Unlike Ossoff, Warnock is up for reelection in 2022 because his race was a special election, as Loeffler had been sworn into the seat in early 2020 to serve out the remainder of former Sen. Johnny Isakson
Since January, Warnock, Georgia s first Black senator, has focused on pushing for expanded voting rights and access, among other legislation, as Republican legislators in his state and others across the country have advanced measures in recent months that advocates say would make it harder for people, particularly those of color, to vote.
During his first floor speech, Warnock urged his colleagues to pass election reform legislation while criticizing “voter suppression bills” he said have been filed by lawmakers “using the big lie of voter fraud as a pretext for voter suppression” since January.