State Sen. Barry Loudermilk (R-Cassville) announced Tuesday he is resigning from his state legislative position to “fully” focus on his run for the 11th District seat in Congress.
Loudermilk, who represents portions of Cherokee County in the state Senate after redistricting in 2012, said Tuesday afternoon that the decision to resign was “tough” but was “the right thing to do.”
“I’ve got to put everything I have in this race,” Loudermilk said. “It definitely wouldn’t be fair for me to go down to the Capitol and be campaigning on the taxpayer dollar.”
Loudermilk is one of six candidates running for the 11th District seat in Congress to replace U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Marietta), who is running for the U.S. Senate. Georgia’s 11th District covers all of Cherokee County, in addition to all of Bartow and parts of Cobb and Fulton counties.
Other candidates include Larry Mrozinski, a retired U.S. Army colonel who lives in Woodstock, former Republican Congressman Bob Barr of Smyrna, Georgia House Majority Whip Ed Lindsey (R-Buckhead), Cobb’s Tricia Pridemore and Allan Levene.
As a result of Loudermilk’s resignation, a special election will likely be in November to fill his seat in the Senate, said Janet Munda, Cherokee County Supervisor of Elections and Registration.
Loudermilk said he chose to resign at this time so adequate time could be given for this special election.
Munda said Tuesday afternoon that the she didn’t believe the state had received formal notice of Loudermilk’s resignation, but “unless something unusual happens,” the election should be held Nov. 5 in conjunction with city elections around Cherokee.
via Cherokee Tribune – Loudermilk resigns from state post to fully focus on U S bid.
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