Friday, December 28, 2012
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…
Due to scheduling conflicts and "inordinate delays," there will be no debate held between Rep. Sean Jerguson and Brandon Beach.
CORRECTION: We originally listed Jan. 8 as the date of the second proposed debate. The true date is Jan. 5. We have changed the article to reflect the proper information. Residents of Senate District 21 who wish to ask questions to the two men running for the right to represent them in Atlanta will be denied this opportunity, as it has been announced that no debate will be held between the two candidates ahead of the Jan. 8, 2013 special election. Michael Fitzgerald, chairman of the Georgia GOP's Sixth Congressional District, wrote an e-mail to candidates Brandon Beach and Rep. Sean Jerguson informing them that no debate could be held due to, "inordinate delays in commitments, dates and decisions to participate." In his e-mail to the …
Friday, December 14, 2012
Attorney Bill Fincher of Canton has ended his short bid for the Georgia House District 21 seat.
A second candidate for the Georgia House District 21 seat has cut short his bid to become Cherokee County's newest elected official. Bill Fincher, who serves as an assistant district attorney for the Appalachian Judicial Circuit, has dropped out of the race to replace State Rep. Sean Jerguson (R-Holly Springs), Cherokee County Elections Supervisor Janet Munda confirmed this morning. Jerguson resigned the seat he was reapportion into and subsequently won in the Nov. 6 general election to seek the vacant Georgia Senate District 21 seat, which also became vacant after former Woodstock Senator Chip Rogers abruptly resigned. Patch has reached out to Fincher and is waiting to hear back from the Canton resident. Fincher's decision to end his …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Four candidates will be on the Jan. 8 ballot.
The qualifying period for candidates to enter the House District 21 special election on Jan. 8, 2013 ended at noon Wednesday with six people successfully qualifying. Two additional candidates qualified after the initial list was published on Dec. 10-independent international account director Eduardo Correia and Republican businessman Kenneth Ashley Mimbs. Both men are from the Canton area. Next month's election is required because the former holder of the seat, Rep. Sean Jerguson, has left the State House of Representatives in order to run for the State Senate seat vacated by Chip Rogers earlier this month. Two candidates have already dropped out of the race. The aforementioned Correia does not live in House District 21, and Bill Fincher …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
State Rep. Sean Jerguson formally qualified to run for the Georgia Senate District 21 seat while a Hickory Flat resident formally jumped into the Georgia House District 21 seat.
Two more candidates qualified today to run in the Jan. 8, 2013, special election to fill two Georgia General Assembly seats. State Rep. Sean Jerguson qualified today to formally start campaigning for the Georgia Senate District 21 seat, which is now vacant due to the abrupt resignation of former Senator Chip Rogers. His challenger, Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Brandon Beach, qualified for the seat yesterday. Eduardo Correia, who lives in Hickory Flat, also qualified to run for the Georgia House District 21 seat, which Jerguson had to resign from in order to run for the senate. Correia, who registered to run as an Independent, lists his occupation as an international account director. Others who have qualified …
The deadline to register to vote in the election is Dec. 14.
Early voting in the Jan. 8, 2013 special election to fill the state House District 21 and Senate District 21 seats will begin next week. Voting will get underway from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 17-21 at the Stone Elections Building in downtown Canton. Early voting will continue Dec. 27-28, on Dec. 31 and Jan. 2-4, 2013, during those same hours. No early voting on Saturdays will be scheduled. The office will be closed Dec. 24-26 and on Jan. 1 for the holidays. The deadline to register to vote in the election is at the close of business on Friday. Only voters in the 29 out of 42 county precincts that cover both seats can cast ballots for the election. Voters can click here to see which precincts will cast ballots in the election. The …
Monday, December 10, 2012
There are four candidates on the ballot for the Jan. 8 special election.
The list of candidates for the vacant House District 21 seat is expanding, including representatives from both major political parties. The seat was vacated by Sean Jerguson on Dec. 5 so that he could run for the Senate seat of former Sen. Chip Rogers, who has retired from politics to persue a career in public broadcasting. A special election will be held on Jan. 8, 2013, to choose the next representative for House District 21, which includes Holly Springs and parts of Canton and Woodstock. Below is the list of candidates that have qualified to run for the upcoming election. If a candidate's name is highlighted, he or she has been profiled by Patch and you can read more about them by clicking on their name.
Beach qualified on Monday to run for the Georgia Senate District 21 seat.
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Greater North Fulton Chamber President & CEO Brandon Beach on Monday formally qualified to run for the Georgia Senate District 21 seat. "The citizens of District 21 need a committed, consistent, conservative leader, with a proven track record of accomplishment representing them in the State Senate," Beach said in a statement after qualifying. Beach will take on State Rep. Sean Jerguson (R-Holly Springs), who announced his intentions last week to qualify and run for the senate seat, which was vacated by former Senator Chip Rogers. Jerguson has to also resign from the House District 21 seat he was reapportioned into and subsequently won in the Nov. 6 general election. Jerguson currently represents the State House District 22, and if he'd…
Cherokee County attorney Natalie Bergeron will seek the seat vacated by State Rep. Sean Jerguson (R-Holly Springs).
A Cherokee County attorney will toss her hat into the ring to become the next elected official to serve in the Georgia General Assembly. Natalie Bergeron, who practices law in Woodstock, announced she will qualify to run for the Georgia House District 21 Seat, which has been vacated by State Rep. Sean Jerguson as he plans to run for the Georgia Senate District 21 seat. Bergeron, 41, is a partner at Bass, Bergeron & Smith, PC. As part of her profession, Bergeron has worked on behalf of less fortunate children as a child advocate and Guardian ad Litem (a person appointed by a court to represent the best interests of children or an incapacitated individual) for hundreds of children in Georgia. Understanding the need for action to protect the …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Hickory Flat resident Brian Laurens will run for the State House District 21 seat.
The race to fill the Georgia House District 21 seat now has a second contender. Brian Laurens, a Hickory Flat resident, has declared his candidacy to run for the seat, which has been vacated by State Rep. Sean Jerguson (R-Holly Springs). Jerguson has decided to seek the Georgia Senate District 21 seat, which also became vacant earlier this week with the resignation of former Senator Chip Rogers. Laurens, who has an extensive background with the Georgia Republican Party for the better part of a decade, said he decided to run because "now is the time" for "true conservatives" to occupy every level of government. "Our nation and our state face serious challenges that are best met with the ideals of our founders, free people, free markets …
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 ›