Once the final gavel fell on the 14th District Republican Convention, I said to a few friends “Thank God and Greyhound” (quoting the Roy Clark song). I didn’t run for re-election for district chairman. I have my reasons, the most important one being my wife Samantha and I welcoming our first child, Lucas Todd Smith, into
Georgia Republicans are beginning to rally around #GA6 Republican candidate Karen Handel. Governor Nathan Deal’s camp didn’t waste time circling support around Handel with Deal’s Chief of Staff Chris Riley taking to Twitter yesterday. Congrats @karenhandel !! @GovernorDeal & our team look forward to working with you to keep the 6th CD in Georgia and
US Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) signed on to a bipartisan letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging them to modernize the Universal Service Fund (USF). Currently, USF is tied to customers subscribing to landlines, a service that slowly going extinct as more people “cut the cord”. The letter sent to Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioners
Congressman Tom Graves (R-GA-14), in conjunction with Georgia Tech, will be hosting a discussion on cybersecurity and what public policy would be beneficial in fighting cyber criminals on May 1st from 10a ’til 12p at the Technology Square Research Building (TSRB) Auditorium at Georgia Tech. From a presser: Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) in cooperation with
The campaign of Jon Ossoff, a Democratic congressional candidate in #GA06, appears to have sent an email to supporters saying that Nate Silver, founder and editor of FiveThirtyEight, made the statement that the road to winning back the House starts with #GA06. A photo of the email’s headline was posted to Twitter with at tag back
The US Senate voted 54 to 45 today to confirm Neil Gorsuch as the 113th Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Both of Georgia’s US Senators issued statements praising Gorsuch and the Senate for his confirmation. From Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA): U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today applauded Senate confirmation of Judge
I posted an AJC article earlier today about former Governor Sonny Perdue’s confirmation vote getting delayed. Word has it that a floor vote has been scheduled in the Senate for April 24th. I’m sure the former Governor is probably saying “Finally!” It will also be interesting to see how many Democrats will vote “no” on
Most of Georgia is currently rated at a moderate chance of severe thunderstorms today. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK raised the forecast from Moderate to High for southeast Georgia including Macon and Augusta. That High bubble could expand to include the metro area and possibly parts of southwest and north Georgia It’s good
It’s been 11 weeks since President Donald Trump nominated former Governor Sonny Perdue to lead the federal Agriculture Department. As the AJC points out in today’s article, the former Governor was the last nominee appointed to fill Trump’s cabinet. Delays, including a paperwork mishap, have pushed back the confirmation vote by the US Senate, and
Apologies for today’s delay. As with official GeorgiaPol editorial policy, we regret the error and blame others. For your continued patience, here’s a picture that symbolizes Wednesday. PSA: Be careful out there. Today is going to be a wild weather day. Be prepared, know where to shelter for safety, and make a plan for communicating
