UPDATE: Candidates, Organizers Discuss Debate Cancellation
Brandon Beach, Sean Jerguson, Michael Fitzgerald and Lori Pesta weigh in on why the planned January debates for the Senate District 21 seat fell through.
Both candidates in the Georgia Senate District 21 special election set for Jan. 8, 2013, cited poor communication and time constraints as the reasons why a proposed debate between the two was cancelled by the state GOP. Sean Jerguson told Patch that he was contacted by Michael Fitzgerald, chairman of the Georgia GOP's Sixth Congressional District, shortly after he qualified on Dec. 11 and accepted a proposal to participate in a debate scheduled for Jan. 3, 2013. He said that after this initial contact, he heard nothing further from Fitzgerald or his office. Jerguson claims he was never made aware of a second proposed Jan. 5 debate. Jerguson told Patch that he was "willing and able" to debate challenger Brandon Beach at that time, however…
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Steely Dan
7:23 pm on Friday, December 28, 2012
"A disrespect for Cherokee County in general" pretty much sums up the platform of Brandon "I love MARTA and GA400 tolls!" Beach. If he's too busy now to care about Cherokee County, how bad will it be once he's elected and not pining for votes? more ›