2026 Georgia Primary Election

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Bobby Mehan earned a political science and government degree from the University of West Georgia. He is a married father of three.

Bobby Mehan

Bobby previously lost an election for Georgia State Senate District 31 in 2020.

Bobby has worked as the Chief Executive Officer and mediator for an alternative dispute resolution company for the past two years. He is also a co-founder and managing director for a venture capital firm he founded three years ago. He previously founded a healthcare technology company and worked as the president of a consulting firm for over 12 years.

Pledges to strictly enforce existing ratepayer protections that "ensure large-load users pay their fair share, not everyday Georgia families, and closely scrutinize forecasted demand."

- Pledges to strictly enforce existing ratepayer protections that "ensure large-load users pay their fair share, not everyday Georgia families, and closely scrutinize forecasted demand."

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Wants every family and business to have reliable, affordable energy.

Supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy that prioritizes grid reliability and long-term affordability, while pushing back against "reckless ideological policies that threaten energy security and create government-picked winners and losers."

- Wants every family and business to have reliable, affordable energy.
- Supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy that prioritizes grid reliability and long-term affordability, while pushing back against "reckless ideological policies that threaten energy security and create government-picked winners and losers."

Energy & the Environment

Claims that ""it's time to run the Public Service Commission like a business and look out for the customer first."

Seeks to ensure no Georgian subsidizes corporate expansion.

- Claims that ""it's time to run the Public Service Commission like a business and look out for the customer first."
- Seeks to ensure no Georgian subsidizes corporate expansion.

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As of March 11, 2026, Bobby Mehan did not have a website or any information online.

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As of March 11, 2026, Bobby Mehan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Jennifer Pike

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Buket Urgen

Carolyn Tatum Roddy earned a bachelor's degree in print media and a law degree from the University of Georgia.

Carolyn has worked as a Special Advisor to the Federal Communications Commission Space Bureau for the past 4 years. She previously worked as a solo practitioner for 13 years and as an attorney for the Federal Communications Commission for 12 years.

Promises to stop "runaway rate hikes" by scrutinizing every rate case, and pushing back on costs that should not land on ratepayers.

Wants to ensure that prudency reviews that determine how much of a utility project’s cost overruns are recoverable from ratepayers is "rigorous, not rubber-stamped."

- Promises to stop "runaway rate hikes" by scrutinizing every rate case, and pushing back on costs that should not land on ratepayers.
- Wants to ensure that prudency reviews that determine how much of a utility project’s cost overruns are recoverable from ratepayers is "rigorous, not rubber-stamped."

Believes Georgia should welcome data center investment but not ask Georgia families to pay the bill to build the facilities needed to "serve these rich massive companies."

Thinks rural Georgia electric cooperatives have been an afterthought in state utility policy for too long.

- Believes Georgia should welcome data center investment but not ask Georgia families to pay the bill to build the facilities needed to "serve these rich massive companies."
- Thinks rural Georgia electric cooperatives have been an afterthought in state utility policy for too long.
- Promises a reliable, affordable grid.

As of March 11, 2026, Carolyn Tatum Roddy’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Carolyn Tatum Roddy

As of March 11, 2026, Carolyn Tatum Roddy did not have a website or any information online.

Emileigh Crouch

I’m Josh Tolbert, a small business owner and professional engineer with four engineering degrees, including a Ph. D. in mechanical engineering, and more than 15 years of experience in power generation and energy infrastructure.

Joshua Aaron Tolbert has four engineering degrees, including a PhD in mechanical engineering. He has a wife and five children. 

Joshua is a professional engineer and small business owner. He has served as chief technology officer and vice president of engineering for a nuclear energy company. He has more than 15 years of experience in power generation and energy infrastructure.

Joshua is a professional engineer and small business owner. He has served as chief technology officer and vice president of engineering for a nuclear energy company. 

Josh is a small business owner and professional engineer with four engineering degrees, including a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, and more than 15 years of experience in power generation and energy infrastructure.

Josh Tolbert - Ballotpedia

Josh previously ran for public service commissioner in 2025 but did not win. 

Believes in delivering reliable and resilient utility systems.

Believes in delivering reliable and resilient utility systems such as "dependable electricity, secure natural gas delivery, and infrastructure communities can count on."

Said, " I will scrutinize proposals, challenge unsupported claims, and ensure only justified costs are passed on to Georgia families and small businesses."

- Believes in delivering reliable and resilient utility systems such as "dependable electricity, secure natural gas delivery, and infrastructure communities can count on."
- Said, " I will scrutinize proposals, challenge unsupported claims, and ensure only justified costs are passed on to Georgia families and small businesses."

Believes in enhancing environmental performance through engineering solutions rather than government mandates.

Believes in enhancing environmental performance through "practical" engineering solutions rather than government mandates.

- Believes in enhancing environmental performance through "practical" engineering solutions rather than government mandates.

As of March 11, 2026, Josh Tolbert’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Josh Tolbert

As of March 11, 2026, Joshua Aaron Tolbert’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Joshua Aaron Tolbert

Joshua Aaron Tolbert has four engineering degrees, including a PhD in mechanical engineering. He has a husband and five children. 

Alejandra Gracias

- A Public Service Commissioner is an elected official who serves on Georgia’s five-member Public Service Commission, which oversees statewide utilities like electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, and trucking.
- The commission was originally created in 1879 to manage the building and upkeep of railroads.
- Today, its role is to make sure Georgians have safe, dependable, and affordable utility services, including electricity, natural gas, and telecommunications.
- The commission has five members, each chosen in statewide elections to serve staggered six-year terms.

Part of a 5-person board that regulates Georgia’s public utilities.

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