LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, GA – Georgia District Attorney Clay Fuller (R-Lookout Mountain) issues statement officially entering the 14th Congressional District race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene upon her upcoming retirement:
“Over the last two weeks, I’ve been in prayer and reflection with my family, and sought guidance from community leaders across Northwest Georgia, the White House and in Congress. With the upcoming vacancy for Georgia’s 14th Congressional seat, one thing is clear: we need an American First fighter to stand strong for President Trump’s Agenda. I have been a fighter all my life as a college athlete, cancer survivor, Air Force Officer, and America First prosecutor.
I’m one of you—raised in the north Georgia mountains where too many front porches have empty chairs because of fentanyl flooding across a wide-open border. As a military veteran and a prosecutor, I’ve worn the uniform of this country and I’ve stood in courtrooms right here putting violent criminals and drug traffickers behind bars, fighting every single day for the safety of our families and our communities.
We’ve watched factories close and good-paying jobs vanish while Washington ships our future to China. I’m running to bring manufacturing back to Chatsworth, Dalton, Rome, Chickamauga, and Cedartown so our kids one day can still raise a family on one honest paycheck in the same community where their ancestors are buried. I want to ensure we protect and grow our economy from Trenton to Dallas, from Hiram to Rocky Face.
North Georgia raised me, I served this country in uniform, the people of this district trusted me to keep our streets safe as a prosecutor, and now I’m asking you to send me to Washington to keep our country safe. I’m not a career politician — I’m a mountain kid who loves this place, and when I get to Congress, I’ll have President Trump’s back on behalf of NW Georgia.
I look forward to earning your vote to ensure we bring faith, duty and America first values to Washington DC.”
About Clay Fuller:
Clay Fuller serves as the District Attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit, a four county circuit in NW Georgia. In this role, he is the top prosecutor for the region and prosecutes some of the circuit’s most violent and heinous crimes. He secured convictions in numerous jury trials, including murder, rape, and armed robbery—resulting in life sentences for the perpetrators. In addition, he has argued criminal cases before the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Court of Appeals of Georgia. Clay is also a Lt Col and a Deputy Staff Judge Advocate in the Air National Guard, where he has been rated the #1 mid-career officer by his Wing leadership, and has earned the Air Force Commendation and Meritorious Service Medals.
From 2018-2019, Clay was one of fourteen Americans appointed by President Trump to serve as a White House Fellow. During that time, he served in both the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Defense and advised on the response to the opioid crisis as well as improving processes that impact POW/MIA families. He also assisted senior Pentagon and National Security Council leaders with oversight of the worldwide employment of special operations forces in counterterrorism.
From May to November 2024, Clay was deployed as the legal advisor to the Combined Air Operations Center at Shaw Air Force Base and Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar supporting U.S. Central Command operations in the Middle East and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.
Raised in the North Georgia mountains, Clay Fuller was captain of the basketball team at Emory University and graduated with a B.A. in English before earning an M.P.A. from Cornell University and a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University. He is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force’s Officer Training School and a graduate of the Marine Expeditionary Warfare School. He earned a Master’s Degree in Military Operational Art and Science with a Joint Warfare Concentration from the Air Command and Staff College in Montgomery, Alabama.
