23 April 2017 - A lot to talk about, so let's get started!
1. - The 6th Congressional District GOP Convention. The convention was held at the Le Meridian Hotel in Dunwoody Georgia on Saturday, 22 April 2017. Convention started at 10:00 and lasted until about 1 PM. The convention was small, only about 180 total voting delegates after all the alternates were seated. Michael Fitzgerald, outgoing 6th District chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting before turning the convention over to Ann Lewis.
The runoff for the 32nd District State Senate race between Democrat Christine Triebsch and Republican Kay Kirkpatrick will be held May 16th, with early voting allowed on May 8th - 12th. Only those registered for the April 18th special election will be allowed to vote in the runoff.
Kay Kirkpatrick attended the convention and spoke briefly from the podium.
Lt. Governor Casey Cagle addressed the delegates and mentioned an April 30th rally in Gwinnett where he will most likely announce his candidacy for Governor.
Karen Handle addressed the delegates and was joined on stage by several of the other Republican candidates for the 6th Congressional District seat as a show of unity and support. Among the candidates endorsing Handel were Mohammad Ali Bhuiyan, Bob Gray, and several others. The runoff for the 6th Congressional District between Karen Handel and Democrat Jon Ossoff (AKA "Pajama Boy") will be held June 20th. State Senator Hunter Hill also addressed the audience.
National GOP coordinator Elliot Echols, from Rome, GA addressed the delegates about coordination efforts between the RNC and the GA GOP for the GOTV effort for the 6th Congressional race.
Ann Lewis received the Sue Everhart award.
Secretary of State Brian Kemp (also a candidate for Governor) addressed the delegates and discussed his upcoming campaign and the current suite by the ACLU over the Ga. voter registration laws.
All of the 20 alternate delegates for Cobb county were seated with the exception of 2 who apparently got bored and left prior to the start of business.
In the 6th district chairman's race Daryl Wilson of Marietta defeated Bob Dallas of Dunwoody.
One resolution was adopted by the convention opposing the National Popular Vote Compact, an effort seeking to bypass the Electoral College.
During the Election of the District and State Committees mass confusion reigned, as the nominating committee proposed and the convention elected a slate of 12 candidates for the 6th District Committee and 10 candidates for the State Committee. The only problem was the according to section 2.2 (B) (6) of the 6th Congressional District Republican Party rules, the District can only have 10 at-large members on the committee, and the State Committee requires 12 members. After much discussion an additional 2 members were nominated and elected to the State committee and 2 individuals voluntarily stepped down from the District Committee. At the conclusion of the elections a motion was made to adjourn, which the convention chair accepted around 1PM.
1. - The 6th Congressional District GOP Convention. The convention was held at the Le Meridian Hotel in Dunwoody Georgia on Saturday, 22 April 2017. Convention started at 10:00 and lasted until about 1 PM. The convention was small, only about 180 total voting delegates after all the alternates were seated. Michael Fitzgerald, outgoing 6th District chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting before turning the convention over to Ann Lewis.
The runoff for the 32nd District State Senate race between Democrat Christine Triebsch and Republican Kay Kirkpatrick will be held May 16th, with early voting allowed on May 8th - 12th. Only those registered for the April 18th special election will be allowed to vote in the runoff.
Kay Kirkpatrick attended the convention and spoke briefly from the podium.
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| Kay Kirkpatrick addresses the 6th District GOP Convention on 22 April 2017 |
Lt. Governor Casey Cagle addressed the delegates and mentioned an April 30th rally in Gwinnett where he will most likely announce his candidacy for Governor.
Karen Handle addressed the delegates and was joined on stage by several of the other Republican candidates for the 6th Congressional District seat as a show of unity and support. Among the candidates endorsing Handel were Mohammad Ali Bhuiyan, Bob Gray, and several others. The runoff for the 6th Congressional District between Karen Handel and Democrat Jon Ossoff (AKA "Pajama Boy") will be held June 20th. State Senator Hunter Hill also addressed the audience.
National GOP coordinator Elliot Echols, from Rome, GA addressed the delegates about coordination efforts between the RNC and the GA GOP for the GOTV effort for the 6th Congressional race.
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| RNC Coordinator Elliot Echols addresses the 6th District GOP Convention on 22 April 2017 |
Ann Lewis received the Sue Everhart award.
Secretary of State Brian Kemp (also a candidate for Governor) addressed the delegates and discussed his upcoming campaign and the current suite by the ACLU over the Ga. voter registration laws.
All of the 20 alternate delegates for Cobb county were seated with the exception of 2 who apparently got bored and left prior to the start of business.
In the 6th district chairman's race Daryl Wilson of Marietta defeated Bob Dallas of Dunwoody.
One resolution was adopted by the convention opposing the National Popular Vote Compact, an effort seeking to bypass the Electoral College.
During the Election of the District and State Committees mass confusion reigned, as the nominating committee proposed and the convention elected a slate of 12 candidates for the 6th District Committee and 10 candidates for the State Committee. The only problem was the according to section 2.2 (B) (6) of the 6th Congressional District Republican Party rules, the District can only have 10 at-large members on the committee, and the State Committee requires 12 members. After much discussion an additional 2 members were nominated and elected to the State committee and 2 individuals voluntarily stepped down from the District Committee. At the conclusion of the elections a motion was made to adjourn, which the convention chair accepted around 1PM.
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