Forsyth Democrat Jennifer Ambler Returns for Second District 100 Campaign

Jennifer Ambler qualified as the only Democrat in the Georgia House District 100 race after Republican incumbent David Clark, who defeated her 61 percent to 38 percent in November 2024, vacated the seat for a lieutenant governor bid.

Clark's departure converted a race Ambler lost by 23 points into an open-seat contest. Three Republicans, Josh Clark, Edwin Duncan, and Denise Rumbaugh, are competing in a GOP primary for the seat, which covers parts of Forsyth, South Hall, and Gwinnett counties. The primary is set for May 19.

"Yes, I am running again in 2026!" Ambler wrote on her campaign website following her March 30 announcement. "Here's to a 2026 Blue Wave!!!"

Her platform's most locally specific plank is what she calls "Affordable Growth," a direct response to Forsyth County's rapid residential and commercial expansion. She is calling for incentives to build more starter homes and the creation of a suburban bus network, both absent from the county's current infrastructure. On schools, she opposes voucher programs that she says drain public school funding, and she wants to end what she describes as tax advantages for businesses that "suck up water and power resources without paying their fair share." Healthcare access and voting rights round out her three stated priorities, though detailed policy positions under those headings had not yet been published as of her launch. On fundraising, the campaign's opening posture is lean: Ambler directed supporters to the same ActBlue page she used in 2024, asking for contributions to cover filing fees and rebuild campaign materials from scratch.

Originally from Fort Myers, Florida, Ambler earned a degree in political science and economics from the University of Florida in 2005, then a second degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008. She owned a tax preparation company and worked in musical theater in Philadelphia and New York City before she and her husband Adam moved to Forsyth in 2020. She currently serves as Secretary of the Forsyth County Democrats and writes political parody songs as a side project.

Ambler is one of more than a dozen candidates the Forsyth County Democratic Committee is supporting in 2026, a slate that spans state Senate races, three school board districts, and two county commission seats. Closing a 23-point deficit will require a different race than she ran in 2024, and which of the three Republicans survives May 19 will define much of the general election terrain she faces in November.