Neighbor Newspapers – Austin not seeking re election Carmichael running to replace him

Paulding Commission Chairman David Austin will not seek re-election to a third term in the 2016 county elections, he said this week.

Meanwhile, County Commissioner David Carmichael announced Wednesday he plans to run for the chairman’s seat in the May 2016 Republican primary.

Ron Davis, who operates the website openpaulding.org which advocates more transparency in county government, announced Wednesday he will seek Carmichael’s Post 1 seat on the commission in 2016.

Austin, who defeated incumbent Jerry Shearin for the job in 2008, won re-election in 2012 over County Commissioner Tony Crowe.

via Neighbor Newspapers – Austin not seeking re election Carmichael running to replace him.