Healthcare executive Rick Jackson will not be part of a debate Monday ahead the Republican gubernatorial runoff vote, citing a scheduling conflict.
Instead, Jackson’s opponent, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, will answer questions from the panel of journalists alone while Jackson is represented by an empty podium.
It is part of a two-day series of runoff debates hosted by The Atlanta Press Club for statewide offices, congressional races and the chair of the Fulton County Commission beginning Sunday as part of its Loudermilk-Young series…