Karen Handel has tweeted that she’s a candidate for Congress, and included a video launching her 2020 campaign for Georgia’s 6th District. It’s official: Karen just announced her campaign for 2020. Join the team and help us take back Georgia 6th district now! https://t.co/62i0EHAZQl #ga06 #gapol— Karen Handel (@karenhandel) March 25, 2019
Lawrenceville’s Harrison Floyd is reported to be preparing a campaign for the Republican nomination in the race for the 7th Congressional District seat currently held by retiring Congressman Rob Woodall. Floyd is a 10-year veteran of the Marine Corps with three combat tours and is making the rounds of conservative organizations seeking support for his
Good Morning, y’all! Fayetteville is offering a native tree to homeowners who cut down a Bradford Pear. How YOU doin‘? Y’all make sure you send water bottles to school with your kids. I think we all know this, by now, but in case you were under a rock this weekend… I don’t know why this
An observant citizen noticed and snapped a photo of Representative Sam Park (D-Lawrenceville) holding and talking on his phone while driving in the HOV lane as the lone passenger in his car according to an 11Alive story. Rep. Park’s rationale? Being stuck in traffic on the Downtown Connector due to an accident. He was going
At midnight on March 22, 2019, GeorgiaPol.com’s all-time favorite U.S. President from Georgia became the oldest living former president. Mr. Superlative President is now 94 years old and 174 days young. George H. W. Bush previously held the record. Here’s where things get weird: tomorrow President Carter may break his own record (but I haven’t
Today will be an emotionally charged day in our State. I am unashamedly pro-life. I have friends on both sides of the issue. I have friends who have had abortions and friends who have carried babies to term who died within moments of birth in their arms. This is a hard issue. It’s an uncomfortable
Another pinch hitter day at GeorgiaPol! Happy to close out a very busy week with y’all. You can livestream today’s March Madness activity today by clicking here. You can also livestream the Georgia Assembly version of the above by clicking here. This is why I fly Delta. Because we all need a little calm today.
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign advisors are reportedly debating adding Stacey Abrams to the ticket…..as part of his official campaign announcement. A very speculative post from Axios’ Mike Allen says Biden’s position on Abrams couldn’t be discerned (that’s probably important to the process). But the report lays out several puzzle pieces that show why
Justice is never served too late and it may be served 40 years after the start of the Atlanta Child Murders. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said on Thursday the Atlanta Police Department, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Fulton County will use modern forensics to re-examine the evidence. Wayne Williams was convicted of
From a media advisory from Georgia Power: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry will join U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue; Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp; Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO Tom Fanning; Georgia Power Chairman, President and CEO Paul Bowers; and Sean McGarvey, President, North America’s Building Trades Unions on Friday, March 22, to
