Barr: ‘No Decision Made’ on Congressional Run

U.S. Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ranger, hasn’t been Paulding County’s representative for very long, but already several well-known names have made it known that they’re considering challenging Graves for his congressional seat next year.

Graves during a meeting of the last month . In actuality, Graves’ move into the newly created 14^th District and remains pending as Georgia officials have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia—the suit seeks federal approval of the state’s newly drawn and .

Should Graves officially become Paulding’s congressional representative, he could find himself with at least two challengers fairly quickly.

Jerry Shearin, former chairman of the Paulding County Board of Commissioners, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution last month that he was considering challenging Graves.

Earlier this month, the AJC reported that it was believed former state congressman and Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr was considering challenging the Republican Graves. On Monday, The Daily Caller reported that that was indeed the case, with Barr saying that some of his supporters were pushing him for a congressional run next year. He added that due to the recent redistricting, the state’s new 14^th District, which contains Paulding, was part of his old 7^th District when he served in Congress.

But Barr told The Daily Caller that he had not yet made a decision on such a run.

Barr could address the topic this weekend as he speaks to those who could potentially vote for him next year. He is set to visit Dallas on Saturday to be the guest speaker for .