Forrest McCombs Jr. is originally from Cedartown, Georgia. He earned a degree in Early Childhood Education from Georgia Northwestern Technical College and later a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Brenau University

This is Forrest's first time running for public office.

Forrest currently works as a teacher at Murphy-Harpst Children’s Centers and has also worked as a special education paraprofessional for Rome City Schools. He has also held roles as a water plant operator and lab technician for the City of Cedartown, as a warehouse worker at Lowe's and the HON Company, and as a stamping associate at Jefferson Southern Corporation.