissioner
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican
GenderMale
LocationGeorgia
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BackgroundCounty commissioner
EducationBenedictine Military School (Savannah, Georgia)
Notable personal detailsPatrick K. “Pat” Farrell is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Georgia’s 1st Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He has served on the Chatham County Board of Commissioners since 2004. Farrell is a graduate of Benedictine Military School and earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Georgia Southern University.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Patrick (Pat) Farrell supports large tax reductions and a substantially smaller federal government, including permanently eliminating the federal income tax and cutting federal spending. He also supports eliminating the Department of Education and pursuing alternative federal revenue sources while backing balanced-budget constraints.
Immigration & Border
Supports securing the U.S. border and deporting criminal undocumented immigrants; frames immigration primarily as an enforcement and border-security priority.
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Public Safety & Guns
The candidate identifies as strongly pro-Second Amendment and is a member of a local gun club; his campaign materials emphasize support for gun rights and law enforcement priorities. There are no campaign statements on his site endorsing specific gun regulations (for example, red-flag laws or assault-weapons bans).
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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