Not long after the news began to spread Monday evening that 6th District Rep. Tom Price was going to be President Elect Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, speculation began over whether there would be an opportunity for Democrats to gain another seat. After all, Trump had lost Cobb County.
This week’s Courier Herald column: Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve taken a look at the national and partisan implications of the surprising win for Donald Trump. Today we’re going to focus on what this means for Georgia. Access is power in Washington. Several prominent Georgia Democrats are now rethinking their future, as their
Qualifying for the special election in Senate District 54 ended at 2p today with a total of 4 Republicans and 1 Independent qualifying. Here’s a run-down of the folks who qualified: Republicans (in qualified order): Chuck Payne, former Whitfield County Republican Party chairman Conda Goodson, ran against Senator Charlie Bethel in the 2016 Republican Primary
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
The special election to fill Senator Charlie Bethel’s soon-to-be-vacated seat in Senate District 54 has been set by Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office. Election day will be on December 13th with a run-off, if needed, being held on January 10, 2017. Qualifying will be today and tomorrow from 8a until 5p and Thursday from
Folks are starting to jump into the race to succeed Senator Charlie Bethel, who will be filling a vacancy on the state Court of Appeals on January 1st. The election could possibly be held as early as December 13th. Chuck Payne, former Whitfield County Republican Party chairman, made his announcement on Facebook this morning: Because the
State Senator Charlie Bethel (R-SD54) received an appointment to the Georgia Court of Appeals by Governor Nathan Deal today effective January 1, 2017. Many congratulations to the Senator on his appointment. I know he’ll do well. Senator Bethel, who was also on the short list to be appointed to the Georgia Supreme Court, did not
