With Gov. Sonny Perdue’s appointment of Rep. Jim Cole (R-Forsyth) to serve out Karen Handel’s term as Secretary of State, a special election (yes, another one) will likely put in motion in the next week or two.
Cole, who will seek a full term as Secretary of State in 2010, represented HD-125.
We’ll keep you [...]
Rasmussen has released new polling for the Democratic primary for Governor of Georgia. Much like the GOP poll, not much has changed, except that Roy Barnes is moving closer 50%.
As always you can view an archive of polling here.
Democratic Primary for Governor
- Roy Barnes: 48%
- Thurbert Baker: 17%
- David Poythress: 4%
- Dubose Porter: [...]
No doubt Georgia Republicans are glad to have this drama behind them, at least for now, as the House Republican Caucus nominated three legislators to lead them into the 2010 session of the Georgia General Assembly. The posts of Speaker and Speaker Pro-Tem must be confirmed by the full House on January 11th.
Speaker of [...]
The House Republican Caucus has elected Rep. David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) to be the next Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Ralston will face an election before the full house. However, that is little more than a formality.
Rasmussen is out today with new polling in the Republican primary for Governor of Georgia. As far as it goes, not much has really changed since October.
As always you can view an archive of polling here.
GOP Primary for Governor
- John Oxendine: 28%
- Karen Handel: 14%
- Nathan Deal: 13%
- Eric Johnson: 2%
- Austin Scott: [...]
Today is decision day for the House Republican Caucus. They will be meeting in the House chamber at the state capitol at 11am to elect a new Speaker, Speaker Pro-Tem and Majority Whip (you can see the list of candidates here).
It’s clear that Larry O’Neal represents the status-quo if elected to be Speaker, and [...]
Below are what lobbyists have spent on candidates for the three open leadership spots in the House Republican Caucus in the first three quarters of 2009. You can find more detail here.
Candidates for Speaker
Larry O’Neal – $5,292.57
Bill Hembree – $1,653.60
David Ralston – $1,330.02
Barry Loudermilk – $596.57
Tommy Smith – $346.37
Candidates for Speaker Pro-Tem
Jan Jones – $4,691.82
Rich [...]
This arrived in my inbox today:
Caucus elections for the positions of Speaker, Speaker Pro Tem and Majority Whip for the House of Representatives will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. in the House Chamber of the State Capitol.
This could mean that we may be able to watch the election of new [...]