Amanda Hollowell
Democratic nominee (open seat)A nationally known progressive organizer making her first run for Congress. She is Chief of Campaigns at Color of Change, the country's largest online racial-justice group, and previously led organizing at Michelle Obama's When We All Vote and ran advocacy at the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute and 9to5 Georgia. She won the June 2026 Democratic runoff to compete for the Savannah-based seat Buddy Carter left to run for Senate.
Previously held
- Chief of Campaigns, Color of Change
- Organizing director, When We All Vote
- Advocate, Georgia Budget & Policy Institute / 9to5 Georgia
Top contributors
A grassroots campaign — the latest FEC filings show about $135,000 raised, overwhelmingly from individuals, with only about $1,000 in PAC money. No insider PAC base.
$135,436 raised · $18,243 cash on hand — as of May 27, 2026 (FEC latest filing).
Source: FEC — Amanda Hollowell · Ballotpedia — Amanda HollowellWhere they stand
Frames the budget around everyday affordability — directing federal resources into Southeast Georgia rather than tax cuts she says favor the wealthy; as a first-time candidate she has no voting record.
Source: Amanda Hollowell — campaign · WTOC — Hollowell nominationWants to fully fund public schools, support teachers, expand universal pre-K, and strengthen apprenticeships and workforce-development programs.
Source: Amanda Hollowell — campaignHas built campaigns for healthcare access across the South and runs on lowering costs and expanding coverage for the district.
Source: Ballotpedia — Amanda HollowellRuns as a defender of Social Security and Medicare against cuts, consistent with her economic-justice background.
Source: Amanda Hollowell — campaignCampaigns to raise wages, arguing families are priced out by low pay and rising housing costs.
Source: WTOC — HollowellWants to expand affordable housing and investment in communities being priced out, tying housing to her affordability message.
Source: WTOC — HollowellSupports federal investment flowing into the coastal district, which has a large military and veteran population, though she has detailed wages, housing and schools more.
Source: Amanda Hollowell — campaignAligns with mainstream Democratic support for a path to citizenship and humane reform; she has centered her campaign on economic issues over immigration.
Source: Ballotpedia — Amanda HollowellBacks stronger gun-safety measures in line with her progressive organizing record, though it is not the centerpiece of her platform.
Source: Ballotpedia — Amanda HollowellSupports abortion rights and restoring Roe-era protections, consistent with her racial- and economic-justice advocacy.
Source: Ballotpedia — Amanda HollowellSupports LGBTQ+ equality and protections, in keeping with her civil-rights organizing.
Source: Ballotpedia — Amanda HollowellA career racial-justice organizer who defends diversity and equity programs as core to opportunity.
Source: Amanda Hollowell — campaignHas not made marijuana a centerpiece; her criminal-justice and racial-equity record points toward support for reform.
Source: Ballotpedia — Amanda HollowellHas not staked out a specific position on AI or data centers; her focus is wages, housing and public investment.
Source: Amanda Hollowell — campaignScandals
None documented.