Athens' two state senators get last-minute electoral opposition
As the noon deadline for qualifying clicked closer Friday, Pat
Daugherty, a retired educator living in the Oconee County town of
Bishop, signed up to run as a Republican for the District 46 seat in the
Georgia Senate held by Cowsert, which encompasses all of Oconee County,
western Athens-Clarke County and most of Walton County outside the
Social Circle area.
In addition to being a retired educator, Daugherty is president of
Conservative Republican Women of Northeast Georgia, formed a year ago
“to promote good government and conservative candidates,” according to
its website.
Ginn is facing a Republican challenge in Senate District 47, which
covers Madison and Barrow counties and parts of Jackson and Walton
counties, from Tyler Hollifield, a military veteran and student at the
University of North Georgia. Hollifield is making his first foray into
politics.
The other three members of the Athens delegation to the state
legislature, Reps. Regina Quick, R-Athens, Chuck Williams,
R-Watkinsville, and Spencer Frye, D-Athens, drew no opposition and thus
can return to their seats in the Georgia General Assembly for new
two-year terms beginning next year.
With regard to other state-level offices of local interest, incumbent
Georgia Public Service Commission member Tim Echols of Bogart, a
Republican, will face partisan opposition on May 24 from Kellie Austin, a
Lawrenceville consultant, and Michelle Miller, a Warner Robins
businesswoman. No Democrats qualified to seek the District 2 seat on the
Public Service Commission, which regulates a number of utilities
operating in the state.
Athens' two state senators get last-minute electoral opposition
Daugherty, a retired educator living in the Oconee County town of
Bishop, signed up to run as a Republican for the District 46 seat in the
Georgia Senate held by Cowsert, which encompasses all of Oconee County,
western Athens-Clarke County and most of Walton County outside the
Social Circle area.
In addition to being a retired educator, Daugherty is president of
Conservative Republican Women of Northeast Georgia, formed a year ago
“to promote good government and conservative candidates,” according to
its website.
Ginn is facing a Republican challenge in Senate District 47, which
covers Madison and Barrow counties and parts of Jackson and Walton
counties, from Tyler Hollifield, a military veteran and student at the
University of North Georgia. Hollifield is making his first foray into
politics.
The other three members of the Athens delegation to the state
legislature, Reps. Regina Quick, R-Athens, Chuck Williams,
R-Watkinsville, and Spencer Frye, D-Athens, drew no opposition and thus
can return to their seats in the Georgia General Assembly for new
two-year terms beginning next year.
With regard to other state-level offices of local interest, incumbent
Georgia Public Service Commission member Tim Echols of Bogart, a
Republican, will face partisan opposition on May 24 from Kellie Austin, a
Lawrenceville consultant, and Michelle Miller, a Warner Robins
businesswoman. No Democrats qualified to seek the District 2 seat on the
Public Service Commission, which regulates a number of utilities
operating in the state.
Athens' two state senators get last-minute electoral opposition
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