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Ed Asbridge looks ahead to new role on Flowery Branch City Council

Ed Asbridge, a newly elected Flowery Branch City Council member, speaks during an interview on Thursday, June 20, 2019. - photo by Austin Steele

06242019 ASBRIDGE 003.jpg — Ed Asbridge, a newly elected Flowery Branch City Council member, speaks during an interview on Thursday, June 20, 2019. - photo by Austin Steele

A retired businessman with time on his hands, Ed Asbridge decided to start spending Friday mornings drinking coffee with other neighbors and talking politics. What started as a social gathering grew into an organized group, South Hall Republican Club, in 2011.