Candidate · November 3, 2026
John Cowan
On the ballot for U.S. House · Georgia's 11th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $2.8M
- cash on hand
- $146K
- issues with public statements
- 5
- outside spending for or against
- $823K
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Georgia's 11th District1, |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Republican1, |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
| How it's decided | If no candidate wins a majority (more than half of the votes), the top two finishers meet in a runoff on December 1, 2026.5 |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
His campaign website says John Cowan is a neurosurgeon who has spent decades caring for patients across Georgia’s 11th District.6,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running because he believes the country works best when serious people step up to solve serious problems, and that he is ready to deliver results for hardworking Georgians.6
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitecowanforcongress.com7,
8 - Facebookfacebook.com/drcowanforcongress7
- Instagraminstagram.com/drcowanforcongress7
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Health Care
His campaign website says he would fix the problems created by the Affordable Care Act by lowering premiums, expanding choices and putting patients back in charge of their own care.9
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says he would deliver meaningful tax relief for families and small businesses.9
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website says he would require proof of citizenship to vote, secure election infrastructure and demand full transparency in how ballots are cast and counted.9
- Require documents proving citizenship to register
- Check citizenship against government records instead of requiring documents
- Keep relying on applicants' sworn statement, under penalty of perjury, that they are citizens
His campaign website says he would clean up Washington by banning congressional stock trading and strengthening ethics rules.9
- Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
- Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
- No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
His campaign website says he would fight for term limits, saying Congress is not supposed to be a career.9
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.10
| Raised | $2,824,606 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $2,678,788 |
| Cash on hand | $145,818 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $1,774,962 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $782,800 supporting and $40,096 opposing John Cowan this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 24, 2026.11
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| DEFENDING OUR VALUES PAC | $758,576 | — |
| Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund | — | $22,514 |
| GEORGIANS FOR COMMON SENSE | — | $17,582 |
| HEALTHCARE FREEDOM SUPER PAC | $15,087 | — |
| American Values First | $9,138 | — |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report12filed Apr 17, 2026