Ex-legislators resign assembly seats to run for Congress

At a key time in the legislative session, two state lawmakers are leaving to pursue their campaigns for the U.S. Congress.

Voters elect Butler in Gillsville, Eubanks in Commerce

Special elections held Tuesday filled vacancies on the Gillsville and Commerce city councils.

Cottrell announces run for Hall commission seat

Jones Cottrell has announced he will run for the District 3 seat on the Hall County Board of Commissioners.

Commerce, Gillsville hold special elections

Believe it or not, today is an election day. A special election will be held to fill seats on the city councils of two local towns. Gillsville has two candidates vying for the vacant Post 2 seat while Commerce voters will be charged with choosing a candidate to fill the unexpired term of the late Richard Massey. In November, nobody ran for Gillsville's Post 2 seat. Mayor Larry Poole and Councilman Roy Turpin were re-elected ...

Perdue gets more time to consider special election for Deal's seat

It is still unclear how U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal's decision to delay his departure from Congress will affect the election to fill his seat.

Deal delays House departure

U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal has had a slight change of heart. Georgia's 9th District congressman announced Thursday he is delaying his departure from Washington to participate in the upcoming vote on health care. Deal will now stay in the House of Representatives through the end of March. On Monday, the Gainesville-based Republican announced he would resign from the House at the close of business Monday to focus on his gubernatorial bid. But Deal said he ...

Independent Moon faces uphill battle for ballot signatures

When you're an independent candidate in Georgia, running ain't easy. So learned Gainesville resident Eugene Moon when he set his sights on the U.S. House of Representatives. Not able to find an ideological home in either of the country's main political parties, Moon decided about 18 months ago to take his conservative, constitutionalist ideas to the nation's Capitol. "My group, we just don't feel like either party represents who we are anymore and the direction ...

Deal's exit not likely to sway final health care vote

President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for federal lawmakers to vote "up or down" on bitterly contested health care legislation in the next few weeks without allowing Republicans to kill the bill with mere talk.

9th District candidates may get a head start

Most of the candidates who already had hopes to be elected as Georgia's 9th District congressman in November now say they have their sights set on finishing out the last few months of U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal's current term.

U.S. Rep. Deal resigning from post

U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal announced Monday that he will leave Congress to concentrate on his bid to be Georgia's next governor.

Gubernatorial candidate vows to protect gun rights

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ray McBerry came to what he called "the heart of Nathan Deal territory" Monday calling for a rejection of mainstream conservatism and seeking support from Gainesville's constitutional conservatives.

Text of Nathan Deal's resignation speech

One of the highest honors of my life has been the privilege to serve the great people of North Georgia in the Congress of the United States. My wife and my family join me in thanking you for your support and confidence which have allowed me to lead the fight to preserve the values that have made our nation great.

Linder won't seek re-election to U.S. House seat

Husband-wife candidates raise interest, eyebrows

ATLANTA - No one in Georgia political circles can recall a situation quite like this.

Brian Sloan runs for re-election to Hall school board

Brian Sloan announced Monday his bid for re-election to the Hall County Board of Education Post 2.