Georgia House Speaker David Ralston will once more face a challenger in the Republican Primary, again from Tea Party backed Sam Snider of Gilmer. Despite only getting 35% of the vote last year, Snider and his aggressive backers will gear up for the campaign to make sure the popular Speaker sweats a little to ensure his return to the Speakership. Challenges are good, but a repeat performance of this petty attempt is SINKING…
Redistricting spells trouble for some state reps.
It was inevitable that some Georgia state reps. would be dismayed by the proposed redistricted map, the first draft of which was unveiled this week. Eight representatives, six Democrats and two Republicans, have been drawn into the same districts. Among those – Democratic Reps. Sam Park and Greg Kennard of Lawrenceville, Reps. Teri Anulewicz and Doug Stoner of Smyrna, and Republican Reps. Beth Camp of Concord and David Knight of Griffin. The maps will be debated and potentially updated during the special session but for incumbent legislators drawn into the same districts the ship is DRIFTING…
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