State Sen. Renee Unterman issued the following in response to several statements made by Democrats to the retirement of Gwinnett Sheriff Butch Conway, a Republican. Unterman is currently a Republican candidate for Congress in GA-7. The statement: “Sheriff Conway has honorably served this community with steadfast, admirable leadership for decades,” Unterman said. “He’s dedicated his
State Senator John Wilkinson and State Rep. Kevin Tanner, both Republicans, have entered the GA-9 congressional race. Rep. Doug Collins has announced his intentions to run for United States Senate and will not be seeking re-election in GA-9. SENATOR WILKINSON RELEASE: Senator Wilkinson, who was elected to the State Senate in a special election in
Ben Haynes, Democratic candidate for Gwinnett County Sheriff, has also responded to the announcement of Gwinnett County Republican Sheriff Butch Conway’s retirement: Today, longtime Gwinnett County Republican Sheriff, Butch Conway, announced his retirement. Upon this announcement, Ben Haynes, a veteran law enforcement professional and Democratic candidate for Sheriff released the following statement: “The retirement of
Kirkland Carden, candidate for Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, had some harsh words in response to the announcement that Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway will be retiring and not seeking re-election in 2020. Carden stated: “The man who forced our county into 287(g) and invited the leader of an SPLC-identified hate group to represent his office has announced that he
A campaign email from Teresa Tomlinson’s campaign shares a statement from Jason Carter showing his support for Teresa Tomlinson in her race to unseat U.S. Senator David Perdue. Tomlinson is running as a Democrat. The statement: Friends, Georgia’s next United States senator isn’t going to be taking an easy job. Once renowned as the world’s
Gov. Kemp announced today that Georgia added more than 70,000 jobs during the last twelve months. This brings the number of Georgia jobs to 4.65 million, a record for Georgia, and unemployment at 3.2%, another record. 1 out of 7 of the new jobs included three critical areas: education and health services; leisure and hospitality;
A press release sent out today announces that Mayor Boyd Austin of Dallas, Georgia will run for the Georgia State Senate in District 31 as a Republican. Sen. Bill Heath (R, Bremen) currently occupies the seat, but Sen. Heath previously announced his retirement at the end of 2020. The seat covers all of Polk and
With Rep. Doug Collins and Sen. David Perdue standing as very vocal supporters of President Trump, Georgia has garnered a lot of media attention nationwide. Over the last day alone, Rep. Doug Collins has been added to President Trump’s Impeachment Team, Sen. David Perdue has continued his vocal support, and the AJC states that its
President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign teams have been announced in a joint press release from the campaign and the Republican National Committee: Donald J. Trump for President. Inc. and the Republican National Committee (RNC) today announced the members of the Georgia Trump Victory effort. which will win the great state of Georgia once again for
Former Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson, a Democratic candidate running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. David Perdue (R), has released her first campaign ad entitled “Gumption.” Prominent in the ad, in addition to the word gumption, is the pink coat worn by Tomlinson. It will be interesting to see if this becomes
