Which Georgia State Senators are most likely to vote with the other members of their party? During the 2015-2016 legislative session, for Republicans, the list includes Brandon Beach, John Wilkinson, and Tyler Harper. For the Democrats, names would include Michael Rhett and Gail Davenport. Who votes least with their party? Republicans Mike Crane, Josh McKoon,
Monday at 7 PM, the Eleventh District Republican Committee will meet in order to determine if its chairman, Brad Carver, should be removed from office for cause. The facts of the case are straightforward. As filed with the Georgia Ethics Commission, last year and early this year, Chairman Carver contributed $575 to the campaigns of
Alex Johnson, the failed contender for GAGOP Chairman and apparent sore loser, sent out an email newsletter that tries to vilify my friend and fellow district chairman Brad Carver. Interestingly enough, Johnson doesn’t mention Chairman Carver by name in his email (you have to click-through to a PDF that lists small donations to Democrats). Needless
Randy Evans, who is one of Georgia’s members on the Republican National Committee, gave a whip count in a story in the Wall Street Journal that shows Anti-Trump delegates having at least a chance of allowing a floor vote on the presumptive nominee. As things stand, Trump has enough bound delegates to be elected on
Earlier today, FBI Director James Comey effectively brought the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server to an end, announcing that the FBI would not recommend bringing charges against the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Last week, Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced she would accept the FBI’s recommendation and not override it. Georgia Republican Party Chairman
In a press release from Speaker Paul Ryan’s office, it was announced that members of the Select Committee on Benghazi will deliver the weekly Republican address. Those delivering the address are Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Congresswoman Susan Brooks (R-IN), and Georgia’s own Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA-03). You can read the press release below the fold:
The AJC’s Political Insider article yesterday, Kasim Reed to Democrats: Demographics alone won’t turn Georgia, also contains a message for the Georgia Republican Party in this time of political turmoil – govern well and expand your base or your days are numbered. Both political parties in Georgia are far too dependent on differing racial, religious,
Former businessman, presidential candidate and conservative talk show host Herman Cain has endorsed Drew Ferguson for the open 3rd District congressional seat being vacated by Lynn Westmoreland. In a press release issued by Ferguson, Cain said, In politics, there are candidates with a record of doing things and others with a history of talking about
The House Select Committee on Benghazi headed up by Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina released its final majority report today, after more than two years of research and hearings. In addition to the 800 page report, the committee summarized its findings in this video narrated by Rep. Peter Roskam of Illinois: Georgia’s 3rd District
My grandfather always hated politics, and by extension, politicians. They were all crooked, or soon would be, and he didn’t look favorably upon the fact that his grandson was interested in pursuing a career in politics. This distaste for politicians compounded when I informed him that I not only loved politics, but that I wanted
