Jim Kingston

Jim Kingston describes a Savannah childhood spent around a tin boat, siblings and a large extended family.¹ He is the youngest of four children and the son of former Congressman Jack Kingston.² As a child, he tagged along on his father's campaign trips through coastal Georgia.² He and his wife, Meredith, married in January 2026.²

Kingston attended the University of Georgia but did not graduate.² His campaign says he left school to work on his father's Senate campaign before taking an insurance job.² His insurance career began in 2015 and has included work at Partners Risk Services and Ironwood Insurance Services.² His campaign describes his insurance work as a traveling sales role managing a client portfolio.² He says the job showed him how federal rules affect small businesses and farms.¹

Outside that work, he volunteered and raised money for Republican candidates, including Buddy Carter and Herschel Walker.² His father represented the coastal district from 1993 to 2015, and Jim's current campaign has President Donald Trump's endorsement.³

Kingston advocates a smaller federal government, less regulation and lower household costs.⁴ He emphasizes support for the region's military installations, port and farming communities and aligning with Trump's agenda.⁴ He faces Democrat Amanda Hollowell for an open House seat.³