by Jon Gillooly jgillooly@mdjonline.com 04.26.10 - 11:00 pm MARIETTA - The first day of qualifying for the July 20 primary election ballot brought few candidates out at the local level Monday, although the deadline is not until noon Friday. Cobb Republican Party Chairman Scott Johnson said five Republicans qualified for local races. They are incumbent [...]
by Jon Gillooly jgillooly@mdjonline.com 04.24.10 - 11:00 pm MARIETTA - Qualifying begins Monday for candidates intending to challenge Cobb's five state senators and 14 state representatives. Candidates must qualify in person at the state Capitol between 9 a.m. Monday and noon Friday, paying a qualifying fee of $400. Both state representatives and state senators earn [...]
Around Town: This time of year, it's Politics, Politics by Otis Brumby, Bill Kinney, Joe Kirby Around Town columnists 04.12.10 - 11:00 pm POLITICAL PATTER: GOP Attorney General candidate Sam Olens of east Cobb will host a 100 Days Until Primary Kickoff free BBQ/Picnic on Sunday from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at East Cobb Park, [...]
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2010 Shepherd Continues to Show Strength During Latest Reporting Period Raises Nearly $21,000; 87% of Contributions $100 or Less (MARIETTA) -- Jason Shepherd, Republican candidate for State House District 37, announced today that his campaign will report a total of $20,875 raised as of the end of the [...]
Health care aftermath: Nathan Deal resigns, forces gather for counteroffensive 8:41 am March 22, 2010, by Jim Galloway What happened after the House passed the health care overhaul: – According to Congressional Quarterly, “Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.) resigned from Congress less than an hour after he voted ‘no’ on the health care reform bill, according to the House Clerk’s [...]
Shepherd Sends Letter to Democrat Opponent Challenging Him to Stand Up for Cobb County and Against National Health Care Urges Him to Vote for HR 1086, Georgia’s Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act MARIETTA – State House Candidate Jason Shepherd has issued a challenge to his opponent, Democrat incumbent Terry Johnson, to stand up [...]
For Immediate Release March 9, 2010 Shepherd Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge Joins 51 Republican and Democrat Georgia House Members Who Have Pledged Not to Raise Taxes on Georgians ATLANTA – State House Candidate Jason Shepherd joined Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist on the steps of the Georgia capital to sign the Taxpayer Protection [...]
Join Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers, House Majority Leader Jerry Keen, House Appropriations Chairman Ben Harbin and Members of the Cobb Delegation Senator Judson Hill Representative Don Parsons Representative Rich Golick Representative Matt Dollar Representative Ed Setzler To toast our next Republican Representative from Cobb County Jason Shepherd Candidate, Georgia’s 37th House District March 9, [...]
Marietta Daily Journal: Cobb lawmakers, residents focus on jobs in address by Brandon Wilson and Katy Ruth Camp bwilson@mdjonline.com, krcamp@mdjonline.com January 28, 2010 01:00 COBB COUNTY – Georgia’s senators and U.S. representatives from Cobb, as well as residents throughout the county, agreed that the president needed to focus on jobs and the economy in his State [...]
This and that ... with a computer handy by Otis Brumby, Bill Kinney and Joe Kirby Around Town Columnists January 26, 2010 01:00 AM SPEAKERS: U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) will be the speaker at the Feb. 1 First Monday Breakfast of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. ... Jason Shepherd, Republican candidate for State House [...]
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