His last name will catch attention as people cast their ballots in the May general primary. But Jim Kingston isn’t trading on that name recognition to carry him through the Republican primary.

The 35-year-old Kingston is one of six Republicans running to replace current 1st District Rep. Buddy Carter, who is running for the U.S. Senate. The winner of the Republican primary will face the winner of the Democrat primary, which has eight candidates, in November’s general election.

Kingston’s father Jack Kingston served 11 terms in the U.S. House before running for the Senate in 2014. Since Jack Kingston replaced Democrat Lindsay Thomas, who retired, in 1992, Georgia’s 1st District seat has been in Republican hands since, and always by a solid margin.

Describing himself as a “rock solid, lifelong conservative,” Kingston said he is happy to support President Trump and wants to rein in government.

“Washington is such a dangerous beast,” he said. “It’s gotten way out of control. I plan on scaling back all these regulations and all these taxes and bring common sense to a town that seems to lack it right now.”

Kingston pointed out Georgia’s two U.S. senators are both Democrats, and the Republicans also have to show voters they can deliver if they’re put into office.

“That second part is very key,” he said. “While we are maintaining our majority, we have to deliver results. I think Washington D.C. continues to let us down and be slow to deliver any type of results.”

As an example, he identified the recent long lines that plagued many airports as a government impasse held up paychecks for Transportation Security Administration workers. Kingston cited the travails of a friend of his, who showed up six hours before his departure line and still didn’t make his plane.

“You think about Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock … you’ve got Hartsfield- Jackson, the busiest airport in the world — what are those individuals doing so that people are not waiting in line?” he asked.

Kingston, born and raised in Savannah, is in the commercial insurance business. His work has taken him across the district and its 17 counties, meeting people with varied backgrounds, from blueberry farmers in Alma to timber harvesters in Blackshear.

“When you sell someone insurance, you get to know their challenges,” he said. “You get to know their liabilities are. I have to deliver results and make their lives easier. You represent 800,000 people in a Congressional district and if you don’t deliver, you won’t get re-elected.”

While the 1st District is steeped in agriculture, which remains the No. 1 industry in Georgia, the ports of Savannah and Brunswick are tied to more than 6,000 jobs in the Coastal Empire. And the district is home to major military bases, including Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield and the Kings Bay Submarine Base. In addition, its home to the Hyundai metaplant, one of the most advanced auto manufacturing plants in the world.

“This area is changing and changing quickly,” Kingston said. “We have to ask ourselves what type of southeast Georgia do we want to have. As we have these new transplants who move here and we navigate this growth, is it the right type of growth? Are the people coming here going to adopt our values? Are we going to turn into another California? I don’t think we should do that. We should maintain our conservative mindset and be business-friendly in this region without having to give up what brought us here and our historical integrity.”

According to Ballotpedia, 29 members of the U.S. House are retiring. Another 28 are seeking election for a different office.

In Georgia, two of its House delegation — Carter and Mike Collins — are running for the Republican U.S. Senate nod to challenge Jon Ossoff in the fall. Two others, Barry Loudermilk and Drew Ferguson, are not running for re-election and are not seeking another elective office. A special election is being held to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned from office earlier this year.

Yet the younger Kingston, in his first campaign as a candidate, is counting the seat to remain in the Republican column.

“What I have said over and over is the good fight is not over,” he said. “As a Republican, I really enjoy having President Trump back in the White House. I enjoy having a Republican House and a Republican Senate. But it’s not enough. We conservatives can’t be satisfied. The government is way too big. The red tape is too much. The taxes are too much of a burden. We can’t slow down. This mid-term election is very important.”

Advanced voting in the primary begins April 27, and the primary will be held May 19. Kingston’s campaign has raised more than $1.6 million, and he boasts endorsements from two statewide officeholders and 11 sheriffs from across the district.

But in talking to people along the campaign trail, Kingston is finding there is a disconnect between the people and Congress. Kingston said what he will do is show up and listen.

“This neglect is very real,” he said. “We have too many people talking and not enough people listening.”