Tuesday was election day in House District 19. Voters in the Paulding County-based district went to the polls to elect a new state representative to fill the unexpired term of former House Speaker Glenn Richardson.
Richardson resigned after it was revealed that he had an affair with a lobbyist while pushing legislation beneficial to the [...]
Glenn Richardson released this statement on his resignation:
Effective January 1, 2010, I will resign my position as Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives and as state Representative for the 19th District in Paulding County.
It has been an honor to serve the citizens of Paulding County as their Representative for 14 years and as Speaker [...]
On a conference call taking place right now with the House Republican Caucus, Glenn Richardson is resigning as Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Despite what WSB-TV and Insider Advantage reported yesterday, Glenn Richardson has not stepped down as Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives. Everyone I’ve talked to is expecting it, likely in the next couple days.
You can read background on this drama here.
Via Insider Advantage, WSB-TV is reporting that Glenn Richardson will resign as Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives.
WSB-TV has no report on this on their website. I’ll be updating as soon as it’s available.
[UPDATE] A friend just dropped a line telling me that Richardson has not said that he will resign and that [...]
A day after a devastating story with the Speaker’s ex-wife, it looks like the political future of Glenn Richardson is in serious doubt:
[A]fter his wife’s blockbuster interview, some attitudes are changing. One House Republican who holds a leadership position, said Tuesday that he does not believe Richardson can survive this, that his resignation will come [...]
The Macon Telegraph’s Travis Fain misses the old Glenn Richardson:
It’s hard for me to write this. I know we haven’t been together long, but we were so good together. I mean, you said so many awesome ridiculous things, and the press always printed them and people always read it.
Those were almost real political stories, Mr. [...]