Eight years ago, I begrudgingly watched from a conference room at Dalton State College as a junior senator from Illinois take the oath of office to become the 44th President of the United States. It was my last semester of my undergraduate career as I would graduate in May of 2009 with a Bachelor of
The Republican National Committee met today for its winter meeting and elected Ronna McDaniel of Michigan as Chairwoman of the RNC and Bob Paduchik of Ohio as Co-Chair. McDaniel is the second woman to hold the top spot of the RNC. The election for both was unanimous. In addition to electing new leadership, the RNC
Congressman Tom Graves’ (R-GA-14) office sent out a presser yesterday announcing its County Connection program for 2017. The program helps bring Congressman Graves’ staff closer to the constituents who are unable to go to the permanent offices in Dalton or Rome. From the presser: Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) today announced the 2017 schedule for the
We are getting word this evening that former Governor Sonny Perdue has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next Agriculture Secretary. Breaking: Donald Trump taps Sonny Perdue as his agriculture chief https://t.co/i81TJRHtAo pic.twitter.com/rHBz0K7gMz — AJC (@ajc) January 19, 2017 This will make the second Georgian who will have a cabinet-level position inside
In an interview with Chuck Todd for this week’s “Meet The Press”, Congressman John Lewis (D-GA-05) expressed his opinion that President-elect Donald Trump is not a legitimate president. He bases his opinion on the back-and-forth discussion of alleged Russian hacking that exposed email correspondence from the DNC and the Hillary Clinton campaign. Apparently Congressman Lewis
Walker County Commissioner Shannon Whitfield had his first official meeting as Walker County’s sole commissioner Thursday night. In an article by The Chattanoogan, he had some bad news to tell county taxpayers. The bad news: former Commissioner Bebe Heiskell left the county with around $800,000 in the bank and two bond payments, totaling $1.2 million,
Congressman Tom Graves’ (R-GA-14) office announced committee assignments for Georgia’s Republican Congressional delegation today. In the presser, he says that Georgia is “well positioned to advance state interests in Washington.” Congressman Graves serves as Georgia’s representative to the House Republican Steering Committee, the committee that determines which congressmen will serve on what committees, Georgia has
Georgia is already home to the US Army’s Cyber Command Center which is aimed to centralize the Army’s cyber operations, training, and education. It is expected that Governor Nathan Deal will reveal plans of a state-owned cyberwarfare facility in today’s State of the State address. From the AJC: The governor’s office said the center will
Chuck Payne is the winner tonight in State Senate District 54 in a contest against Independent candidate Debby Peppers. According to the Secretary of State’s site, Chuck won with 65.41% of the vote. Turnout was a smidge over 9%. One interesting bit of data that someone mentioned to me is that, regarding to the wrong
Congressman Tom Graves’ (R-GA-14) clout is becoming a big player within the US House. His clout is becoming a bit larger with his appointment to become chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee for Financial Services. It makes Congressman Graves a cardinal within the House, much like how former Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA-01) was when he was
