Veterans advocate and Conyers resident, Dr. Takosha Swan, has announced her candidacy for lieutenant governor and is getting out ahead of the 2026 election by canvassing the state to spread her message of unity.
The Republican candidate says she draws inspiration from the legacy of Abraham Lincoln and promises to champion the cause of liberty and justice for all Georgians.
Swan spent five years in the Army and the Georgia Army National Guard, and she also served the nation during Operation Iraqi Freedom in Kuwait and Iraq. In 2019, Gov. Brian Kemp appointed Swan to the Veterans Services Board for a seven year term.
A graduate with an MBA from the University of Phoenix, Swan is also the owner, president and CEO of Business Women Consulting, LLC.
Swan says that a major priority for her is access to healthcare, especially in the rural areas.
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“We have had a lot of hospitals close and there are Georgians who live in rural areas and want to keep their areas rural, so they don’t want a full hospital, so I am looking at allocating funding for smaller clinics in those areas,” Swan said.
As lieutenant governor, Swan says she favors school choice and will be a proponent for education reform. She also says that in her role, she will work to support small, “mom and pop” businesses and will foster young people to help them want to become entrepreneurs and open a business in Georgia.
According to Swan, the centerpiece of her candidacy revolves around her communication skills, and she says she hopes to be a unifier to attempt to achieve more compromise between the Republicans and Democrats who are world’s apart on the most pressing issues for Georgians.
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“I’m looking to create unity, I’m looking to build communications amongst both parties. Right now, we have no Black Republicans in the General Assembly, there are no Black conservatives, so I’m looking to help close the gap in communication,” Swan said.
Georgia’s current Lt. Gov., Burt Jones, is not running for a second term. Along with Swan, Josh McLaurin (D), Steve Gooch (R), John Kennedy, Brenda Nelson-Porter (R) and Jerry Timbs (R) have also announced their intent to run for the lieutenant governor seat.
Unlike national races for president and vice president, gubernatorial candidates do not run on a “ticket” together, but face separate elections.
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Scott Hudson is the Senior Investigative Reporter, Editorial Page Editor and weekly columnist for The Augusta Press. Reach him at scott@theaugustapress.com
