David Perdue suing over new law that gives Gov. Brian Kemp fundraising advantage

Republican gubernatorial candidate David Perdue is challenging a new state law that gives incumbents an advantage in fundraising.

The legislation, which the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed last March virtually along party lines, allows Georgia’s governor, lieutenant governor, the general-election nominees opposing those two statewide incumbents and the heads of the majority and minority caucuses in the legislature to create leadership committees that can raise unlimited campaign contributions.