As Ed posted earlier, Politico is reporting that 6th District Congressman Tom Price is in the running to be president-elect Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services. Local rumors also have him as a front runner to be the Office of Management and Budget Director. As many Americans are now coming to terms with, it
It’s the first day of qualifying for the special election to see who will represent citizens of Georgia’s 54th state senate district after Charlie Bethel trades his “Senator” title for “Judge”. Former Whitfield County Republican Party Chairman Chuck Payne hit the ground running by being the first to qualify this morning. He will face two
Per the AJC, Doug Collins defeated Bill Flores for the Conference Vice Chair position. this is a big deal and signals how well-though of the Gainesville Republican is among his peers. Lynn Jenkins previously held the position but was left without a chair when, after Boehner resigned, she attempted to take the Conference Chair position
Georgia’s own Congressman Tom Price (also a medical doctor) is reportedly under consideration by President-elect Trump to serve as Health & Human Services Secretary. Should he become HHS Secretary, he will be the first Georgian to serve in a POTUS Cabinet in decades IIRC. .@RepTomPrice being considered for @HHSGov secretary. @jenhab and @rachaelmbade have more for
The Dominoes continue to fall as the Trump Transition Team creates openings by filling them. With RNC Chairman Reince Priebus tapped to become White House Chief of Staff, the Republican National Committee will be searching for a new Chairman. Politico outlines the many possibilities this morning, seeming to name the favorites as David Bossie, Matt
President-elect Donald Trump is quickly building his administration over the next couple of months. A lot of names have been floated as potential picks. Recently, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus has been named as Trump’s chief-of-staff. That will leave an opening for the Republican Party’s top leadership position (it’s also a position where GAGOP National Committeeman
Republican members of the Georgia House met today to elect new leadership for the legislative session beginning in January, a meeting that generated few surprises, as there was only one contested seat, which ended up being won by the incumbent. Rep. Sharon Cooper nominated David Ralston for Speaker. In her nomination speech, Cooper noted that
This week’s Courier Herald column: In last week’s column, I suggested that in the grand scheme of things, Tuesday’s election was not that important. I wrote it Friday before the election. I wrote it in the one quiet time I had that week, fully expecting it to reach a disappointed Republican audience last week. I
Much ink has been spilled since Tuesday evening about possible candidates for roles in the Trump administration. We’ve engaged in some speculation here, as well. Prominent Georgia names, including Senator David Perdue, Public Service Commissioner Bubba McDonald, and of course, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, have all been mentioned as candidates. However, Mr.
The Georgia Senate held its caucus elections Thursday, trading out Senator William Ligon of Glynn County for Senator John Kennedy of Macon. The rest of the Senate leadership positions remained status quo, including the GOP caucus position to nominate Senator David Shafer for another term as Senate President Pro Tem. House Republicans will hold their
