An ally of Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R-GA) filed an ethics complaint accusing a fundraising committee backing Attorney General Chris Carr of violating campaign finance laws.
Republican state Sen. Matt Brass in the file claimed the Keep Georgia Strong Action committee “brazenly engaged in advocacy” by circumventing campaign finance laws. Both Jones and Carr are Republican candidates for governor of Georgia to replace term-limited Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) in the 2026 election.
Brass said he is looking for the State Ethics Commission to investigate the matter, or risk “dangerous precedent, signaling that dark money may evade transparency until caught.”
Brass has additionally claimed Carr is “bullying” Jones.
“Rather than attacking the integrity of my friend Burt Jones, the Attorney General should focus on ensuring his paperwork is in order,” he said.
Stefan Passantino, an attorney for Keep Georgia Strong Action, dismissed the allegations.
“As will be readily apparent in the very near future, this committee has fully complied with all of its obligations under Georgia law and we fully expect this complaint to be dismissed in short order,” he said of the committee, which has launched digital ads pummeling Jones.
The ethics complaint is the latest twist in the Republican primary race. In a previous lawsuit, Carr accused Jones of taking advantage of a 2021 state law allowing him to raise unlimited cash for his 2026 gubernatorial campaign. Carr claimed that Jones was using the leadership committee to fundraise for his campaign in the primary election.
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President Donald Trump endorsed Jones in the race earlier this year. Jones campaigned on with Trump’s MAGA agenda when he launched his gubernatorial campaign in July.
There are a growing number of Democratic candidates for governor, including State Sen. Jason Esteves, state Rep. Derrick Jackson, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Atlanta pastor Olu Brown, and former DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond.
