Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price Thomas (Tom) Edmunds PriceConspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention Coronavirus Report: The Hill's Steve Clemons interviews Chris Christie Trump flails as audience dwindles and ratings plummet MORE has thrown his name in the ring to replace retiring GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson Johnny IsaksonDemocrats ramp up pressure on Lieberman to drop out of Georgia Senate race Obama endorses Warnock in crowded Georgia Senate race Lobbying world MORE (Ga.), the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) will pick Isakson's successor, who will then face an election in November 2020.

Kemp has launched a website where Republicans who want to be considered for the opening may submit their résumés, and more than 200 people have already done so.

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Price, a former six-term congressman, joins other high-profile GOP hopefuls including Rep. Doug Collins Douglas (Doug) Allen CollinsDemocrats ramp up pressure on Lieberman to drop out of Georgia Senate race The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden on Trump: 'He'll leave' l GOP laywers brush off Trump's election remarks l Obama's endorsements GOP, Democrats look to galvanize women with SCOTUS fight MORE (R-Ga.) and Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols.

Price resigned from his role in the Trump administration in 2017 after uproar over his use of private jets for official business. He reportedly owes the Department of Health and Human Services $341,000 for the 20 flights that violated federal requirements. Price has already voluntarily repaid the government around $60,000.

Isakson announced his plans to leave the Senate in late August, citing his health struggles after breaking ribs in a fall in July. He has also been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and recently underwent kidney surgery.