Bob Smith not running for re-election could cause all kinds of dominoes to fall
Who will announce first to run to replace soon-to-be-former State Representative Bob Smith in the 113th district of for the Georgia House of Representatives? Whatever happens, it should provide plenty of fodder for my writings at the very least.
My guesses, based on nothing but who I would like to see run and current political reality, include current Board of Commissioners member Chuck Horton, Watkinsville city council member Brian Brodrick and possibly a wild card like one of the Williams brothers, or possibly someone who has lost to Smith in the past like like Tom Griffith or Doug Dickens; or perhaps one of the "announced" candidates for another seat like Esther Porter. Golden Pantry scion Griffith lost a very contentious run off against Smith a dozen years ago.
Former Watkinsville Mayor Jim Luken has been stone cold recently against any such further forays into politics at the State Level, but it is truly his seat to ignore should he choose to not seek office again. Would former Board of Commissioners chair Wendell Dawson run again? Not likely, but stranger things have happened.
I would like to see either former Oconee County Board of Education candidates Chuck Toney or Ashley Hood run for it, but have no illusions that they are going to make that kind of commitment at this time.
Former Smith opponent Becky Vaughn moved out of the county to Washington, DC but remains a homeowner in Jennings Mill. Same scenario for Rich Rusk who now lives in Athens-Clarke but owns at least a couple of homes in Oconee County. The eventual candidate could be someone that no of us supposed experts has even heard of at this time. I would like to urge Dr. Neil Priest, his wife Patricia, or Vicky Moody to run for this office on the Democratic side.
My guesses, based on nothing but who I would like to see run and current political reality, include current Board of Commissioners member Chuck Horton, Watkinsville city council member Brian Brodrick and possibly a wild card like one of the Williams brothers, or possibly someone who has lost to Smith in the past like like Tom Griffith or Doug Dickens; or perhaps one of the "announced" candidates for another seat like Esther Porter. Golden Pantry scion Griffith lost a very contentious run off against Smith a dozen years ago.
Former Watkinsville Mayor Jim Luken has been stone cold recently against any such further forays into politics at the State Level, but it is truly his seat to ignore should he choose to not seek office again. Would former Board of Commissioners chair Wendell Dawson run again? Not likely, but stranger things have happened.
I would like to see either former Oconee County Board of Education candidates Chuck Toney or Ashley Hood run for it, but have no illusions that they are going to make that kind of commitment at this time.
Former Smith opponent Becky Vaughn moved out of the county to Washington, DC but remains a homeowner in Jennings Mill. Same scenario for Rich Rusk who now lives in Athens-Clarke but owns at least a couple of homes in Oconee County. The eventual candidate could be someone that no of us supposed experts has even heard of at this time. I would like to urge Dr. Neil Priest, his wife Patricia, or Vicky Moody to run for this office on the Democratic side.
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