A Republican Georgia state senator has been arrested after trying to enter the state House chamber even though he had been banned from the area. Police pushed state Sen. Colton Moore to the ground and arrested him as he attempted to enter the chamber,
Moore was arrested as he tried to enter the House chambers on Thursday to attend Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp delivered his annual State of the State address, emphasizing tort reforms and fiscal conservatism.
A sitting Georgia state senator was shoved to the ground and taken into custody Thursday for flouting orders not to enter the House chamber during Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address.
A Georgia state senator and hardline supporter of President-elect Trump appeared to be pushed to the floor before being arrested while trying to enter the state House chamber on Thursday.
Sen. Moore was banned from entering House chambers after making controversial comments about late House Speaker David Ralston.
Colton Moore was arrested for defying a ban on entering the House chamber.Speaker's Condemnation: Speaker Jon Burns criticized Moore for breaking decorum and disrupting proceedings.Family Request: Ralston family requests that all members be allowed to attend future joint sessions.
Police arrested Sen. Colton Moore at Georgia's State Capitol Thursday after he attempted to attend Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address. "I have an obligation to be in that room," he said. "I have a responsibility to 200,000 northwest Georgians who duly elected me to be here today."
A Georgia state senator banned from the state House last year has threatened to attend Gov. Brian Kemp's state of the state speech anyway.
A Georgia state senator has been taken into custody after he tried to defy an order banning him from the House chambers during Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State Address.
Georgia’s House speaker says he’s lifting his ban on a state senator entering the House chamber. The Friday decision came a day after Sen.
Gov. Brian Kemp (R) holds a six-point lead over Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) in a hypothetical matchup for the 2026 Georgia Senate race, according to an internal poll released by the conservative