“To think that we came from really the smallest part of the district, with the least resources, and the least name recognition, to get to this point says an awful lot about about y’all,” former West Point Mayor Drew Ferguson told his primary runoff victory supporters on Tuesday. He defeated state Sen. Mike Crane in the sprawling 3rd U.S. Congressional seat represented by retiring (and popular) Rep. Lynn Westmoreland. The full-spectrum-conservative Westmoreland’s endorsement no doubt tipped the scales in favor of this pro-business Republican. Since the district is so heavily Republican, Ferguson is favored to be taking the congressional oath of office in January– naturally causing his boat to be dramatically RISING…
Loeffler to head SBA
Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler was the latest Georgian to be tapped by President-elect Donald Trump for a key role in his upcoming administration, in this case to head up the Small Business Administration. Loeffler will lean on her experience as a successful financial executive as well as her political background in leading the SBA, which doles out loans and provides regulatory support for millions of small businesses nationwide. The appointment has Loeffler’s political star once again RISING…
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