Richard Mccormick — Republican Candidate for U.S. House in Georgia, 2026

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Richard McCormick supports limiting environmental regulations to expedite data center permitting processes, stating that while environmental review should not be eliminated, changes are needed. He also supports blocking the Biden administration's ESG rule for retirement accounts. As Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman, he raised concerns about foreign-backed paper mills enabling fraudulent scientific publishing operations.

“Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.), chair of the Science Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, said, "I am not advocating that we eliminate all environmental review. We should always be friendly to the environment. We all love to preserve. I’m not advocating that we change the rules in some sort of dramatic capacity. But we do need to change."”

Richard McCormick has stated his position to ban abortion in all circumstances with no exceptions. He also defended Georgia's anti-abortion law, arguing its application is limited by the presence of a heartbeat. McCormick stated that stories attributing death to the law are misused to scare people.

““There’s no application to this law to this case, unless you can tell me there was a heartbeat,” McCormick said. “It is a misused story to try to scare people to think that this law causes death, when in fact, it is the opposite.” (U.S. Congressman Rich McCormick, Georgia Recorder, October 2, 2024)”

Richard McCormick voted for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, affirming the importance of national security and military preparedness. As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, he works to ensure peace through strength and supports warfighters. He has also expressed concerns regarding Iran's nuclear ambitions and its role in destabilizing the region. While acknowledging Congress's role, he believes politicians should not be overly involved in military war operations.

“Sure I can. I mean, if you look at what Iran's done over the last several decades, killed hundreds of Americans through proxy Hezbollah and other groups with Iranian weapons, and what they've done to destabilize that region, what they have now, which is the development of nuclear arms. We know they had about enough enriched uranium to supply for two nuclear weapons. They've talked about wiping the United States off the face of the earth, Israel off the face of the earth. This is a country that talked about as openly as the great Satan. And that's extremely alarming to us as a nation, when you have a country that's already proven that they'll kill [...] way that we execute war, we have a commander in chief. We have a secretary of war. We have the individual sink commanders. Congress would be a horrible way to run any war. As a matter of fact, if you look at the worst run wars, it's when you have somebody at the top that's fighting a political war rather than a military war. I hope we're past that. I hope we learned our lumps from times we did that in Afghanistan, when we did it in Iraq, when we did it in Vietnam. Whenever we get politicians overly involved, it doesn't go well for us. I hope we do much better this time. ... Of course. I think Congress has to be behind this. Ultimately, I guess you get to sort us out, see who actually believes in this mission. - REP. RICH MCCORMICK (R-GA), ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, CNN News Central, March 02, 2026.”

Richard McCormick supports school choice, having celebrated National School Choice Week. He has also expressed reservations about universal free school lunches, suggesting that some children capable of working should do so. He believes this encourages the development of work skills and value for the future, rather than relying on government assistance unnecessarily.

“"Who can actually go and actually produce their own income? Who can actually go out there and do something that makes them have value and work skills for the future?" McCormick said. He added, "I mean, how many people got their start in fast-food restaurants when they were kids, versus just giving a blanket rule that gives all kids lunches in high school who are capable of going out and actually getting a job and doing something that makes them have value, thinking about their future instead of thinking about how they’re going to sponge out the government when they don’t need to." (Rep. Rich McCormick, Yahoo News, December 2024)”

Richard McCormick consistently supports gun rights, reflected in his votes and organizational ratings. He voted in favor of bills such as the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act (LEOSA) Reform Act (HR 2243) and the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act (HR 3091, HR 2255). He received a 92% rating from both the National Rifle Association (NRA) and Gun Owners of America (GOA). McCormick advocates for defending the 2nd Amendment and expanding concealed carry reciprocity nationwide, viewing the right to own firearms as being under assault.

“Rich will never waver in his defense of the 2nd Amendment and will oppose any and all attempts to infringe upon them. Rich will also seek to expand the rights of law-abiding citizens by expanding concealed carry reciprocity nationwide.”