Race context
Justin Laster is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Democratic profile for Georgia, U.S. House, 08. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - Georgia 08.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-06-12.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
James Austin Scott (Republican), James L Cooper III (Democratic), Justin Lucas (Democratic), Kelly Esti (Democratic), Roman Coley Pfc Davis (Other), Vinson Watkins (Republican).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 70 background claims; 7 media claims; 1 finance claim; 6 federal court records claims; 2 other sourced notes claims.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-07-29.
Filings and votes on file
Finance claims on file: 1. 0 are quoted above. FEC candidate id on file: H4GA08117.
Indexed field reading
Justin Laster is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Democratic profile for Georgia, U.S. House, 08. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for Justin Laster, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for Justin Laster is 2026 U.S. House - Georgia 08. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger for Justin Laster. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for Justin Laster is H4GA08117.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-05 and last indexed on 2026-06-12.
The route record for Justin Laster reports 99 public claims, 99 valid citations, and 99 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-07-29. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim wording is added on this page only when a published row was returned for the profile.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Justin Laster: background (70), media (7), finance (1), federal court records (6), other sourced notes (2). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Justin Laster returned 6 other indexed profiles: James Austin Scott (Republican), James L Cooper III (Democratic), Justin Lucas (Democratic), Kelly Esti (Democratic), Roman Coley Pfc Davis (Other), Vinson Watkins (Republican). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Justin Laster: FEC H4GA08117; Other sec-edgar:_run; FEC Committee C00832303.
Profile questions
What office is Justin Laster indexed for?
Justin Laster is indexed for Georgia, U.S. House, 08. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - Georgia 08. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for Justin Laster?
The party label on file for Justin Laster is Democratic.
What is Justin Laster's candidate status?
Justin Laster is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Justin Laster?
FEC candidate id on file: H4GA08117.
How many public claims are attached to Justin Laster?
The route record reports 99 public claims, 99 valid citations, and 99 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 70, Media 7, Finance 1, Federal Court Records 6, Other Sourced Notes 2. Claim text on this page is quoted from the published-claims teaser and is omitted when that teaser returns no rows.
Is Justin Laster indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is challenger.
Who else is indexed in Justin Laster's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include James Austin Scott (Republican), James L Cooper III (Democratic), Justin Lucas (Democratic), Kelly Esti (Democratic), Roman Coley Pfc Davis (Other), Vinson Watkins (Republican). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.