2026 Midterms · U.S. House · Georgia Safe
Georgia — 3rd District
Democratic
Maura Keller
Republican
Brian Jack
Incumbent
The 2026 general election for Georgia's 3rd Congressional District features freshman Republican incumbent Brian Jack facing Democratic challenger Maura Keller in a rematch of their 2024 general election contest. Major election forecasters including Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill rate the seat as Solid or Safe Republican. The matchup hinges on contrasting visions for the economy, immigration, healthcare, and veterans' services, with Jack highlighting his voting record and close alignment with Donald Trump while Keller emphasizes her 26-year Army career and progressive policy agenda.
Border security and immigration
high salienceJack favors completing the border wall and enforcing mandatory detention and deportation policies, while Keller supports combining border enforcement with streamlined legal pathways to citizenship.
Maura Keller
Supports border security with legal pathways
Keller advocates for reforming the immigration system by combining strong border enforcement with streamlined legal pathways to citizenship for hardworking families. She strongly opposes family separations and promises policies that protect local communities while addressing administrative delays.
- Supports stronger border enforcement while streamlining legal pathways to citizenship.
- Opposes historical policies separating children from parents at the border.
- Aims to reduce red tape and lower costs in the legal immigration process.
“Maura will push for stronger enforcement to stop illegal immigration while streamlining legal pathways for hardworking families. By fixing the system, we protect our communities, ensure children’s safety, and build a fair, secure future for all.”
Brian Jack
Supports border wall and deportations
Jack views the southern border situation as an existential threat to national sovereignty and national security. He advocates for completing the border wall, fully funding ICE and Border Patrol, and deporting criminal undocumented immigrants. In Congress, he supported strict enforcement legislation including the Laken Riley Act and DUI deportation measures.
- Voted for the Laken Riley Act (S.5) requiring DHS detention of undocumented immigrants arrested for theft crimes.
- Voted for H.R.875 to make driving while impaired grounds for deportation of undocumented immigrants.
- Pledges to complete the border wall, fund ICE and Border Patrol, and end illegal immigration.
“There is no more pressing issue our nation faces than Joe Biden’s border crisis. The ongoing invasion of millions of illegal migrants across our border - ushered on by this administration and Democrats in Congress - is an existential threat to America’s sovereignty and national security.”
Economy and cost of living
high salienceJack advocates lowering taxes and reducing federal spending to curb inflation, whereas Keller proposes raising the minimum wage to $22 per hour and expanding government support for affordable housing.
Maura Keller
Supports $22 minimum wage and housing
Keller focuses her economic platform on raising Georgia's minimum wage to $22 per hour, expanding attainable workforce housing, and supporting labor unions. She also advocates for student loan relief and strengthening Social Security adjustments to match inflation.
- Proposes raising the minimum wage in Georgia to $22/hour from the current $7.25 floor.
- Advocates for federal investments in attainable workforce housing.
- Earned endorsement from the Georgia AFL-CIO and supports student loan relief.
“In Georgia, a livable wage should be at least $22/hour, yet too many of our neighbors—hardworking families, teachers, nurses, and essential workers—are stuck at the federal minimum of $7.25/hour.”
Brian Jack
Supports tax cuts and spending reductions
Jack promotes pro-growth economic policies centered on reducing federal spending, working toward a balanced budget, and extending middle-class tax cuts. In the 119th Congress, he voted for budget reconciliation and continuing appropriations legislation.
- Voted for H.R.1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) to adjust tax policy and fund federal programs.
- Voted for FY2025 budget resolution H.Con.Res.14 setting long-term spending levels.
- Advocates extending middle-class tax cuts and reducing federal government spending.
“Lowering taxes and expanding President Trump’s middle class tax cuts, reducing spending and working towards a balanced budget, and unleashing American energy including oil and natural gas, will put us on a path to recovery and deliver needed relief for Georgia taxpayers.”
Healthcare
high salienceKeller champions universal healthcare and codifying federal abortion rights, while Jack's recorded record centers on voting for standard federal appropriations measures.
Maura Keller
Supports universal healthcare and abortion rights
Keller treats healthcare as a universal right, advocating for accessible coverage, saving rural hospitals from closures, and expanding rural coverage via telehealth. She also supports codifying federal abortion protections under Roe v. Wade.
- Advocates for universally accessible healthcare to ensure all citizens receive needed care.
- Focuses on protecting rural hospitals and expanding healthcare access in rural communities.
- Pledges to enshrine Roe v. Wade and protect reproductive healthcare rights.
“The United States stands alone among developed nations without a system that guarantees healthcare access for all our citizens. We can fix this—together.”
Brian Jack
Voted for federal agency appropriations
Jack's documented healthcare record reflects his legislative votes on federal appropriations bills that maintain funding for government agencies and operations.
- Voted for H.R.1968 and H.R.5371 to maintain federal agency funding.
Veterans affairs
medium salienceKeller leverages her personal career as a 26-year veteran and former VA technologist to propose specific administrative fixes, whereas Jack's record consists of voting for federal VA appropriations.
Maura Keller
Supports VA care expansion and food security
Keller relies on her 26-year Army career and experience as a VA health worker to advocate for eliminating administrative hurdles at the VA, providing telehealth for rural veterans, and securing housing and food assistance for former service members.
- Prioritizes simplifying access to VA treatment plans and resolving prescription delays.
- Supports funding programs to combat veteran food insecurity and provide subsidized housing.
- Endorsed by Veterans for Responsible Leadership, Common Defense, and Hold the Line.
“As a 26 year veteran and former VA health worker, supporting veterans is the reason Maura got into politics in the first place. She knows those who serve get empty promises when they really have empty prescription bottles that need filling.”
Brian Jack
Voted for military and VA funding
Jack supported veterans and military construction funding through his vote on continuing appropriations legislation in the 119th Congress.
- Voted for H.R.5371, providing appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs.
Energy and environment
medium salienceJack supports increasing oil and natural gas production to lower fuel costs, while Keller advocates investing in clean energy and resilient infrastructure to counter climate change.
Maura Keller
Supports clean energy and resilient infrastructure
Keller calls for investments in clean energy technology and resilient local infrastructure to safeguard District 3 communities, farms, and businesses from climate-related natural disasters.
- Advocates investing in clean energy to spur local job growth.
- Supports strengthening infrastructure to protect local agriculture and homes from severe storms, floods, and extreme heat.
“Maura will fight for practical solutions—like stronger infrastructure and local job creation—to safeguard our environment, ensure food security, and build a thriving future for every Georgian in District 3.”
Brian Jack
Supports oil and natural gas production
Jack advocates for unleashing American energy production, specifically oil and natural gas, to lower prices at the pump and achieve energy independence.
- Promotes expanding domestic oil and natural gas production.
- Frames traditional energy development as vital to lowering gas prices and inflation for consumers.
“unleashing American energy including oil and natural gas, will put us on a path to recovery and deliver needed relief for Georgia taxpayers.”
Agriculture and rural affairs
medium salienceKeller explicitly campaigns on passing the Agricultural Right to Repair Act to protect local farmers, while Jack's record relies on voting for federal agricultural appropriations.
Maura Keller
Supports Right to Repair and family farms
Keller's rural platform centers on protecting family farms and ranches from corporate consolidation, securing fair trade policies, and introducing the Agricultural Right to Repair Act on her first day in office.
- Pledges to sponsor and pass the Agricultural Right to Repair Act.
- Advocates for strong safety nets, disaster assistance, and disease threat protection for independent farmers.
“And one of the most common sense policies still un-passed in Congress is the Agricultural Right to Repair Act, which Maura will get behind on her first day in office.”
Brian Jack
Voted for agriculture appropriations
Jack supported funding for federal agricultural programs through his vote on continuing appropriations legislation.
- Voted for H.R.5371, which included continuing appropriations for agricultural programs.
Government oversight, justice, and judiciary
medium salienceJack focuses on stopping alleged weaponization of the justice system and limiting nationwide court injunctions, whereas Keller highlights financial transparency and criminal justice reform.
Maura Keller
Supports financial transparency and criminal justice reform
Keller emphasizes complete government financial transparency and progressive criminal justice reform to lower high national incarceration rates.
- Pledges to uphold open financial reporting and government accountability.
- Supports progressive criminal justice reform legislation.
“Financial transparency and government accountability are not just policies to me; they are the principles that have steered my entire career.”
Brian Jack
Opposes justice weaponization; limits court injunctions
Jack pledges to oppose the alleged weaponization of the federal justice system against political opponents. In Congress, he voted for the Epstein Files Transparency Act and legislation restricting nationwide injunctions issued by federal district courts.
- Voted for H.R.4405 (Epstein Files Transparency Act) to publish unclassified DOJ investigative records.
- Voted for H.R.1526 (NORRA of 2025) limiting federal district court injunctions to parties in the case.
- Serves on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
“In Joe Biden’s America, there is one system of lawlessness for his friends and allies and a weaponization against his perceived enemies.”
Civil rights and social policy
medium salienceJack voted for federal restrictions on transgender participation in female sports programs, while Keller supports expanding federal non-discrimination protections for LGBTQIA+ individuals.
Maura Keller
Supports LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC protections
Keller advocates for enshrining legal protections for LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC Americans, promising to oppose discriminatory legislation at local, state, and federal levels.
- Pledges to enshrine federal legal protections for LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities.
- Opposes state and federal legislation that restricts human rights based on sexual orientation or gender.
“Maura will fight to enshrine legal protections for LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC Americans, and she will push back against politicians who seek to strip away the human rights of these communities.”
Brian Jack
Supports restricting male participation in female sports
Jack voted for federal legislation prohibiting school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose sex was male to participate in sports designated for women or girls.
- Voted for H.R.28 (Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025).
Voting rights and election administration
low salienceJack voted for federal legislation requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, while Keller advocates federal legislation to protect ballot access and oppose state-level restrictions.
Maura Keller
Supports federal voting rights protections
Keller calls for federal voting rights legislation to ensure equal ballot access and counter state-level voting restrictions.
- Advocates federal voting rights legislation to protect voter access.
- Criticizes Georgia state laws that she argues disproportionately affect communities of color.
“Maura believes that we need to protect voting rights at the federal level to ensure that everyone has equal access to voting and the ability to participate in our democracy.”
Brian Jack
Supports citizenship proof for voting
Jack supported legislation requiring proof of U.S. citizenship when individuals register to vote in federal elections.
- Voted for H.R.22 (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility / SAVE Act).
Foreign policy and national defense
low salienceJack backs an America First national security strategy emphasizing strong international alliances, while Keller opposes spending federal funds on overseas military operations like the Iran War.
Maura Keller
Opposes military spending on foreign conflicts
Keller opposes foreign military spending, pledging to vote against spending federal funds on overseas operations like the Iran War.
- Pledges to vote against spending hundreds of billions of dollars on foreign military conflicts.
“If elected, she would vote “no” on wasting hundreds of billions of dollars funding the Iran War (unlike Brian Jack).”
Brian Jack
Supports America First national security
Jack promotes an America First foreign policy focused on national sovereignty and strong international alliances like U.S.-Israel relations.
- Supports America First national security priorities and advocacy for U.S.-Israel ties.
Digital technology and cryptocurrency
low salienceBrian Jack
Supports regulatory frameworks for digital assets
Jack advocates for establishing clear regulatory guidelines for blockchain technology to foster innovation and maintain U.S. leadership in financial services. He voted for stablecoin legislation in 2025.
- Voted for S.1582 (GENIUS Act) to establish a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins.
- Supports guidelines for blockchain technology to protect consumers and create jobs.
“We should embrace digital innovation and provide clear, common-sense guidelines for blockchain technology.”
Gun policy
low salienceMaura Keller
Supports gun safety legislation and training
Keller advocates for gun safety legislation and mandatory training while affirming support for the Second Amendment. She is recognized by Moms Demand Action.
- Supports mandatory firearm safety training requirements.
- Opposes permitless access to assault-style weapons for 18-year-olds without safety procedures.
“Maura is a passionate advocate for gun safety legislation, understanding the Second Amendment while opposing reckless gun ownership.”
Senior care and Social Security
low salienceMaura Keller
Supports Social Security cost-of-living reform
Keller advocates reforming Social Security so benefit adjustments track inflation and do not disqualify low-income seniors from assistance programs like Medicaid.
- Demands stronger Social Security payments tied to inflation.
- Supports adjusting benefit calculations so COLA increases do not trigger loss of Medicaid or food assistance.
“Maura will demand stronger Social Security payments that keep pace with inflation to ensure every senior lives a healthy, fulfilling life.”