Just days after state Rep. Stacey Evans announced she would be running in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, another major Georgia Democrat has announced his 2018 plans. Jason Carter, the 2014 Democratic nominee, will not be pursuing another run. According to the AJC, Carter is planning on spending more time running the Carter Center and being a
Let’s get the important details out of the way: the BBQ will come from Dunbar’s. And on June 3 you can sample said que as Stacey Abrams holds the first public event in her nascent gubernatorial bid. Starting in Albany is full of significance. Clinton secured 68.5% of the vote against Trump. Dougherty County is
The AJC is reporting that state Sen. Rick Jeffares of McDonough has filed paperwork to run for lieutenant governor in 2018. He joins the Republican field, which already includes Senate Pro Tempore David Shafer of Duluth and state Rep. Geoff Duncan of Cumming. There wasn’t much chatter about Jeffares running for the position until very
Lynn Westmoreland has withdrawn his name from a list of potential candidates for the 2018 Governor’s race. We were just forwarded this statement: “After much prayer and consideration, Joan and I have decided that I will not be a candidate for Governor in 2018. While I am humbled by the kind words and encouragement that
Call it a trial balloon. It appears that former District 3 Congressman Lynn Westmoreland is seriously flirting with a run for governor (or some of his allies are trying to convince him to do so). Greg Bluestein of the AJC reported yesterday that a “plea” was sent to Georgia Republicans on Tuesday urging them to show
Just over a month ago, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported that the city’s first female mayor, Teresa Tomlinson, was weighing her options for a state-wide run. Today she announced that the race is coming, but not until 2020. “I am looking at federal position — the Senate position in 2020,” she said. Tomlinson and her husband, Trip, reside
The AJC’s Greg Bluestein reported earlier today that state Sen. Burt Jones (R) is not running for higher office in 2018. Instead it looks like he is staying on as the senator from the 25th district. Here is the Tweet: Georgia Sen. @burtjonesforga says he will NOT seek higher office. The ex-UGA football captain was seen
Secretary of State and 2018 gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp (R) sent out this press release following Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) signing of legislation that bans sanctuary cities in Texas. Sanctuary cities are dangerous, unlawful, and defy our Georgia values. As governor, our state will respect the rule of law and put the well being
According to paperwork filed with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission yesterday, Senate Pro Temp David Shafer is in the race for Lieutenant Governor. It’s a logical step for Shafer who has been a power broker in the Capitol for years. You can view his registration information here…if you’re that kind of person.
At some point in the last 24 hours a website and Facebook page have emerged urging Lynn Westmoreland to run for Governor. The website lists all the wonderful things about our home State before talking about the former Congressman.
