Georgia general election: November 3, 2026
Who is running for U.S. House, Georgia District 7 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for U.S. House, Georgia District 7 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in U.S. House District 7.
Positions come only from each candidate's own votes, official actions, statements and questionnaire answers, never from party labels. Every item links to its source.
Side by side
Each candidate's position on the issues this office handles, from their own record. Details and sources are in each profile below.
| Issue | Tony KozyckiDemocrat | Rich McCormickRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Income taxes | Cut taxes mainly for middle and lower earnersSaid · low | Cut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsVoted · medium |
| Safety net programs | No public position | Keep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsVoted · medium |
| Minimum wage | Raise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingSaid · medium | No public position |
| Healthcare | Keep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenSaid · medium | Mostly private market; roll back the government's roleSaid · medium |
| Abortion | No public position | Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestSaid · low |
| Guns | No public position | Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightOfficial action · medium |
| Immigration | Tighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residentsSaid · medium | Secure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadySaid · high |
| Foreign policy | Stay closely engaged with allies and alliances like NATOSaid · medium | A strong military; help allies only when it clearly serves U.S. interestsSaid · medium |
| Politicians trading stocks | No, ban it for members and their spousesSaid · medium | No, ban it for members and their spousesVoted · medium |
| Term limits | No public position | Yes, strict limits, such as three House terms and two Senate termsOfficial action · medium |
| Mandatory minimums | No public position | Add or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl traffickingVoted · medium |
| Drug prices | Negotiate more drugs and extend the insulin and yearly cost caps to private insuranceSaid · medium | No public position |
| Childcare and pre-K | Help through tax credits, employer incentives, and parent choiceSaid · medium | No public position |
| Student loans | No public position | Cap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgivenessVoted · medium |
| Birthright citizenship | No public position | No, end it for children of parents here illegally or temporarilySaid · high |
| E-Verify mandate | No public position | Require it for all employersVoted · medium |
| Transgender athletes | No public position | No, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwideSaid · high |
| DEI programs | No public position | Ban them and cut federal funds to schools and contractors that keep themOfficial action · medium |
| Aid to Israel | No public position | Keep full aid without new conditionsVoted · medium |
| Aid to Ukraine | Restore strong U.S. aid and add tougher sanctions on RussiaSaid · low | No single answer fits; see evidence |
| China policy | No public position | Compete, but limit only sensitive tech, military-linked firms and land near basesSaid · low |
Tony Kozycki
DemocratAttorney and retired Navy fighter pilot
Tony Kozycki is the Democratic nominee in Georgia's 7th District; he is an attorney who flew Navy fighter jets for ten years, including three combat deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria2. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and Georgia State University College of Law, and his practice has focused on indigent defense2.
Where they stand 10 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
Minimum wageRaise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign website says he supports raising the minimum wage and indexing it to inflation. (2026) source
HealthcareKeep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign website says he will fight to restore and make permanent the enhanced ACA premium tax credits and protect pre-existing condition coverage. (2026) source
ImmigrationTighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residentsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign website supports border security aimed at trafficking and cartels and says Dreamers deserve permanent protections and a real path forward. (2026) source
Foreign policyStay closely engaged with allies and alliances like NATOmedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign website says strength means standing with allies and calls for rebuilding trust with allies and using alliances as force multipliers. (2026) source
Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium
Drug pricesNegotiate more drugs and extend the insulin and yearly cost caps to private insurancemedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign website says he supports expanding Medicare's ability to negotiate prescription drug prices. (2026) source
Childcare and pre-KHelp through tax credits, employer incentives, and parent choicemedium
Said · medium confidence- His campaign website calls for making childcare costs tax-deductible up to their real cost, expanding the employer childcare credit and reinstating the expanded Child Tax Credit. (2026) source
Income taxesCut taxes mainly for middle and lower earnerslow
Said · low confidence- His campaign website criticizes extending tax cuts that mostly benefit high-income households and calls for a stronger Child Tax Credit and childcare tax relief. (2026) source
Aid to UkraineRestore strong U.S. aid and add tougher sanctions on Russialow
Said · low confidence- His campaign website lists support for Ukraine and democratic partners among his priorities and says authoritarians should not redraw borders by force. (2026) source
Social SecurityNo single answer fitslow
Said · low confidence- His campaign website says he will oppose any attempt to cut or privatize Social Security, raise the retirement age or means-test benefits. (2026) source
No public position found on: National debt, Safety net programs, Business regulation, Abortion, Guns, Trade and tariffs, Energy and climate, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, China policy.
Rich McCormick
Republican · IncumbentU.S. Representative, Georgia District 7
Rich McCormick is the Republican nominee and incumbent in Georgia's 7th District1. He is an emergency room physician who served in the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy and now chairs the House Science Committee's Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee125.
Where they stand 19 issues · tap any issue for the evidence
ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadyhigh
Said · high confidence- Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which funded border wall construction, tightened asylum rules and required E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
- His official website says the border is much too porous and has to be fixed, while also saying immigration has fueled American progress. (2026) source
- Voted for the Secure America Act, which provides about $70 billion for immigration enforcement and border security through 2029. (2026-06-09) source
Birthright citizenshipNo, end it for children of parents here illegally or temporarilyhigh
Transgender athletesNo, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwidehigh
Said · high confidence- Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2023-04-20) source
- Cosponsored the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 (H.R. 734) and the 2025 version (H.R. 28). (2025-01-03) source
- Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
- His official website says it is unacceptable for biological males to compete in female-only athletic events and that he cosponsors the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act. (2026) source
Income taxesCut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsmedium
Voted · medium confidenceSafety net programsKeep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid and expanded SNAP work requirements. (2025-07-03) source
HealthcareMostly private market; roll back the government's rolemedium
Said · medium confidence- Voted for the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, which expanded association health plans and required drug middleman (PBM) price transparency. (2025-12-17) source
- His official website says healthcare should be deregulated significantly and moved toward a true free-market solution. (2026) source
- Voted against restoring the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years. (2026-01-08) source
GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium
Foreign policyA strong military; help allies only when it clearly serves U.S. interestsmedium
Said · medium confidence- His official website says any taxpayer dollars spent abroad must have a clear benefit for the nation and its interests, while the U.S. should support its partners and allies. (2026) source
Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act, which bars members of Congress, their spouses and dependents from buying new individual stocks. (2026-07-22) source
Term limitsYes, strict limits, such as three House terms and two Senate termsmedium
Mandatory minimumsAdd or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl traffickingmedium
Voted · medium confidence- Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2023-05-25) source
- Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2025-06-12) source
Student loansCap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgivenessmedium
E-Verify mandateRequire it for all employersmedium
DEI programsBan them and cut federal funds to schools and contractors that keep themmedium
Official action · medium confidence- Cosponsored the Dismantle DEI Act of 2025 (H.R. 925). (2026-02-02) source
Aid to IsraelKeep full aid without new conditionsmedium
AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow
Said · low confidence- Cosponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act. (2023-02-06) source
- Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act (H.R. 431) in the 118th Congress. (2023-06-16) source
- Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act (H.R. 722) in the 119th Congress. (2025-01-24) source
- His official website says life begins at conception and that he is committed to defending the unborn. (2026) source
China policyCompete, but limit only sensitive tech, military-linked firms and land near baseslow
Said · low confidence- His official website says his foreign affairs work has focused on deterring China and Iran and changing export controls for critical technologies. (2026) source
Energy and climateNo single answer fitslow
Voted · low confidence- Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act, which expanded oil, gas and mineral production and sped up permits for energy projects. (2023-03-30) source
No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Trade and tariffs, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Religion in schools.
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.