Leo Smith, who served as the Georgia Republican Party’s Minority Outreach Director, has announced on Facebook that he would seek to be Senator Hunter Hill’s successor to serve the constituents of Georgia’s 6th State Senate District. Senator Hill, as you know, is running for the Republican nomination for governor. So far, Smith is one of
Ed is off finding after-Independence Day sales on fireworks, so I’m filling in with your morning reads for this Wednesday. Here: Speaking of fireworks, the tax on fireworks has added more than $1 million to the state’s coffers. A sheriff’s officer was stabbed this past Monday in Walker County. Thankfully, he is on the mend
In an announcement on LinkedIn, Joe Hunt announced his intent to run in the Republican primary against Congressman Jody Hice (R-GA-10). Mr. Hunt, whose LinkedIn profile lists that he is the Vice President of Franchise Relations at Zaxby’s Franchising, Inc., intends to run as more of a centrist and on a “shoe-string budget”. I get
It’s Independence Day. Most folks spend the weekend enjoying fireworks, maybe a few cold adult beverages, and barbecue. A lot of that barbecue was enjoyed by various Republican GOP events around the state…and no GOP barbecue is complete without a straw poll! Two county GOPs held events during the Independence holiday along with straw polls
It’s our gracious host and publisher’s birthday. He’ll be celebrating in DC today as he watches the lady from Georgia’s 6th district take the oath of office to become Congresswoman Karen Handel (R-GA-06). It’s been an eventful year for him, and I don’t think anyone deserves a celebratory birthday pint than Charlie Harper. For our
Republican Karen Handel has had some high-profile visitors to help her campaign to become the Congresswoman from Georgia’s 6th District including Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan. This weekend, according to the AJC’s Political Insider, Georgia’s own Sonny Perdue and Tom Price will be featured guests at a campaign rally for Handel
Today, the Georgia Republican Party will have a new state chairman. Speeches will be made, votes will be cast, resolutions will be resolved, and I’m sure some folks will leave mad because of #TheEstablisment or something. Feel free to discuss what you see at the convention in the comments below, and consider this an ::OPEN
I won’t be in Augusta this weekend, but if I were a delegate, I would proudly cast my vote for Michael McNeely to be the next chairman of the Georgia Republican Party. Michael has worked his way up through the ranks of the Republican Party to become 1st Vice Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party,
Next weekend, Georgia Republicans will flock to Augusta to elect new officers, hobnob with candidates for statewide office, and pass resolutions (as well as other things). Some resolutions are to honor those who are no longer with us, but a lot of times they are a statement of principle or to “send a message” to
This year’s GAGOP has been fairly interesting thus far. You have an “anonymous” group or individual pushing for delegates to #DrainTheGASWAMP. Obviously, these folks are trying to tap into the energy driving the #TrumpTrain to derail the candidacies of those they deem as unfit for leadership. So far, specifically naming John Watson, Michael McNeely, and
