2026 Georgia General Election

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He is as Southern as fried chicken... that's why he also thinks he's the kind of Democrat that can win. He is a father.

Chris's campaign for Georgias 11th Congressional District representative is his first time running for public office.

Chris's campaign for U.S. representative is his first time running for public office.

Believes wages have not kept pace with the rising cost of living.

Wants to address wages and the cost of living by lowering costs and "[protecting] Georgia jobs." 

- Wants to address wages and the cost of living by lowering costs and "[protecting] Georgia jobs." 

Economy

As of July 23, 2026, Chris Harden’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Supports federal protection of reproductive rights.

Believes in federal protection of abortion access.

Supports expanding rural access to healthcare.

Wants to end medical debt and push for protections to prevent financial crises.

- Believes in federal protection of abortion access.
- Seeks to lower prescription costs.
- Supports expanding rural access to healthcare.
- Wants to end medical debt and push for protections to prevent financial crises.

Healthcare

Supports increased federal funding for K-12 education.

Advocates for supporting teachers, empowering parents, and making classrooms safer through increased federal funding for public education.

Supports "quality education," "not political culture wars."

- Advocates for supporting teachers, empowering parents, and making classrooms safer through increased federal funding for public education.
- Supports "quality education," "not political culture wars."

Education

Energy & the Environment

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Voting & Elections

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Chris Harden

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John A Cowan Jr. has a bachelor's degree in physica from Davidson College and a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a husband and a father of four. 

I'm Dr. John Cowan – I'm a board-certified neurosurgeon

John A Cowan Jr.'s campaign for U.S. House of Representatives, Georgia's 11th Congressional District, is his first entry into politics.

John previously ran for U.S. Representative in 2020 but did not win. 

Seeks to ban Congressional stock trading.

Wants to deliver tax relief, invest in American workers, and strengthen domestic industries.

- Seeks to ban Congressional stock trading.
- Wants to deliver tax relief, invest in American workers, and strengthen domestic industries.

Opposes policies that limit access to guns.

- Opposes policies that limit access to guns.

Believes in fixing "the problems created by Obamacare" by lowering premiums, expanding choices, and empowering patients.

- Believes in fixing "the problems created by Obamacare" by lowering premiums, expanding choices, and empowering patients.

As of July 23, 2026, John A Cowan Jr.’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Opposes undocumented immigration, stating a need to "secure the border and ensure federal authorities have the tools to deport criminal illegal aliens."

- Opposes undocumented immigration, stating a need to "secure the border and ensure federal authorities have the tools to deport criminal illegal aliens."

Supports Congressional term limits and "strengthening ethics rules."

Supports requiring proof of citizenship to vote, "securing" election infrastructure, and demanding ballot transparency.

- Supports Congressional term limits and "strengthening ethics rules."
- Supports requiring proof of citizenship to vote, "securing" election infrastructure, and demanding ballot transparency.

John A Cowan Jr.

- Your U.S. representative represents the interests of your district in the U.S. House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Georgia currently has 14 U.S. Representatives.
- U.S. representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Georgia and a U.S. citizen for at least seven years before their election. U.S. representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.

Your representative and federal lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Georgia U.S. Representative, District 11

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