I remember 11 years ago when former Governor Nathan Deal entered the 2010 gubernatorial race and soon vacated his congressional seat ten people decided to jump into the race in northwest Georgia. Fast forward to 2020, and a lot of people are passing on running for Congress. Another person to pass on a congressional run
If you want to represent portions of Southwest Georgia in the Georgia Senate, you need to get your qualifying papers filed by January 6th. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has set the special election to fill the Senate seat of the late Greg Kirk for February 4th. A potential runoff is scheduled for March
Congressman Tom Graves (R-GA-14) shocked the #gapol and #gagop community with his announcement that he won’t be seeking re-election. Georgia’s 14th district is very red and very pro-Trump, so there’s not much risk of a Democrat winning. Not to mention, Congressman Graves is a fairly popular congressman. So, yeah….it’s a bit bewildering. I’ve always appreciated
First of all, congratulations to Georgia’s new junior US Senator Kelly Loeffler. Second of all, congratulations to Governor Brian Kemp for joining the #RINO club. Don’t worry, Mr. Governor, you’re in fine company. The cries of how Governor Kemp’s appointment of an alleged “#RINO” has ramped up before Thanksgiving. Him appointing an alleged #RINO makes
On the eve of the Democratic debate in Atlanta, State Representative Valencia Stovall, a Democrat from Forest Park (only a couple of miles down I-75 from Tyler Perry Studios), has sent over the following press release: ATLANTA – State Representative Valencia Stovall (D-Forest Park) today announced her support of charter schools by participating in the
Per Jamie Dupree, the Democrats are coming south for the next presidential debate. Details are currently scarce, but we’ll post more when they’re decided.
The loser of the most expensive congressional race in American history will challenge Senator David Perdue in 2020. From Bluestein: Former congressional candidate Jon Ossoff said he will challenge Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue and “mount a ruthless assault on corruption in our political system” that’s prevented Congress from addressing urgent issues. The Democrat told
I will admit that as someone who lives well outside of “The Donut,” I don’t always clue in on races this far out that affect only the metro area. However, Donnie Bolena is one of those cases who you can’t miss, even if you try. Bless his heart. I’ve had a lot of emotions surrounding
As you are aware by now, Georgia’s senior US Senator Johnny Isakson will resign from his office at the end of this year. Governor Brian Kemp will have the opportunity to appoint someone to fill the vacancy until the next General Election in 2020. So, let’s speculate who may (or may not) be on that
On Wednesday morning Senator Johnny Isakson rocked Georgia’s political world by announcing he is retiring at the end of the year. Isakson has been a fixture in public service for over four decades. His name sits alongside others such as Coverdell and Gingrich in the small circle of founders of the modern Georgia Republican party.
