Businesswoman Kelly Loeffler, slated to be sworn in next month as Georgia’s next U.S. senator after being appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp, is making countless phone calls to Republican leaders and donors, visiting various Georgia cities and giving and scheduling interviews to various media outlets.
Loeffler says perhaps her first Senate vote will be to acquit President Donald Trump from what she calls a “sham, partisan impeachment effort.” The phone calling, visits and media outreach is an effort to 1) especially introduce herself to the GOP base which doesn’t know much about her and 2) impart her rural/business background and public policy issues via the media to the average taxpayer and voter. The new senator also must choose a campaign team (since will run for election in her own right in 2020) as well as establish her Washington D.C. office. It appears some key Washington office aides to the ailing Sen. Johnny Isakson, who she’s replacing, will be kept on for awhile.
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