Oconee County, GA Politics

I want to thank everyone who came to the Watkinsville's Ashford on Main last night for the Multi-County gathering, but especially vice chair Pat Adams for going above and beyond the call of duty with cleaning up and setting up the event. Oconee County Democratic Committee member Nancy DeRemo stuck around late with the clean up, as did retired Law School Professor Sarajane Love. Peggy Law and Robert Wyatt worked long and hard setting up and bringing food, as did Wendy Wade and Carolyn Crawford. Right now I am so tired from the event that I cannot even think straight so please forgive me if I am forgetting anyone.  Thanks to the announced US Senate candidate Dr. Branko Radulovacki from Atlanta for coming up and speaking passionately and concisely about his campaign and background. "Dr. Rad" spoke about his background from Chicago and the former Yugoslavia and made a few fans at this event. Marvin Nunnally spoke extemporaneously and without much warning about his Whit...

From: Patsy Harris Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 8:22 PM Subject: Target: House District 117 (Clarke, Barrow, Oconee, and Jackson Counties) Folks, w e have until the end of May to find a fine Democrat to run against and win the new House District 117. Already, one Republican has announced for the primary. D117 will include four counties named above.  Just to give you a few stats I just pulled from Votebuilder: 30,144 registered voters 2,144 Strong Dems 1,780 Strong Repubs 17,733 - Clarke 59% 2,433 - Barrow 8% 3,279 - Jackson 11% 6,695  - Oconee 22% Can each of you assign a small committee to find the candidate possibilities in your own county? Look at currently and formerly elected officials, retired teachers, business people, well-known community activists. Make a list of your top five in priority order. Then each, one at a time, with a prepared list of reasons they are needed by the district. When they say no, then wait...

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...