Former football coach Derek Dooley outlines platform in Georgia Senate runoff
https://www.wtoc.com/2026/06/08/former-football-coach-derek-dooley-outlines-platform-georgia-senate-runoff/SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Early voting began for Georgia’s runoff election, with former football coach Derek Dooley challenging Rep. Mike Collins for the United States Senate seat.
Dooley, who spent 28 years coaching football, said he started his career as a lawyer before entering coaching. He said two factors prompted his decision to run for office.
“When COVID came around and what happened under the last administration, I started seeing things that I thought I’d never seen in our country before,” Dooley said. “They are way too concerned about their own political career or getting rich and famous.”
The contract includes five commitments:
Loyalty to the people of Georgia
Serving only two terms and fighting for term limits
Refusing to trade stocks or cryptocurrency and working to ban the practice
Declining pay during government shutdowns
Staying accountable to voters
“I think it’s the most important step we can take with getting Congress working,” Dooley said of term limits.
Dooley said he wants to ban stock and cryptocurrency trading by members of Congress.
