Oconee County, GA Politics

House District 113th Democratic candidate Suzy Compere addressed and answered the considerable questions of the Oconee County Democratic Committee meeting Wednesday evening at the Oconee County Governmental Annex. The Bostwick activist has worked with many well known and hallowed Georgia political giants ranging from Frank Stancil to Zell Miller.  She was urged to run and received assistance in paying for qualifying fees from a wide array of powerful Democratic candidates from Governor among many others including former Athenian Stephanie Stuckey Benfield of Decatur and Patsy Harris of Franklin County. She runs on ambition with compassion and supports small businesses as the main economic generators as she is a small business owner and successful non-profit organizer.  She has given away greenhouses out of state but cannot find a governmental entity to accept one here. Compere is the granddaughter of an Arkansas activist during the Faubus years.  She is a pro-jobs Dem...

 Nice to hear from Rich Clark today; he lost to Tom Breedlove by a 2-to-1 margin for the Board of Education Post 5. -------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- From: "Rich Clark" <richclark32@yahoo.com> To: <clark4boe@yahoo.com> Subject: Oconee Board of Election Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:54:08 +0000 I am grateful to all of you who supported my candidacy for the Oconee Board of Education.  While I won't have the privilege of serving our county as a member of the BoE, my commitment to public education and to our students, teachers, and schools is undiminished, and I'll continue to follow BoE issues and activities as an engaged citizen.    I hope that we all continue to work together on the issues for which we share mutual concern.      --Rich Clark   __________________________________________ Rich Clark 1230 Castle Drive Watkinsville, GA 30677 706-769-1004 (h) 706-410-0226 (c) ...

Subject: BOE: countdown to the election Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:16:47 -0400 From: Rich Clark <richclark32@yahoo.com> Reply-To: Rich Clark <richclark32@yahoo.com> To: <clark4boe@yahoo.com> Friends and supporters:   More than 30 percent of eligible Oconee voters have cast their ballots by this point, and in 8 days this election will be behind us.  To this point, my opponent has done very little to reach voters in our county, relying mainly on the fact that he is affiliated with the majority party.  If his low intensity effort is indicative of the effort he would put into his position as a Board member, we should all be concerned.    Because there is so little information about the BOE race available to voters, please refer anyone struggling with their decision on this race to our respective web sites: ...

I wholeheartedly support and endorse local Democratic candidate Rich Clark for the Oconee County Board of Education Post 5 in the lone contested local race against developer Tom Breedlove. I know Rich will serve our students and their parents very well regardless of your party affiliation. He deserves your vote, but here are some other opportunities for doing a little more if you are so inclined. Subject: Election Day is coming Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:28:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Rich Clark <clark4boe@yahoo.com> To: richclark32@yahoo.com Friends and supporters, While Election Day is still 13 days off, early voting is progressing daily, approaching 20 percent of the county's registered voters.   It is abundantly clear that many Oconee voters are not aware of the fact that there is still a competitive Board of Elections race. ...

Come to the candidates forum and be an informed voter Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Subject: October 13 Candidate Forum 7:00pm-9:00pm Library Auditorium Citizens A candidate forum is planned for October 13th, 7:00PM in the Oconee County library auditorium.  Candidates for contested seats on the Board of Education, the Board of Commissioners and State Senate have been invited.  We have commitments from Tom Breedlove and Rich Clark, Board of Education candidates; Sherry Jackson, State Senate candidate and Tom Leach, Chair Board of Commissioners write in candidate.   Bill Cowsert, incumbent candidate for State Senate has a conflict but will send a representative or will appear for part of the forum.  Incumbent Chair of the Board of Commissioners, Melvin Davis has not responded to our invitation to participate. An e mail from Lee Becker follows with a link to his blog which has more complete information on the sponsors and the format of the forum...

Rich Clark survived being introduced as Rick by newly appointed Oconee County Tourism Director Peggy Holcomb at a fundraiser Sunday at the Watkinsville Community Center. Many children brought their parents to Harris Shoals Park for the event. Many checks were written, many questions answered and the future of our children's education remains in the hands of the discerning Oconee County voters. Signs were passed out, cookies were munched, voters asked Rich about what prompted him to run for the Oconee County Board of Education and Clark continued to make himself known to the public. He once again proved himself distinct and different than many of the other candidates but more than just party affiliation. Dr. Clark will do great things on the Board of Education in Oconee County, and you can reach him at 706-769-1004 or clark4boe@yahoo.com.