As you may recall, Governor Nathan Deal appointed State Representative Dustin Hightower (R-HD-68) to a state superior court judgeship in the Coweta Judicial Circuit last week. Represenetative Hightower had qualified for re-election with no challengers, so the Georgia Republican Party executive committee had a meeting last night to decide to reopen qualifying for House District
I’m coming to grips with Donald Trump becoming the standard bearer of our Republican Party. That means that, traditionally, he’ll get to call the shots…including setting a platform for the Republican National Committee and a tone of Republican policy for the next four years. Speaker Paul Ryan, the man, if we are able to maintain
Jim Pace, who is seeking to succeed the retiring Congressman Lynn Westmoreland, announced his leadership team for each county in Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District. Below is a presser with the list: Jim Pace, a candidate for Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District seat, today announced his grassroots leadership team throughout all 13 counties in the district. “With
Donald Trump’s victory in Indiana yesterday signaled a lot of things about the direction of the Republican Party, but mostly it was about entering into the final stage of the presidential primary: acceptance of a presumptive nominee. For some of us, that’s going to be a little harder than others. There’s thought and strategy behind
Walker County Republicans will be asked a question: “Should the form of county government in Walker County be changed from a sole commissioner to a board of commissioners?” It’s been an 800 pound gorilla since my stent as Walker County Republican Party chairman four years ago. I’m still undecided, but I’m leaning towards no because 1.) either form
It’s the weekend, and that means that the GeorgiaPol #RINORadioPowerHour. Over-caffeinated Charlie Harper and Stefan Turkheimer have taken the keys to the radio booth and talk about politics. Jon Richards was heading back from the #RINOEstablishmentSyndicated Headquarters in Washington, DC. I’m sure he was getting the latest instructions from the Overlords (the good thing about
Congressmen Tom Graves (R-GA-14) and Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03) and Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Bob Corker (R-TN) had asked the Navy to christen a ship the USS Chattanooga in memory of the servicemen who died in the attacks last July. The Navy has decided to name the new DDG-120 destroyer after former Senator Carl Levin. In
Congressman Doug Collins’ (R-GA-09) office sent out a press release concerning the House Judiciary Committee’s passing S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 out of its committee. Congressman Collins sponsored the House version. You can read the full presser below: Today, the House Judiciary Committee marked up S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act
In case you forgot, the Republican Parties in each of Georgia’s 14 congressional district held conventions to elect national convention delegates and alternates. Tim Bryant had GAGOP Chairman John Padgett on the air to discuss this weekend’s district conventions as well as the overall process. Accusations by the Trump campaign of Cruz supporters being elected
It’s back! The GeorgiaPol #RINORadioPowerHour is back on the air this week after Charlie went away to find his sanity to an undisclosed location for a little post-Georgia General Assembly rest and relaxation….or something. Probably for #moarbourbon. Anyway, this week’s live performance on the first hour of The Sully Show on WGST was actually a
