Speaker of the House Paul Ryan will be issuing remarks on tax reform from the headquarters of Home Depot in Atlanta at 2:45 p.m. You can watch live below. Update: Rep. Karen Handel (R, GA-6) to join Speaker Ryan. This afternoon, U.S. Representative Karen Handel and Speaker Paul Ryan, along with other members of Georgia’s Congressional
The third day of qualifying has come and gone. Rep. Rob Woodall (R, GA-7) still has not qualified re-election. Sec. of State Brian Kemp and Clay Tippins qualified today, bringing the count up to six (4 Rs, 2 Ds) for the gubernatorial race. We are guaranteed November contests for all statewide races, except for the
The Republican Governors Association (RGA) has gone on the offensive against both Democratic gubernatorial candidates Stacey Abrams and Stacey Evans. They have launched a radio ad and a digital campaign highlighting the two Stacey’s support for tax hikes and big government programs. The RGA has a website set up at www.StaceyWhoever.com that will be a
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Stacey Abrams both qualified today for Governor, bringing the total candidates to four (2 GOP, 2 DEM). Agricultural Commissioner Gary Black still is the only unopposed candidate in the statewide races. You can check out the full list of statewide candidates below.
Day 2 of qualifying has come and gone for the 14 U.S. Representative districts in Georgia. Rep. Rob Woodall (R, GA-7) is the only incumbent not to qualify yet. A few tidbits: Buddy Carter (R, GA-1) has picked up two Democratic challengers Sandford Bishop (D, GA-2) has a GOP challenger in Herman West, Jr. Five
Longtime commentor John Vestal (aka Buzzfan) is once again raising funds to help fight childhood cancer. This marks his 11th year of working with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. John was recognized as a Knight Commander last year for his 10th year as a participant. Participants go beyond just raising funds, though, as they also willingly
One big surprise in the statewide races was the qualification of former State School Superintendent John Barge against current Superintendent Richard Woods. Only two of the announced gubernatorial candidates have qualified so far: Hunter Hill and Stacey Evans. All of the races are contested already, except for Agricultural Commissioner Gary Black. A list of the
All of the current congressional members from Georgia, except for Rob Woodall (R, GA-7), qualified today for re-election. Currently, all have competitors that have qualified except for Reps. Sanford Bishop (D, GA-2), Drew Ferguson (R, GA-3), Hank Johnson (D, GA-4), John Lewis (D, GA-5), Austin Scott (R, GA-8), and Tom Graves (R, GA-14). Below is
SOS Brian Kemp has released his first campaign commercial today entitled “Track and Deport.” The ad touts Kemp’s record on fighting against Obama’s Justice Department and “left wing groups” that attempted to undermine elections in Georgia. Kemp: “As Secretary of State, I fought Barack Obama, Stacey Abrams, and the ACLU to stop voter fraud and
My state Representative and House Majority Leader Jon Burns (R, 159) has announced that he will be seeking re-election this year. Rep. Burns serves as a member of the House Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Appropriations, Economic Development & Tourism, Ethics, Game, Fish & Parks, Rules, and Transportation Committees. Rep. Burns: “I am excited to announce my
