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Former Gov. Nathan Deal Endorses Paul Broun for Congress

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Former Gov. Nathan Deal has endorsed Athens ex-congressman Paul Broun’s bid to retake the 10th Congressional District he held from 2007-2014, citing the seven years of seniority Broun has already accumulated.

Deal served with Broun in Congress for two-and-a-half years, in between Broun winning a special election in 2007 and Deal running for governor in 2010. Deal said in a news release:

“Experience matters! Paul Broun gained valuable experience in the U.S. House of Representatives where we served together for several years. When he is re-elected to Congress, he will have the seniority he had earned. Experience and leadership will allow him to serve his constituents in a very effective manner. I encourage you to vote to ‘Bring Back Broun!’ His experience and his leadership will immediately allow Paul Broun to work effectively for the 10th district of Georgia and America. For these reasons, I publicly support and endorse Dr. Paul Broun for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District!”

“Nathan Deal is a great friend and a first-rate governor, and I’m thrilled to have his support,” Broun said. “Gov. Deal knows how important seniority is and what it can do for Georgia. A Republican majority won’t be enough to save America. It’s going to take a return to constitutionally limited government to restore the republic and heal our land.” 

If Republicans retake the U.S. House, Broun, a physician, would be in line to become chairman of the House Science Subcommittee on investigations, a position he said he would use to investigate the COVID-19 pandemic.

“As an actual scientist,” Broun said, “I’m the only candidate who is qualified to launch a deep-dive investigation into the origins of COVID-19, America’s response to it, and how to better prepare for future public health crises so as to save lives and preserve liberty and our economy.

“The American people deserve to know the truth about COVID-19, China, Dr. Fauci, the NIH, CDC, and FDA. How did this all happen? Where did it come from? What went right? What went wrong? How can we handle it better next time? I want to go back to Congress and get back that gavel and find out.”

Broun is one of eight Republican candidates seeking to replace Rep. Jody Hice, who is running for Georgia secretary of state. Hice took the seat with Broun’s blessing when Broun ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in 2014 but has endorsed Timothy Barr. Meanwhile, Democrat-turned-Republican Vernon Jones has been endorsed by President Trump. The frontrunner, however, is widely considered to be trucking company owner Mike Collins, who lost to Hice in a runoff in 2014.

Partisan primaries will be held May 24, with early voting starting May 2.

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