Candidates
Please let us know if we've overlooked your candidate information or link. We include and welcome information from all candidates, however, we lean conservative and thus there is a strong emphasis on news of interest to conservatives. Candidate pages include news provided by the candidates as well as articles by our staff, videos from campaign events and other news. We consider ourselves to be a positive news source, therefore we reserve the right to refuse to include anything we deem to be negative in nature.
GFP Candidate Pages |
State News |
Blog News |
FederalI - Incumbent US Senate
US House 1st District
3rd District
4th District
6th District
7th District
8th District
9th District
10th District
11th District
12th District
GovernorRepublicans Democrats
Libertarian Lt. Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
State Insurance Commissioner
Labor Commissioner
Agriculture Commissioner
State School Superintendent
Public Service Commission
State Senate 5th District
41st District
51st District
55th District
56th District
Send us your campaign announcements. Donation GuidelinesContributions are not deductible as charitable donations for federal or state income tax purposes. Georgia law requires political committees to report the name, mailing address, occupation and employer for each individual whose contributions aggregate in excess of $101 in a calendar year. The maximum an individual, corporation, or PAC may contribute is $12,200.00 ($6,100 for a primary election and $6,100 for a general election). Gingrey Successfully Defends Funding for University of West Georgia’s Small Business Assistance Program7/16/09 As Bill Stephens Pledges to No More Earmarks Until A Through Earmark Reform Is Started7/13/09 Bill Stephens, Former State Senate Majority Leader and Candidate for Georgia’s 9th Congressional District, announced today via Twitter his pledge to not request earmarks as part of Congress’ appropriations process until Congress enacts a thorough earmark reform... More Oxendine: 33,000 Consumers Helped so far in 2009; $8 Million in Insurance Claims Recovered7/8/09 In the first six months of 2009, Insurance
Commissioner John Oxendine’s Consumer Services and Managed
Care Divisions had helped 33,364 Republican Candidate Ray McBerry Announces the Launch of the “States' Rights Tour” Across Georgia6/29/09 Republican gubernatorial candidate Ray McBerry is pleased to announce the launch of the “States' Rights Tour” across Georgia beginning August 1, 2009 in Cherokee County. The tour will cover the entire state during the months of August through October... More |
More Candidate news on individual candidate pages (left column) Karen Handel: E-Update 2/26/102/26/10 Yesterday, I announced my plan reduce the size of Georgia's government, solve our budget problems and save $404 million in taxpayer money. I hope I can count on you to stand with me in this pledge by following this link. The fact is, our state government is in crisis and we have a fundamental choice to make. We can... More Karen Handel: E-Update 2/19/102/19/10 Last week, I was attacked by some career politicians for making serious, long-term budget cuts in the Secretary of State's office - rather than relying on short-term ploys like furloughs. When I took over as Secretary of State, the office was bloated, outdated, inefficient, and poorly managed. So, I changed it. Bringing in a results-oriented leadership team, we went to work to modernize the Agency... More McBerry: National Tenth Amendment Summit in Atlanta2/19/10 The historic occasion of the first-ever national Tenth Amendment Summit is scheduled to take place at the Atlanta Airport Hilton on February 25th and 26th. Dozens of candidates from across the country who are running on a Tenth Amendment platform will be meeting to discuss strategies... More Meyers Calls for Congressional Pay Cuts, Pledges Fiscal Responsibility2/10/10 Valerie Meyers, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Georgia's 8th District Congressional seat, has announced that she will commit to a self-imposed pay cut if elected to replace Jim Marshall. Meyers, a Bonaire resident who announced her candidacy in November, says she believes a salary of $52,000 – roughly the median income of citizens of the 8th district – should be the salary of anyone willing to take the office... More Gary Purcell: Better Government in Georgia is NOT More Centralized Government2/10/10 As you may know, last week, Governor Sonny Perdue unveiled his plans to propose legislation that would appoint -- rather than elect -- four statewide constitutional officers. Those offices would include Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Agriculture Commissioner, and State School Superintendent... More Isakson Praises Senate’s Rejection of Labor Lawyer to Serve on National Labor Relations Board2/9/10 U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today praised the Senate’s decision against limiting debate on the nomination of Craig Becker to serve on the National Labor Relations Board, amid questions Becker would use his position to bypass Congress and manipulate the federal regulatory process to favor labor unions if he is confirmed... More Secretary Kemp
Announces the Close of Qualifying for State House District 19
2/1/10 Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp announced the close of candidate qualifying for the Special Election to fill state House District 19 on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at noon. The candidates below qualified and paid the qualifying fee of $400 for the Special Election to be held on Tuesday, February 23, 2010. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a run-off election will be held Tuesday, March 23, 2010... More Only Oxendine Defeats Barnes, Says Rasmussen1/22/10 Rasmussen, a popular national pollster often featured on Fox News and the Sean Hannity Show, released poll results Thursday showing that only John Oxendine defeats Roy Barnes in a match up that pits the popular State Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner against former Governor Roy Barnes... More Meyers Joins The Club for Growth in Pledging to Repeal
Possible Health Care Takeover
Graves
Appoints McCutchen Campaign Chair and Launches Team 180°
1/21/10 State Representative and Republican 9th District
congressional candidate Tom Graves (R-Ranger) announced
today that Joe McCutchen of Ellijay will serve as his
campaign Chairman. In addition, the campaign announced the
launch of Team 180°, a grassroots movement of committed GA-9
Freedom Fighters who are resolved to turn this country
around. Eric Johnson Comments on Unemployment1/21/10 Senator Eric Johnson, Republican candidate for Governor, today commented on the Georgia Department of Labor report that the state's unemployment rate has risen to 10.3 percent. “Today’s unemployment numbers reinforce my desire to make jobs my first priority, my second priority, and my third priority. I am absolutely committed to... More Bert Loftman, Candidate US Congress (GA-9) Signs "Repeal It Pledge"1/20/10 Bert Loftman signed the Club for Growth, “repeal it pledge:” “I, Bert Loftman, hereby pledge to the people of my District 9 of GA upon my election to the U.S. House of Representatives, to sponsor and support legislation to repeal any federal health care takeover passed in 2010, and replace it with real reforms that lower health care costs without growing government.” ... More Jones Impresses Members of Gilmer County TEA Party9/17/09 Jeremy Jones, candidate for US House for Georgia's 9th district, participated in the Gilmer County TEA party candidate forum. The forum was held on Tuesday the 15th, on the heels of the trip the group took to Washington DC to be a part of the 9/12 March on DC... More Jones Impresses Members of Carpet and Rug Institute in Dalton9/2/09 Jeremy Jones, Republican candidate for Georgia's 9th congressional seat, recently participated in The Carpet and Rug Institute's Government Issues Committee political forum. Jones, in keeping with his theme of a smaller, less powerful, federal government, said he wishes to eliminate the need for the CRI, and all PAC's, to contribute to political campaigns if elected. “Your money will be better spent... More Americans for Prosperity Applauds U.S. Congressional Candidate Tom Graves8/29/09 The Georgia chapter of the grassroots free-market organization Americans for Prosperity (AFP-GA) today applauded U.S. Congressional Candidate Tom Graves (9th District) for signing the group's “No Climate Tax Pledge.”... More
Graves: Raising Taxes
Eliminates Jobs, Does Not Create Them
Scott Reaches 500 Miles on His Walk of Georgia7/30/09 State Representative Austin Scott, a 2010 gubernatorial candidate, announced today that he reached the end of the first half of his Walk of Georgia. Reaching the halfway point of his 1,000 mile walk... More Handel Announces More Endorsements7/23/09 Karen Handel announced today that Senator John Douglas and Public Service Commission member Chuck Eaton joined four additional county commissioners from across Georgia in endorsing Handel's campaign... More Poythress: Barnes & Perdue Miss Leadership Mark on Water & Budget7/22/09 Once again, our state leadership has made a poor decision that will result in cutting public school teacher pay. Late yesterday afternoon, Governor Perdue announced a proposal to cut another $900 million from the 2010 state budget. Included in this latest round of cuts is $99 million to cut pay to 100,000... More Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Stephens Says He’s Ready to Fight for Georgia’s Use of Lake Lanier in Congress7/21/09 Former State Senator Bill Stephens stresses the importance of a solution to Judge Magnuson’s ruling as Georgia’s Congressional delegation meets today to decide the next steps for the future of Lake Lanier’s... More Graves Raises $116,540 in 35 Days For Congressional Campaign7/18/09 Republican State Representative Tom Graves (R-Ranger), candidate for the 9th Congressional District of Georgia, revealed that his campaign for Congress raised $116,540 from 183 contributors in just 35 days. Graves made the disclosure today when filing his campaign’s first... More Isakson, Dodd Introduce Legislation Requiring Child Care Providers to Disclose Insurance Status7/16/09 U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Chris Dodd, D-Conn., both members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today introduced legislation that would require child care providers to disclose whether they have... More |
Political Blogs & Columns:
Republican Candidate Blog |
