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Republican presence in the General Assembly would go from a single Republican, Charles William Kiker of Fannin County, in the Georgia Senate and 3 Republicans in the House by 1960 to 7 Senate and 26 House Republicans in 1970. In 1957, the Little Rock Crisis caused backlash among Republican voters, but the party organization remained intact. [11]
On August 26, Republican Georgia governor Brian Kemp said he had asked Republican Georgia attorney general Chris Carr if the governor had the authority to remove election board members, citing ethics concerns expressed by some. That same day, national and state Democrats filed a suit alleging the rules changes were illegal and would create chaos.
Harris County was created on December 14, 1827, and named for Charles Harris, a Georgia judge and attorney. [3] Harris County is part of the Columbus, GA-AL metropolitan area and has become a popular suburban and exurban destination of residence for families relocating from Columbus. Because of this, Harris has become the sixth-wealthiest ...
In a unanimous decision, the Georgia Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by the Georgia Republican Party to reinstate seven last-minute rules passed by Georgia’s State Election Board ahead of ...
State and national Republicans on Thursday appealed a Georgia judge’s ruling striking down a slate of controversial new election rules passed by Donald Trump allies, including two related to the ...
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, a Republican, criticized his own party and its love for former President Donald Trump, calling him a “direct threat to democracy” in his speech Wednesday ...
Wiley Randall Robertson (born October 6, 1962) is an American politician from Cataula, Georgia. He is a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate representing District 29, elected in 2018. Robertson is a retired law enforcement officer and attended Command College at Columbus State University and the FBI National Academy.
Georgia’s 16 electoral votes are crucial for both Trump and Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. President Joe Biden won the state by just over 10,000 votes in 2020.