Georgia GOP in Chaos! Frost Family Scandal, and a Must-Win State Senate Race!

The Geor­gia Hour pod­cast dives into the tur­moil rock­ing Geor­gia pol­i­tics, from the Frost family’s alleged $140M Ponzi scheme in Cowe­ta Coun­ty to Ful­ton County’s defi­ance of a court order to appoint GOP nom­i­nees Jason Fra­zier and Julie Adams. Host BKP unpacks the Geor­gia Repub­li­can Party’s inter­nal pow­er strug­gles, the crit­i­cal Sen­ate Dis­trict 21 runoff on Sep­tem­ber 23, 2025, and the push for hand-marked paper bal­lots. Stay tuned for insights into Brad Raffensperger’s role, Bud­dy Carter’s Trump-backed Sen­ate cam­paign, and the high-stakes bat­tle for elec­tion integri­ty in Geor­gia.

• Frost Fam­i­ly Con­tro­ver­sy in Cowe­ta Coun­ty:
  • The Frost fam­i­ly, led by Brant Frost IV, is impli­cat­ed in a $140M Ponzi scheme through First Lib­er­ty Build­ing and Loan, affect­ing investors aged 76 to 93.
  • Katie Frost remains the Third Dis­trict Chair and a mem­ber of the Geor­gia Repub­li­can Party’s exec­u­tive and state com­mit­tees, main­tain­ing influ­ence despite the scan­dal.
  • Krista Frost serves as Sec­ond Vice Chair of the Cowe­ta Coun­ty GOP and on the state com­mit­tee, while Brant Frost V resigned as Cowe­ta Coun­ty GOP Chair but retains con­trol through a proxy, Nina Black­welder, appoint­ed in a meet­ing on August 28, 2025.
  • Crit­ics, includ­ing State Rep. Josh Bon­ner and Maxwell Brit­ton, call the meet­ing “cringe-wor­thy” and a “bait-and-switch,” accus­ing Frost loy­al­ists of manip­u­lat­ing votes to keep pow­er.
• Ful­ton Coun­ty Board of Com­mis­sion­ers Defi­ance:
  • The Ful­ton Coun­ty Board of Com­mis­sion­ers faces a $10,000 dai­ly fine for defy­ing a court order to appoint GOP nom­i­nees Jason Fra­zier and Julie Adams to the Board of Reg­is­tra­tion and Elec­tions, with a vote sched­uled for Sep­tem­ber 3, 2025.
  • Demo­c­ra­t­ic Com­mis­sion­ers Dana Bar­rett and Mo Ivory, backed by 23 Demo­c­ra­t­ic law­mak­ers led by Rep. Park Can­non and guber­na­to­r­i­al can­di­dates Jason Estevez and Derek John­son, oppose the appoint­ments, cit­ing Frazier’s vot­er reg­is­tra­tion chal­lenges and Adams’ refusal to cer­ti­fy 2024 pri­ma­ry results.
  • Geor­gia Sec­re­tary of State Brad Raf­fensperg­er called the defi­ance “reck­less,” and GOP Chair Josh McK­oon demands con­tempt charges, poten­tial­ly includ­ing jail time.
  • The agen­da for Sep­tem­ber 3 includes pub­lic com­ments and a vote on Fra­zier and Adams’ appoint­ments, with an exec­u­tive ses­sion on lit­i­ga­tion to fol­low.
• Sen­ate Dis­trict 21 Runoff (Sep­tem­ber 23, 2025):
  • The pod­cast empha­sizes the crit­i­cal runoff in Sen­ate Dis­trict 21, where the Demo­c­ra­t­ic candidate’s 39.5% in the August 26, 2025, pri­ma­ry (8,438 votes) gives them an edge over Repub­li­can Dickerson’s 3,707 votes.
  • Repub­li­cans face chal­lenges ral­ly­ing vot­ers who sup­port­ed oth­er can­di­dates, while Democ­rats need only mobi­lize their base, mak­ing this race piv­otal for Georgia’s polit­i­cal land­scape.
  • A Demo­c­ra­t­ic win could be framed as a major vic­to­ry, impact­ing future races, includ­ing the 2026 gov­er­nor and Sen­ate con­tests.
• Push for Hand-Marked Paper Bal­lots:
  • Repub­li­can law­mak­ers Vic­tor Ander­son and Tim Flem­ing urge a vol­un­tary test of hand-marked paper bal­lots for the Novem­ber 2025 Pub­lic Ser­vice Com­mis­sion elec­tion, await­ing approval from Brad Raf­fensperg­er.
  • Coun­ties must opt-in for the pilot pro­gram, and lis­ten­ers are encour­aged to con­tact their local elec­tion boards and Raffensperger’s office to sup­port the ini­tia­tive for enhanced elec­tion secu­ri­ty.
• Bud­dy Carter’s Sen­ate Cam­paign:
  • U.S. Rep. Bud­dy Carter is invest­ing anoth­er $1M of his per­son­al for­tune into his Sen­ate cam­paign, lever­ag­ing a Trump endorse­ment to counter Gov. Bri­an Kemp’s sup­port for Derek Doo­ley.
  • Kemp’s alleged leaked com­ments sug­gest Mike Collins can­not win the gen­er­al elec­tion due to his “too red” vot­ing record, posi­tion­ing Doo­ley as a less con­tro­ver­sial can­di­date.
  • The pod­cast ques­tions whether Carter should exit the race giv­en Kemp’s influ­ence and the finan­cial stakes, includ­ing claims of the Kemp family’s poten­tial $14M gain from the cam­paign.
• Geor­gia Repub­li­can Par­ty Lead­er­ship Cri­tique:
  • Host BKP crit­i­cizes Geor­gia GOP Chair Josh McK­oon for fail­ing to address the Frost family’s influ­ence and the Cowe­ta Coun­ty GOP’s dys­func­tion, call­ing him a “cow­ard” with no lead­er­ship abil­i­ty.
  • Ques­tions are raised about McKoon’s poten­tial ties to the Frost family’s busi­ness, includ­ing whether he referred clients to First Lib­er­ty Build­ing and Loan or received refer­ral fees.