Republican Paulding County House Member Howard Maxwell will not seek re-election, but will instead retire after three decades of public service, including his eight terms in the Georgia House. While not the kind of Chairman that seeks headlines, Maxwell has a reputation of a steady force under the gold dome. The Dallas based district will
This week’s Courier Herald column: The page has turned on the calendar and we have a fresh new year ahead of us. It’s a time of year brimming with optimism – even more so than usual if you’re a UGA fan. If you’re not, there’s still time to make a resolution to fix that. The
Sen. Rick Jeffares, riding the windfall of his major legislative accomplishments the…uh…we’ll get back to you on that… and presumably ready to reach a decision on how to avoid a massive conflict of interest as Lieutenant Governor is leaving the state senate so he can campaign full time for Lite Gov. Now, usually when you have
When does the debate on abortion begin? Probably not with tax bills. Certainly not with tax bills if you are NARAL, which took issue over Karen Handel’s “pushing” the new GOP tax bill*. In other words: NARAL views Handel’s seat as vulnerable and on that we agree. In a statement released ahead of Thursday’s vote
Rep. Buzz Brockway, Republican candidate for Georgia Secretary of State, has released another campaign video. This video, like his first video, takes a detour from traditional political ads by using humor to communicate to voters. The campaign included the following statement to introduce the video: “This Thanksgiving we can all be grateful our state government isn’t
Kyle Wingfield penned an opinion piece Monday (warning: paywall) that pointed to an issue that Republicans don’t want to admit: the 2018 mid-terms will be a tough election. The fact is that Democrats are galvanized by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s stinging loss in 2016. They tried, and failed, to convince constituents of Georgia’s
Former Paulding County Republican Party Chairman Joseph Gullett has tossed his hat into the ring to challenge incumbent Republican State Representative Paulette Rakestraw Braddock in Georgia House District 19. Joseph has a video announcement of his candidacy: And a full presser: JOSEPH GULLETT ANNOUNCES FOR GEORGIA STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 19 “My obligation to the taxpayers
Following the special elections on Tuesday, November 7, State Senator and candidate for Governor Michael Williams issued a press release condemning former Senator Hunter Hill, also running for Governor, for vacating his seat to seek higher office. His frustration stemmed from election results leading to two Democrats in a runoff for a seat formerly held
It didn’t take long for one Republican gubernatorial candidate to blame his opponent for the Democratic gain in SD-6. In a statement, State Senator Michael Williams (R-SD-27) laid blame squarely at the feet of his former colleague Senator Hunter Hill (R-SD-6), who resigned his seat to focus on his gubernatorial campaign: “Rather than following through
Ralph Northam(D) won Virginia last night in overwhelming fashion over Ed Gillespie(R). Polls had the race close. Progressive groups like Democracy for America had pulled their support, saying he was too moderate. National pundits were talking about how he couldn’t motivate the voters Democrats need to win. And yet he won by 10%. It’s a
