GA-14 special election winner?
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APR 14, 2026
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Overview
Current roleSmall business owner
PartyIndependent
Political ideologyProgressive Independent
LocationGeorgia
BackgroundSmall business owner
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Notable personal detailsRob Anthony Joseph Ruszkowski, also known as Rob “Rush” Ruszkowski, is an independent candidate who ran for the U.S. House in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District in the 2026 special election cycle. He filed with the Federal Election Commission as a non-party-affiliated candidate and authorized the committee "Rob Ruszkowski (Rush) for Congress." His public messaging emphasized anti-corruption themes, cost-of-living concerns, and independent representation outside the two-party system.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports higher taxes on wealthy corporations and closing tax loopholes, ending corporate welfare, and instituting a billionaire minimum tax; favors breaking up large corporations, banning certain corporate practices (e.g., hedge funds and corporate landlords buying single-family homes), and protecting/expanding social programs such as Social Security and Medicare. Advocates federal standards for wages on federally funded jobs and rolling back tariffs described as hidden taxes on families.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All (single-payer) with optional private supplements, caps on drug prices, expanded community clinics and mental-health/addiction recovery centers, protections for reproductive care, and measures to protect rural hospitals and emergency transport.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate says he supports strong border security and public safety while opposing enforcement practices that violate constitutional rights, and advocates reforming or replacing agencies like ICE/CBP if they cannot be reformed. Campaign materials highlight civil‑liberties concerns about current ICE and CBP operations but do not lay out concrete proposals for expanded legal pathways, asylum policy, or large‑scale enforcement measures. Overall the statements combine enforcement‑focused language with civil‑liberties and institutional‑reform priorities, producing mixed signals on policy detail
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports reproductive freedom and protecting reproductive rights as part of comprehensive healthcare. The campaign platform frames reproductive freedom as a protected right without specifying gestational limits or exceptions.
Climate & Energy
Supports reaching 100% clean energy by 2050 with a just transition for workers, expanding home solar, wind, and battery incentives, holding polluting corporations accountable for contamination, and investing in clean-energy innovation and weatherization programs.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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