Oconee County, GA Politics

  Because of the boundary lines of Georgia’s vast 10th Congressional District that have made it a Republican bastion, and because the state and national Democratic parties have not made serious attempts to contest the seat, GOP Rep. Jody Hice remains safely entrenched in office and seemingly can continue to hold his title for as long as he so wishes. Whether or not he should, or should even be allowed to, are entirely different questions. In light of Congressman Hice’s continued echoing of unfounded conspiracy theories, his participation in the perpetuation of the grand myth of rampant voter fraud upon the public and his collaboration in an effort aimed at thwarting the will of the majority of American voters (one of the most blatantly anti-democratic actions by a group of elected officials in this nation’s history), the answer is a resounding “no.” Hice and others in Congress who chose service to a demagogue over service to their country and its core principles and institutions mu...

Congressman Jody Hice does have opposition you just have to write him in independent write-in candidate Leonard Ware is the opposition to Jody Hice. Here he is at the Oconee County Veterans Park afternoon with Abrams

From: Doug Price Subject: In the Loop: Watch Stephen Colbert Skewer Athens Congressional Candidate Jody Hice | Flagpole Magazine | Athens, GA News, Music, Arts, Restaurants We are going to win. I promise you. We are going to win. If  Cassius Clay can beat Sonny Liston and shock the world. If Rocky can beat Apollo Creed. If GA Southern can beat the FL Gators...... We can beat Hice. BUT FIRST!!!! We have to get angry!!!!! We have to reach down in out gut..... We have to each take a long look in the mirror and say to ourselves - no excuses just results.....! Email the article below to some of our troops and let's get some fire going in our bellies....! http://flagpole.com/news/in-the-loop/watch-stephen-colbert-skewer-athens-congressional-candidate-jody-hice

From: Committee to Elect Ken Dious Date:09/08/2014 12:26 PM (GMT-05:00) Subject: Save the date! September 18th Save the Date for Our Upcoming Reception in Support of  Ken Dious  Candidate for U.S. Congress Thursday September 18, 2014 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Home of Mac and Brenda Rawson  260 Cedar Springs Drive Athens, GA 30605     RSVP (706)546-9013 ravenbennett@kendiousforcongress.com   Learn more about Ken and the campaign here! Forward this email Committee to Elect Ken Dious for Congress | 115 Sycamore Drive | Athens | GA | 30606

GOP candidate clarifies First Amendment remarks: Muslims are fine, but not terrorists

Congressional candidate’s comments about Muslims, women draw spotlight Posted: 5:08 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Email   9 Facebook   20 Twitter   8 ShareThis   44 By Jeremy Redmon - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Two years ago Jody Hice published a book explaining his Christian worldview and detailing his plan to save America from “cultural erosion.” In “It’s Now or Never: A Call to Reclaim America,” the former Baptist minister says radical Islam poses an existential threat to America and proposes stripping some Muslims of their First Amendment rights to religious freedom. + Jody Hice (standing left) an...

Who is the more non-establishment Republican candidate for Congress in the 10th District of Georgia? Who wants to close more departments in government? Who is going to settle the debt all by themselves quicker? The answer to these and other absurd questions were given lip service, but with no real substance last night at the Oconee County GOP forum at the Oconee County Library on Experiment Station Road in Watkinsville last night. Among those in attendance were former two-time 10th district Congressional candidate Stephen Simpson of Milledgeville, who is endorsing Collins after getting 36% less in this primary than the last time he took on Paul Broun in 2012. These and many more questions were refereed very well by political professional and blogger Todd Rehm Wednesday evening at the Library on Experiment Station Road. There were very few empty chairs and people on the walls and in the halls. Candidate Jody Hice struck me as being a...

For the past seven years, this northeast Georgia district has been represented by U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, whose outspoken conservatism and reputation as a frequent “no” vote earned him national attention. The race to replace him, though, has been anything but a contest to take up his mantle. Broun is running for the U.S. Senate, and his family name — his father was a longtime state senator who represented a part of Athens — still carries weight. Yet in debates and at events, only one of the crowded field of seven Republicans seems eager to trade on Broun’s name. Georgia politics and government Instead, it’s a muddied fight with no clear front-runner among candidates trying to build their name recognition and burnish their GOP credentials ahead of the May 20 primary. Awaiting them is Democrat Ken Dious , an Athens lawyer who is his party’s nominee for an upset in thi...

Sheldon announces for 10th; Pridemore resigns Capitol job