Georgia Governor Orders Special Election After GOP Member-Elect’s Arrest

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp during a dinner reception in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 6, 2022. Laurie Dieffembacq/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order on Dec. 31, 2022, to fill the seat in the Georgia House of member-elect Danny Rampey two weeks after his arrest for theft.

Kemp signed the executive order calling on the secretary of state to hold a special election on Jan. 31 to fill the northeast Georgia seat.