Come qualifying in March, the state Senate seat now occupied by Jason Carter will open up when the Democratic grandson of the former president signs on as a formal opponent to GOP incumbent Gov. Nathan Deal.
We already have two candidates in the race for the Decatur-based, District 42 seat: Attorneys Kyle Williams, chair of the Decatur Education Foundation, and Russell Waldon have signed the first bit of paperwork needed to establish their campaigns.
But we’re told that a third lawyer will wait until next month to enter the contest – one who may have a leg up on the spot. Former state House member Elena Parent, who ousted Republican Jill Chambers in 2010 – then was redistricted out, has told friends that she’s readying her website and gathering supporters.
Parent worked as chief of staff to Carter’s predecessor, David Adelman, so she already knows the terrain. And when she declined to challenge state Rep. Scott Holcomb, D-Atlanta, with whom she was lumped by Republicans in 2011, she earned more than a few IOUs.
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