Kelly Loeffler pours cold water on Senate comeback

Published July 17, 2026 2:30pm ET



EXCLUSIVE — Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler is downplaying the possibility of her return to the Senate.

In a sit-down interview with the Washington Examiner, Loeffler, who was appointed one of Georgia’s senators in 2020 after the retirement of Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson, said she was unlikely to run again after losing her 2021 special election to Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA). 

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