Warnock was the senior pastor of Douglas Memorial Community Church from to He was the Democratic nominee in the United States Senate special election in Georgia , and defeated incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler in the runoff election. Warnock and Jon Ossoff are the first Democrats elected to the U. Senate from Georgia since Zell Miller in Warnock was born in Savannah, Georgia , on July 23, Army during World War II , where he learned automobile mechanics and welding, and subsequently opened a small car restoration business where he restored junked cars for resale.
Warnock graduated from Sol C. Warnock began his ministry as an intern and licentiate at the Sixth Avenue Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama , [ 22 ] under the civil rights movement leader John Thomas Porter.
There is no evidence Warnock was involved in that decision. During the —21 United States Senate special election in Georgia , his campaign refused to say whether Warnock attended the event. The police report called Warnock "extremely uncooperative and disruptive". Warnock had demanded that the counselors have lawyers present when being interviewed by police. As pastor, Warnock advocated for clemency for Troy Davis , who was executed in Whether you are a Christian or not, through a commitment to helping others we are able to save ourselves.
The tweet was deleted that afternoon, with a spokesperson for Warnock saying, "the tweet was posted by staff and was not approved" but declining to say whether it reflected Warnock's beliefs.
Warnock came to prominence in Georgia politics as a leader in the campaign to expand Medicaid in the state. From June to January , Warnock chaired the New Georgia Project , a nonpartisan organization focused on increasing voter registration. In January , Warnock decided to run in the special election for the United States Senate seat held by Kelly Loeffler , who was appointed after Johnny Isakson's resignation. In the January 5 runoff election, Warnock defeated Loeffler with On January 27, , Warnock announced that he would seek election to a full term in Since no candidate received a majority of the vote in the general election on November 8, , Warnock faced Walker in a runoff election on December 6, and won.
