A former state representative who gave longtime 13th District Congressman David Scott a slight scare in the June Primary is among seven contenders who are seeking to finish the unexpired term of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis in a Sept. 29 special election.
Keisha Waites, who finished second in the 13th District primary in June with just more than 25 percent of the vote, threw her hat in the ring late last week. Early election results in the June 9 primary had Waites forcing Scott into a runoff. But the longtime 13th District Congressman pulled out the needed votes late in the night to avoid the runoff.
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