After initially planning to run for the Georgia House of Representatives against incumbent Republican Sam Teasley in the 2018 elections , she decided after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting to instead challenge Karen Handel , the incumbent Republican in the United States House of Representatives representing . Although the 6th has historically tilted Republican , Handel was thought to be vulnerable . Donald Trump barely carried the district in 2016 , and Handel won a hotly contested special election in 2017
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Lucy McBath