Sally Yates, the former acting attorney general who refused to defend President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE's executive order on immigration, is being encouraged to make a run for governor in Georgia.

Yates, according to a report by Politico, has not expressed interest in running for office, but Georgia Democrats are pushing her to run for governor in 2018.

“Folks are talking about it a good bit down here,” Seth C. Clark, a Democratic operative, told Politico. Clark worked on Michelle Nunn's failed bid for Senate in 2014.

“The buzz around here is she is a great candidate that can really make a case to get to the heart of Georgia Democrats' problem with moderate rural white voters,” he said.

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Yates was fired from her post as acting attorney general when she instructed the department not to defend Trump's executive order on immigration — the move immediately put her in the spotlight.

According to Politico, Yates received a standing ovation Wednesday night at a panel on race relations in Atlanta during one of her first public appearances since the end of her tumultuous 10-day tenure as the acting attorney general.

“I don’t think you can think of any possible candidates in Georgia and not mention Sally Yates’s name right now,” Tharon Johnson told Politico. “She's a symbol of hope and resistance when it comes to standing up to Donald Trump.”

Johnson was the national southern regional director for former President Obama's 2012 campaign.

Yates, asked by an audience member if she was planning on running for office, said she was “just here in the audience.”

Current Gov. Nathan Deal (R) is unable to seek reelection due to term limits.