Oconee County, GA Politics

The Oconee County Democratic Committee is sponsoring a local version of the March for our Lives at the Oconee Veterans Park (3500 Hog Mountain Road, Watkinsville, GA 30677) 11 am-1 pm Saturday, March 23, 2018 at the Tennis Pavilion in the park adjacent to the softball fields and tennis courts. Robert Wyatt, Treasurer of the OCDC, will greet the audience and ask for a moment of silence for the 17 victims of the Parkland massacre; thank Dan Matthews, Watkinsville City Councilman, for serving as our photographer; and then introduce John Daniell (BOC), who, after his remarks, will introduce Amy Parrish (BOE), who will then introduce Dave Shearon (Watkinsville mayor) who in turn will introduce Jonathan Wallace. Jonathan will introduce Deborah Gonzalez, and then the candidates: Chalis Montgomery, Richard Winfield, and Marisue Hilliard (who is a candidate in the 46th District Senate race). Finally Jonathan will introduce the two student speakers who will close the official program....

STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 46 MARISUE HILLIARD E-mail: info@hilliard46.com PARTY: DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT: NO OCCUPATION: RENTAL PROPERTY OWNER/ MANAGER QUALIFIED DATE: 03/07/2018 WEBSITE: www.hilliard46.com Contact: Media Relations Phone: 706-308-5522 E-mail: info@hilliard46.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS RELEASE Democratic candidate Marisue Hilliard Qualifies to Run for Georgia Senate District 46 Campaign Seeks to Represent the People of Georgia, not Corporate Lobbyists Watkinsville, Ga., March 7, 2018 – Marisue Hilliard, former U.S. National Forest Supervisor and newcomer to politics who is the local leader of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, today qualified to run for Georgia Senate District 46. Hilliard’s candidacy means Republican Georgia State Senator and GOP Senate Leader Bill Cowsert will face opposition at the ballot box for the first time in nearly a decade in a district that was gerrymandered to retain Republican control. Marisue Hilli...