Matthews re-elected chair of Oconee County Democratic Committee for third term
The Oconee County Democratic Committee unanimously re-elected Dan Matthews Chair of the group for his third term 2013-14 during the second part of their caucus at Krimson Kafe in a brief meeting Saturday morning. "I am honored and humbled by their continued confidence in my leadership," said Matthews. "Our goals for the next term include candidate recruitment, increased civic participation, and greater visibility. We want people in Oconee County know it is cool and socially acceptable to be a Democratic supporter once again in our community." Matthews is the only Democratic candidate from Oconee County during the last two years, having run for both Mayor of Watkinsville and Georgia State House of Representatives in the old 113th District. He made the run-off against Chuck Wiliiams in the 113th special election to replace Hank Huckaby (having defeated Republicans Alan Alexander and Sarah Bell) and lost to Charles Ivie in the mayoral race several months later in 2...
