What you need to know: The race for Congressional Districts 10 and 12 in Augusta – The Augusta Chronicle

Every two years all seats in the US House are up for election and this year the race in District 10, covering the area north of Augusta, is particularly heated.

Incumbent Republican Jody Hice declared that he would run for Georgia Secretary of State rather than stand for re-election to Congress. At the moment, three Democrats and 12 Republicans have announced they are running for the open seat.

On Feb. 9,Vernon Jones, former candidate for governor, announced he plans to join the District 10 race and that he has former President Donald Trump's endorsement.

In District 12, incumbent Republican Rick Allen is running again for election. Both districts favor Republicans.

All the House elections will take place in the new district lines, which moved District 12 north of Augusta to encompass Columbia County and several other rural counties, while District 10 moved to fully include Athens-Clarke County. Several organizations and voters have already filed lawsuits against the new districts, charging that they dilute the voting power of people of color.

The House currently has 212 Republicans to 222 Democrats, with one open seat. Hice is one of 13 Republicans and 29 Democrats who will not be running for re-election this cycle. While it is early in the race, it is unclear if Democrats will be able to maintain control of the House in 2022.

Primary elections in Georgia will be held on May 24, and the general election on Nov. 8.

Collins owns Collins Trucking. He lists his priorities as America First, Pro-Trump, alongside defending the Second Amendment, being pro life and standing up to cancel culture.

Witt served as deputy chief of staff in the U.S. Office of Personnel Management under President Donald Trump. His website does not list issues, but he does tout his work under Trump and as part of Trump's post election legal team.

Curry served as tax commissioner of Henry County. He lists key priorities as defending the integrity of elections, finishing the border wall and protecting the Second Amendment, among others.

Sims is a retired Air Force colonel who currently works as a pilot for Delta Air Lines. Sims does not have an issues page but does mention rising costs, the southern border and enemies abroad as priorities.

Barr is the Georgia State House representative for District 103. He lists being pro-life, defending the constitution and securing elections as priorities, among other issues. He has been endorsed by Hice.

McMain is the owner of Town Values Magazine. He lists his policies as being pro-life, ending cancel cultureand protecting the Second Amendment, among others.

Broun previously served as the representative for the 10th Congressional District from 2007 to 2015. His policy priorities include local control of education, being pro-life, and protecting the Second Amendment.

Richards runs a demolition firm. His priorities include opposing cancel culture and socialism andputting America first.

Swan is a retired Marine Corps colonel. His priorities include border security, the economyand culture and education.

Heussner is a retired Army colonel. He lists his priorities as including agriculture, defense, the Second Amendment and veterans, among others.

Alvey recently graduated from the University of Georgia with a Master's of Public Administration. His main issues include abortion, immigration and the environment.

Rupert is a former police officer. His priorities include supporting law enforcement, opposing vaccine mandatesand voting for citizens only.

Johnson-Green is a registered nurse who held the Democratic nomination for District 10 in 2018 and 2020. She supports Medicare for All, campaign finance and election reformand protecting people on the basis of sexuality and gender identity, among other issues.

Hatcher owns Everything Lemons, a boutique store. Her priorities include Medicare for All, protecting voting rightsand community policing, among others.

Allen has held the seat since 2015. Before his election to the House, he founded and ran R.W. Allen and Associates, a construction company.

A longtime Donald Trump supporter, Allen has opposed efforts to expand the Affordable Care Act, federally-funded education and human services programs and the Green New Deal. He has encouraged constituents to be vaccinated but opposed the OSHA requirement for vaccination or testing at large employers.

Allen sits on the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Education and Labor Committee.

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Johnson worked in insurance and has been involved with the Democratic Party of Georgia for years. She won the Democratic primary in 2020 for District 12.

Johnson does not have an issues page on her website, but in 2020 told The Chronicle she was running on expanding healthcare, better wages, civil rights and ending voter suppression.

Singleton is running against Rick Allen in the Republican primary. Among his top issuesare repealingincome taxes for most households, implementing term limits and protecting gun rights.

Augusta Chronicle reporter Susan McCord contributed to this report.

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