Rep. Karen Handel (R, GA-6), issued a statement today after the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (IG) issued a 568 page report of its review of the actions of the FBI during the 2016 election. Rep. Handel: “It is deeply disturbing that our country’s lead investigative arm was [co-opted] by politics and
Sen. David Perdue (R, GA) had words of praise for President Trump’s leadership during the North Korea summit. Sen. Perdue is a current member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Perdue: “This critical summit is happening because of President Trump’s leadership and unwavering resolve to make the world a safer place. We want to move
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced today that Georgia achieved records in employment and job creation during May. The highlights of the jobs report: The number of employed Georgians is at an all-time high, after increasing by 13,552 to 4,929,241 The labor force has grown to an all-time high of 5,144,777, after adding
No surprise @joshmckoon that you endorsed @davidshafer. After all you’ve been one of his personal attorneys for yrs. Wondering if you told the other members of the Ethics Com that tidbit before you participated in Shafer’s sexual harassment investigation and cast a vote? #gapol — Geoff Duncan (@GeoffDuncanGA) June 7, 2018 McKoon’s responses: I didn’t
Sen. Michael Williams has made an endorsement in the upcoming runoff. It just happens to be David Shafer in the Lt. Governor’s race. From an email from the Williams’ campaign: “In our campaign for Governor, we raised important issues, spoke to them fearlessly and shaped the race. I may not have won enough votes to
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle has released a new TV ad that goes after Sec. of State Brian Kemp’s personal finances and business life. An email from the Cagle campaign shares an article from the Progressive Farmer and another from the AJC that they say shows that Kemp’s “private business left honest farmers high and dry.” Scott Binkley,
Randy Evans, longtime attorney and GOP activist/strategist/consultant, just took to Facebook to announce his much-awaited confirmation as U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg. Congratulations and best of luck to Randy! U.S. Senator David Perdue: “As a lifelong Georgian, Randy Evans has served his state and country with distinction in both the public and private sectors. He understands
Sen. David Perdue introduced Georgia Supreme Court Justice Britt Grant, President Trump’s nominee to serve on the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in her confirmation hearing. Transcript of Sen. Perdue’s introduction: “I’m happy to be here today to introduce a very impressive and highly-qualified Georgian who
The gloves are off less than 24 hours after the Republican primary for Georgia Governor ended last night. A press release issued a few minutes ago by the Cagle campaign states that Cagle will spend “the next nine weeks talking with Georgians about his conservative vision for Georgia and contrasting his record of conservative accomplishments
We are under 4 hours until the polls close today. If you haven’t voted yet, I hope you will definitely do so. This thread is for talking about elections in Georgia from statewide to congressional to local. Got some predictions? Share them here so that you can brag (or groan) later on. Want to talk until
