Oconee County, GA Politics

I am sure Whitehead will skip this one as well From the Athens Economic Justic Coalition: Please make plans to attend the upcoming Candidate Forum featuring GA 10th District Congressional Candidates. Sponsored by the Athens Economic Justice Coalition and Athens Community Agenda, the forum will be held in Athens, Wednesday, June 13, 2007, 6:30 p.m., at the East Friendship Baptist Church, located at 480 Arch St. Invited Candidates: Paul Broun, Denise Freeman, Bill Greene, James Marlow, Mark Myers, Evita Paschall, Nate Pulliam, Jim Sendelbach, Erik Underwood and Jim Whitehead. Find Out Our Next Congressperson's Views on Important Issues Confronting Us, Including The War; Jobs and Economic Development; Minority Voting Rights;Immigration; Public Education and the No Child Left Behind Act; Minimum/Living Wage; Energy/Gas Prices; Other Issues. Moderator: Janice Mathis Vice President & Executive Director of Rainbow PUSH Coalition For more information call 706-549-1142 E-mail: votematte...

Hmmm, which one will I do? 70% chance of rain.... Dear Fellow Dems, Please come to our Voter Registration meeting on Saturday, April 14th! 10 am 337 Milledge Ave, Butler Building Park in the back. Come in the back door. Follow the signs. We need every one of you! For more information, contact Barbara A. Sims 10th Congressional District Chair at simsba1969@aol.com In today's Athens Banner Herald paper: Dems plan training for registration drive and breakfast The Clarke County Democratic Committee will train volunteers Saturday to register voters for the upcoming 10th Congressional District special election June 19. The organizational meeting will be held at The Butler Building, 337 S. Milledge Ave., beginning at 10 a.m., and is open to all Democrats who live in the district. Democrats also have scheduled a breakfast with Athens lawmakers at 8 a.m. April 28 at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education. State Reps. Doug McKillip and Keith Heard are expected to review...

Candidate for 10th says UGA quip just 'a joke' Bomb the university? By Blake Aued | blake.aued@onlineathens.com | Story updated at 10:41 PM on Saturday, April 7, 2007 State Sen. Jim Whitehead's 2004 comment about doing away with the University of Georgia was a bad joke that was blown out of proportion, the congressional candidate said Friday. Whitehead, a UGA graduate and 10th Congressional District candidate, was quoted by an Elberton newspaper saying that the university is "a bunch of liberals," adding that, except for the football team, someone ought to bomb it. The Evans Republican made light of the comment Friday while campaigning in Athens. Whitehead said he "popped off" during a meeting with Elbert County officials at a woman who cited UGA economists while criticizing him over austerity cuts to the state budget in 2004. "It was a joke," he said. "The next time, before I do that, when I don't know the town, I'm going ...

The five announced Democratic candidates for the 10th District US Congress special election in Georgia for Dr. Charlie Norwood's seat appeared before a packed house in the fourth floor of the Athens - Clarke County courthouse Thursday evening. People came from Oconee, Habersham, Madison and other counties as well. Denise Freeman found a new friend in me. This lady is incredibly impressive. She needs to visit white churches as much as possible between now and June 19th. She might surprise more than a few people. She has the most votes against Norwood in a previous election 2000. She lives in Lincolnton and knows the district well. She is a Baptist minister. She could be our Heath Shuler but more likely our Barack Obama. She resonates positive energy although she might be a little fuzzy on the wonky details of how she might tweak Charlie Norwood's now languishing patient bill of rights, at least according to Tim Bryant's talk show this morning on Newstalk 1340 WGAU AM Jim Ma...

Another Republican Charlie Norwood wanna be emerges from Augusta...Whitehead to run for Congress By Valerie Rowell | Columbia County Bureau Monday, Feb. 19, 2007 9:54 a.m. State Sen. Jim Whitehead announced Monday that he will join the race to fill the congressional seat vacated by the death of Charlie Norwood. Mr. Whitehead, R-Evans, announced his intention to run during a news conference at the Columbia County Government Complex in Evans. "I can't be Charlie Norwood, but I think I can be Jim Whitehead. I think I can make you proud," Mr. Whitehead said. "I had such a deep respect for Charlie, a close friendship with a great man and this compels me to run for this office." Mr. Norwood, who represented Georgia's 10th Congressional District, died Feb. 13. Gov. Sonny Perdue will call for a special election to fill the seat. State Rep. Barry Fleming, R-Harlem, who also had been mentioned as a candidate, introduced Mr. Whitehead at the news conference and announc...

I do not think Comer's own Ralph Hudgens will win without runoff the 10th district nonpartisan Congressional election despite being dubbed "the one to beat" by WDUN's Martha Zoller on the Georgia Gang this morning. The main reason being, seldom has one politician generated so much anger and disdain outside of his own district than Hudgens with his whole reapportionment scandal last year effectively splitting Athens traditionally liberal voting bloc inn half. Most if not all of these voters are in the 10th or at least know several dozen voters in the Congressional district formerly represented by Dr. Charlie Norwood. Blake Aued reports that as many as 10 candidates could emerge once the dust has settled with the announced date for special election from Governor Perdue. Another reason people do not like Hudgens is the same reason they do not like billboards being built by his son. I hope Hudgens hoists huge portraits of his less than stunning mug on every overpriced bil...