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Colton Moore seeks to be Marjorie Taylor Greene’s successor in Northwest Georgia

FILE - Republican Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore speaks to reporters outside the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta, Sept. 7, 2023. Moore, was suspended from the GOP Senate Caucus because of his stance and public comments against his fellow Republicans who had followed Kemp’s lead. Their statement said Moore's persistent attacks against them for not agreeing to the impeachment was “causing unnecessary tension and hostility.” (AP Photo/Jeff Amy, File)
FILE - Republican Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore speaks to reporters outside the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta, Sept. 7, 2023. Moore, was suspended from the GOP Senate Caucus because of his stance and public comments against his fellow Republicans who had followed Kemp’s lead. Their statement said Moore's persistent attacks against them for not agreeing to the impeachment was “causing unnecessary tension and hostility.” (AP Photo/Jeff Amy, File)

By Ignacio Perez 9 min read

Colton Moore walked into Thatcher’s Barbecue & Grill in Trenton, Georgia, wearing a green flannel shirt, cowboy boots, and a bright red baseball cap depicting a rhino and, under it, in all caps, the word ‘wrangler.’ The reference reflects Moore’s penchant for going after ‘RINOs’, or Republicans in name only.

Moore, who is running in the special election for the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, said he was late to lunch because of a death threat he received on a Facebook post for an upcoming GOP forum in Catoosa County. The county’s sheriff’s office informed him there was nothing to worry about, Moore said.

Moore is from Trenton and serving as a Georgia state senator for District 53 as a Republican. His time in the Georgia legislature has prepared him for a national role, he said. Since entering the Georgia state legislature in 2019, Moore said he has learned a lot.

“Two years in the state legislature is equivalent to a master’s degree in a land grant university,” Moore said in an interview.

Greene announced at the end of November that she would resign from Congress on Jan. 5. Gov. Brian Kemp is required to announce the date of the special election to fill her seat within 10 days of Greene’s official resignation. The election will take place no fewer than 30 days after Kemp’s announcement.