State Senator Michael Williams (R) is holding a press conference at the state capitol tomorrow to “make a statement regarding previously undisclosed actions of Lt. Governor Casey Cagle.” According to the Facebook invite, “The actions and corroborating details will be presented at the press conference.” Williams and
Now that the first campaign finance filing deadline has passed, we have a better idea of what each of the six gubernatorial campaigns will look like from a fundraising standpoint. On the Republican side, the reports confirmed the conventional wisdom that state capitol veteran Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle will be the top fundraiser in the
We told you he had deep pockets. Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, the presumptive front runner in the 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary, has raised $2.7 million since he began his campaign in late April. That is more than rivals Secretary of State Brian Kemp ($1.7 million) and State Senator Hunter Hill (over $1 million). The other
It looks like state Sen. Rick Jeffares’ (R-McDonough) campaign for lieutenant governor may have more firepower behind it than we thought. On Thursday, he secured the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-3), who represents some of the same areas as Jeffares in Congress. Ferguson also donated $5,000 to Jeffares’ campaign. Jeffares faces the current
GOP wunderkind Nick Ayers is not running for governor in 2018, according to Greg Bluestein at the AJC. Ayers, who is a top adviser to Vice President Mike Pence and an ally of the Trump administration, generated a good deal of speculation about a potential run earlier this year. Having never held elected office before,
For anyone in Atlanta tomorrow: Chairman Kevin Tanner (R-Dawsonville) is holding the first meeting of the House Commission on Transit Governance and Funding on June 29 from 10 AM to 2 PM in room 506 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building (CLOB). House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) will be there to speak to the
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle has scored 64 early endorsements from elected officials in Northwest Georgia in his campaign to be Georgia’s next governor. The current state legislators who endorsed Cagle include state Sen. Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga), state Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (R-Rome), state Rep. John Deffenbaugh (R-Lookout Mountain) and state Rep. Dewayne Hill (R-Ringgold). The full list
State Senator and 2018 gubernatorial hopeful Michael Williams (R) spoke at a Tea Party event at the Gainesville Civic Center on Thursday night. The event did not draw a large crowd, which was possibly due to the nasty weather, but Williams stuck around to deliver what will probably be his campaign stump speech at GOP
Lieutenant Gov. Casey Cagle (R) has announced appointments to two Senate study committees: the Special Tax Exemption Study Committee and the Rural Georgia Study Committee. Serving on the Special Tax Exemption Committee will be: Senator John Albers (R), Chair Senator Chuck Hufstetler (R) Senator Jack Hill (R) Senator Hunter Hill (R) Senator William Ligon (R)
On Sunday, Greg Bluestein of the AJC tweeted that Stacey Abrams (D) is resigning as House Minority Leader, effective July 1, 2017. In a letter to House Democrats, Abrams said that she wants to focus on her gubernatorial campaign and that the caucus would be better served by a leader with undivided attention. Abrams has
