▁he ▁will ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ination ▁to ▁challenge ▁current ▁Represent ative ▁Lucy ▁Mc B ath ▁in ▁Georgia ' s ▁ 6 th ▁Cong r essional ▁District . ▁▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Beach ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁race ▁and ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁seek ▁re e lection . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Born ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Br andon ▁Beach ▁has ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁degree ▁from ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University ▁( LS U ) ▁and ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Business ▁Administration ▁( M BA ) ▁from ▁Cent en ary ▁College . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Al ph are tta ▁City ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁Al ph are tta ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁Z oning ▁Commission . ▁As ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Br andon ▁Beach ▁is ▁the ▁president ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁F ult on ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Beach ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁sw orn ▁into ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁s its ▁on ▁the ▁Senate ▁Econom ic ▁Development , ▁Government ▁O vers ight , ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology , ▁and ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Transport ation ▁committee . ▁ ▁Cor on av irus ▁expos ure ▁Beach ▁was ▁confirmed ▁to ▁have ▁COVID - 1 9 . ▁He ▁first ▁showed ▁sympt oms ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0