On July 24, Lieutenant Gov. Casey Cagle (R) and Secretary of State Brian Kemp (R) will compete in a runoff election for the Georgia Republican gubernatorial nomination. In the May 22 primary, Cagle received 236,371 votes (38.9%), Kemp received 155,324 (25.6%), former state Sen. Hunter Hill received 111,452 (18.3%), businessman Clay Tippins received 74,242 (12.2%), and
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING. THE ELECTION IS TUESDAY MAY 22ND. Primary season is almost over in Georgia. The distinctions between the Republican and Democrat focuses is plainly obvious from the television ads. Republicans are fighting to prove who is the most Trump like. They have chosen undocumented individuals as the focus to
A couple of weeks ago I noted a bit of a thaw in the sometimes frosty relations between Speaker of the House David Ralston and Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle. If that was a slight thaw, then consider the following more of polar ice caps melting. A friend sent me the pictured invitation for a fundraising
The Governor has vetoed a record (for him) 21 Vetoes. Among the casualties are the bill backed by Realtors to cap extraneous fees by Homeowners Associations they use as extortion because they are required by mortgage companies to clear title for closings. The anti-hacking bill was also vetoed, as was the annexation of Fulton Industrial
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman running for office is going to have to explain herself if she doesn’t have a spouse and children – and she’ll certainly have to explain herself if she does. In 2017, the Barbara Lee Family Foundation released the results of a study that were not surprising
Yesterday afternoon House Bill 930 was signed into law at the Georgia Capitol. Those in attendance waited silently and in the dark prior to the ceremony in the Capitol’s North Wing. A scene for The Walking Dead was being filmed on the 2nd floor. Make of that metaphor what you will, but it punctuated the
In her newly released ad, former Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, Stacey Evans, moves away from her introductory video into distinguishing herself from her opponent the former House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams. This short commercial may answer the questions many democrats have – why you and not the other Stacey? [WATCH AD HERE] In
As a prosecutor, I prosecuted dozens of individuals, who pulled out a weapon and pointed it at someone with the intent to cause fear in that person. Some of those people are likely still in jail. As a defense attorney, I have defended individuals at trial who were accused of aggravated assault when they pulled
We already know that the two Democrat candidates, Stacey Evans and Stacey Abrams, have tons in common. They are both experienced, qualified, lawyer, legislator, women, and candidates for the Governor of Georgia. They would both be breaking barriers by being the first woman governor for Georgia. With the May 22nd primary looming over us, how
Don’t believe the ethics complaint. That’s the not-unexpected response from Stacey Evans’ gubernatorial campaign. In a statement sent to news outlets on Friday, Seth Clark, a spokesperson for the Evans campaign blasted the complaint filed against his boss. “The complaint filed by Stacey Abrams’ campaign manager is frivolous,” he wrote. “It is filled with factual
