Loeffler meets with McConnell amid speculation of another Senate run
By Mychael Schnell - 06/16/21 04:47 PM EDT
Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) met with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday amid speculation that she could mount another bid against Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) next year.
The meeting, first reported by CNN and confirmed to The Hill by a person familiar, comes after Loeffler in February said a 2022 bid against Warnock is “certainly on the table.”
Loeffler was ousted from her Senate seat in January after Warnock won a runoff race by a narrow 2 points. She served in the Senate for slightly more than a year after replacing former Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) in late 2019.
Warnock is on the ballot again in 2022, when he will vie for a full six-year term.
Asked by CNN on Wednesday about another Senate run, Loeffler said, “I haven’t ruled it out.”
And asked why she was meeting with McConnell, she told the network, “I’m updating the leader on the situation in Georgia.”
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