Friday, October 15, 1582 marked the beginning of the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar – the previous day was Thursday, October 4th.
The Pennsylvania Gazette published a criticism against the British Tea Act on October 16, 1773.
The Tea Act of 1773 was a bill designed to save the faltering British East India Company by greatly lowering its tea tax and granting it a virtual monopoly on the American tea trade. The low tax allowed the company to undercut even tea smuggled into America by Dutch traders, and many colonists viewed the act as yet another example of taxation tyranny. In response, the “Philadelphia Resolutions” called the British tax upon America unfair and said that it introduced “arbitrary government and slavery” upon the American citizens. The resolutions urged all Americans to oppose the British tax and stated that anyone who transported, sold or consumed the taxed tea would be considered “an enemy to his country.”
George Washington left New York, the nation’s capital, on October 15, 1789, embarking upon the first Presidential tour to New England.
On October 16, 1854, Abraham Lincoln, a candidate for Congress, spoke against the Kansas-Nebraska Act and called the practice of slavery “immoral.”
Lincoln, who was practicing law at the time, campaigned on behalf of abolitionist Republicans in Illinois and attacked the Kansas-Nebraska Act. He denounced members of the Democratic Party for backing a law that “assumes there can be moral right in the enslaving of one man by another.” He believed that the law went against the founding American principle that “all men are created equal.”
The world’s first combat submarine, CSS Hunley, sunk during testing in Charleston Harbor on October 15, 1863.
On October 16, 1918, visitors to the Southeastern Fair at the Lakewood Fairgrounds were required by the Georgia State Board of Health to don face masks in order to prevent the spread of the Spanish flu.
The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution took effect October 15, 1933, changing the Presidential term of office to begin and end on January 20th following each quadrennial election and Senate and Congress to January 3d following biennial elections, both from March 4th.
Billy Graham launched his national ministry on October 15, 1949 in Los Angeles, California.
Interstate 285 around Atlanta was completed on October 15, 1969.
The Omni opened in Atlanta on October 15, 1972, as the Hawks beat the New York Knicks by a score of 109-101.
Maynard Jackson was elected Mayor of Atlanta on October 16, 1973. Jackson was the first African-Amercian Mayor of Atlanta; he served eight years, and was elected for a third, non-consecutive term in 1990.
On October 16, 1976, Jimmy Carter campaigned in Youngstown, Ohio.
Former Secretary General of the Communist Party of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 15, 1990
Georgia-born Clarence Thomas was confirmed as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court on October 15, 1991.
Georgia Politics, Campaigns, and Elections
Georgia Democrats are campaigning for their nominees for Public Service Commission in the November 4, 2025 Special Election, according to the Macon Telegraph.
Georgia Democrats made their campaign message clear in this year’s Public Service Commission election with the start of their “My Power BIll’s Too High” tour in Macon Tuesday.
The speakers — PSC District 3 nominee Peter Hubbard, Sen. David Lucas (D-26), Rep. Miriam Paris (D-142) and community organizer and policy advocate LJ Malone — spoke at Carolyn Crayton Park, urging listeners to vote out Republican incumbents.
Hubbard, one of two Democratic nominees for the PSC along with Alicia Johnson, said the all-Republican commission has approved six rate hikes in the last two years, which he said added about $600 annually to the average residential electricity bill.
“We can bring clean, reliable and affordable energy to Georgia,” Hubbard said. “We can put money back in your pockets, not the pockets of utility executives. We can have a Public Service Commission that actually serves the public, and it starts with your vote. Georgia, it’s time to make a change.”
Hubbard, who has worked in the energy sector for 15 years, has been an expert energy witness before the PSC since 2019 and founded a nonprofit focused on lowering energy costs and accelerating green energy in our state.
“I’ve dedicated my career to fighting for a clean energy future and for a better deal for Georgia ratepayers,” Hubbard said. “I’m running for the Georgia Public Service Commission to bring accountability back to the PSC. When I founded my nonprofit, my goal was not to make money, it was to secure a better, cleaner, more affordable energy future for Georgia. It’s all about improving the lives of the people of our state, not about turning a profit. The same should be true for the Georgia Public Service Commission.”
Hubbard said the state’s overreliance on fossil fuels are a reason why the rates have hiked, arguing that clean energy alternatives like solar could lower costs for consumers.
Both state legislators representing Bibb County, Lucas and Paris, framed the election as a chance for voters to push back against years of rising utility costs.
“For years, five Republicans on the Public Service Commission have let utility giants boost their profits by imposing rate hike after rate hike on Georgia rate payers,” Paris said. “(Hubbard and Johnson) will stand up to the utility companies, which is something that’s missing. No one’s standing up.”
“We can’t complain about it. We’ve got to vote,” Lucas said. “If you don’t go and walk into the poll, then you’ve neglected the most precious right you have.”
The GOP has stumped for its own candidates leading up to this election too, with Gov. Brian Kemp and Attorney General Chris Carr, both Republicans, showing support for incumbent Commissioners Fitz Johnson and Tim Echols. Johnson will square off against Hubbard in this election, while District 2’s Echols is running against Alicia Johnson.
Columbusites flocked to the city’s early voting polling location, 3111 Citizens Way, and shared concerns with the Ledger-Enquirer about rate increases, climate policy and what they felt were needed changes in the system as they cast their votes.
“My (Georgia Power) bill has been going up tremendously within the last four to five years,” resident Beverly Davis said. “I’ve paid $300 a month (recently). I’m looking for someone who is not about the 1% but about the 99% of us who go out and work for each and every day.”
Davis’ bills are a reflection of many Georgia Power customer bills, which have risen due to six rate increase requests by Georgia Power, each approved by the Public Service Commission over the past six years.
“In Georgia, utility bills have increased 33% over the last two years,” Charles Hua, executive director of Powerlines, told the Ledger-Enquirer. Powerlines is a nonpartisan organization aimed at modernizing utility regulation for consumers to lower utility bills and grow the economy.
“A lot of people and consumers and voters don’t understand that it’s not just their utility company that sets and determines their bills. It’s actually a state government body called the Public Service Commission, which, in Georgia’s case, is elected and sets people’s utility bills.”
Georgia is 1 of 10 states where PSC members are elected; the other 40 states are appointed. “I have been voting since I’ve been able to vote,” Wesley Lee said after he voted.
“I voted Democrat because we just need change.”
Just over 20,000 people in Georgia cast ballots on the first day of early voting, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office.
Democratic candidate Peter Hubbard stopped by Columbus on the same day early voting started, during the unveiling of the new Muscogee County Democratic office at 1501 13th St.
“I’m here because the PSC serves the entire state, not just Atlanta, so it’s important to meet voters where they are,” Hubbard told the L-E. “I was in Macon earlier, I’ll be in Albany tomorrow. I want folks to know there’s an important election and that I care enough to come all the way down to far reaches of the state.”
Chatham County voters will decide whether to renew their Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), according to WSAV.
Voters in Chatham County began early voting Tuesday, and one of the items on the ballot is the renewal of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST).
The 1% sales tax has been renewed by voters every six years since 1985. If approved again, it would fund local projects across the county, from road improvements to flood control to public safety. Chamber leaders said visitors will cover a significant portion of the costs.
Every time visitors buy a meal, fill up on gas or stay in a hotel, they are helping fund local projects. In fact, president and CEO of the Savannah Area Chamber, Bert Brantley, said visitors are expected to pay more than 40% of the total costs under this plan.
“It’s not an additional penny,” Brantley said. “It’s just continuing a penny that’s been out there. And we got a new list of projects now that we’re going to fund through the next six years if this bill passes this year.”
These projects are focused on community needs, things voters said were top priorities during town halls and surveys.
“What they heard is infrastructure,” said Brantley. “So, transportation, bridges, roads, flood control, drainage. When we get a big storm, a big rain event, to have somewhere for that water to go. Then police and fire, public safety and recreation.”
He said the improvements will help both residents and businesses by easing traffic, reducing flooding and improving daily life.
“If it’s a transportation project that’s helping move goods around town, hopefully with less traffic for commuters,” he said. “Resurfacing and getting rid of potholes or bad bridges, that’s maintenance on your car. For flooding, when we get a big rainstorm, we have some of our businesses that that will have water that prevents customers from getting to them. Some residents have water that gets to their house and prevents them from leaving the house.”
The county plans to start with the most pressing needs first.
“So, if you think about like a Benton Boulevard out in the Highlands, that’s a project that’s going to be funded quickly because there’s a lot of traffic concerns out there,” he said. “The President Street Railroad crossing, which everyone who comes in from that side of town where you come to the Truman or you are coming down President Street, you can get caught either coming into town or leaving town.”
Republican Jason Dickerson was sworn in as the new State Senator for District 21, according to the Capitol Beat News Service.
Jason Dickerson, the Cherokee County businessman who won a special election last month to fill a vacate state Senate seat, swore his oath of office Tuesday.
The lifelong Cherokee County resident took over Senate District 21 during a ceremony at the county courthouse.
Dickerson, a Republican who co-founded a trucking company and leads a private investment firm, succeeds Brandon Beach.
Beach, also a Republican, vacated the position in May after President Donald Trump appointed him U.S. Treasurer.
“I will work to eliminate unnecessary tax burdens, secure our border and elections, and fight for veterans and seniors across the state,” Dickerson said in a statement
Dickerson, who is from Canton, soundly defeated Democrat Debra Shigley in the low turnout special election runoff on Sept. 23. Democrats had hoped Shigley would turn the north metro Atlanta area blue after a strong showing in the Aug. 26 special election that winnowed several GOP candidates. But Dickerson’s final victory secured Republicans’ 33-23 majority in the state Senate.
One of Dickerson’s first official acts was to issue a press release through the Senate press office about the recent death of Mandi Ballinger. She was a fellow Republican from Canton who represented the area in the state House.
“This weekend, I was saddened to learn that Rep. Mandi Ballinger had passed away after a long fight with cancer,” Dickerson said, calling her a devoted public servant, loving wife and caring mother.
Ballinger chaired the House Committee on Judiciary Juvenile. Dickerson said she used that platform to champion a better path for Georgia youths.
No election has been scheduled yet to fill Ballinger’s vacant House seat.
Governor Brian Kemp and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper spoke at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, according to WALB.
Georgia leaders say the state’s farmers are continuing to adapt to challenges — from changing markets to recovering from last year’s Hurricane Helene.
Tuesday, Oct. 14 at the Sunbelt Ag Expo, Governor Brian Kemp and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper shared how the state is working to support farmers and strengthen one of Georgia largest industries.
“As one of five commissioners across the country a part of [U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Leslie Rollins’] kitchen cabinet, I can promise you we converse daily on ways we can help American farmers be successful, ways that we can ensure you and your operations continue to be successful every single day. Whether its utilizing tariff money to assure you have the resources you need to ensure your farm is successful, we are working to ensure they include more than just soybeans but that they work to include commodities like cotton, peanuts, timber and others,” Harper said. “But there is light at the end of the tunnel, and I can tell you as I travel the Southeast with our Farm Family Contest, even though I’m just the pilot. I get to enjoy and see many of these family operations that are truly the heartbeat of our country and the heartbeat of American agriculture. I can tell you firsthand that there is optimism because of the operations that we have not only in our state but across the Southeast region of the United States.”
Governor Brian Kemp echoed Harper’s message, recognizing that recovery from Hurricane Helene continues to weigh on many families. He said the road ahead will require continued partnership and funding that has been approved at the state and federal levels.
“We know there is a lot of recovery still in the works and a lot of work that we need to do. A lot of work that Tyler [Harper] and his team is currently doing. And I want you to know that we have not forgotten you,” Kemp said. “We will not forget you. We will continue to work with you. It is a tough time, as Tyler said, in the agriculture and the forestry industry right now. The way prices are, storms and just, world markets and other things. So we will continue to stay focused on that.”
Kemp said his administration will continue working with the Department of Agriculture and federal partners to ensure Georgia’s farmers have the tools and support needed to keep the industry strong.
Glynn County Board of Elections and Registration members discussed proposed state-level changes to voting procedures, according to The Brunswick News.
State elections officials want QR codes removed from voting machines by July 1, 2026. But elections officials from across the state are concerned about the additional costs and who would pay for them.
There is also a push to replace the Dominion voting machines, but a company that manufactures them has renamed itself Liberty Votes.
Whatever the state decides, board members agreed it needs to provide the funding necessary to enact the changes if they are approved.
There is also a movement toward hand-marked ballots that must be tabulated at precincts on election night.
Board members said results wouldn’t come in until after midnight, and counting could take days for some elections. It would require an additional three polling place workers at each polling place, incurring more costs, said Chris Channell, supervisor of the local board of elections.
“We’ll be smart to involve all of our legislators,” he said. “That’s all we can do.”
If the current voting machines are so accurate, with no reported problems in Glynn County, the why is there a push to hand count ballots, a board member asked.
“I’m not sure I like any of this,” board member Ward Schaumberg said.
The Richmond County Board of Elections forwarded an election complaint to the State Elections Board and the Secretary of State’s office, according to WRDW.
According to a letter submitted to the Richmond County Board of Elections, Blythe Police Chief Wes Stallings told two other police chiefs to not endorse Mayoral Candidate Edward LaJoie.
In the letter, LaJoie stated he had gotten endorsements from two police chiefs in different towns and had shared them to social media on Oct. 2 and Oct. 3.
LaJoie claimed in both instances, Stallings had called the chiefs and told them to not endorse LaJoie, claiming he’s dishonest.
The Richmond County Board of Elections received a letter from LaJoie on Oct. 8 about the alleged interference.
The elections board discussed the matter in an October 13 meeting and decided to move the allegations to the State Elections Board and the Secretary of State’s office for further investigation.
Augusta City Administrator Tameka Allen said “the house is on fire” regarding budget issues, according to WRDW.
The City of Augusta faces a budget crisis nearly twice as severe as projected, with a shortfall rising from $11 million to $21 million.
City leaders had previously disclosed the $11 million deficit. The expanded shortfall stems from multiple sources.
The end of American Rescue Plan funding represents a $7 million hit to the general fund, eliminating a crucial revenue source the city had been relying on.
Officials say the additional strain comes from higher-than-expected employee healthcare costs and money owed to the federal government.
The most significant new factor is rising costs from the sheriff’s office, which is adding another $9.5 million to the shortfall. This unexpected expense has pushed the total budget gap to $21 million.
City Administrator Tameka Allen warned that Augusta faces difficult decisions ahead, describing the situation by saying, “the house is on fire.”
She proposed to commissioners several ways to help fill that shortfall, which include raising property taxes by two mills, which the city finance director says equals about $150 a year for a $200,000 home.
The administrator also proposed asking departments to cut three percent from their budgets and cutting funding to outside agencies and nonprofits.
Doing this, the administrator says Augusta would have about $4.5 million to rebuild its savings.
If you want to join the budget conversations, the next work session is scheduled for Oct. 23 at 2 p.m.
Commissioners are expected to adopt the budget on Nov. 18, so in the meantime, they’ll have what the administrator is calling “tough conversations” to put out the “house fire” she referenced.
Dublin City Schools are considering budget cuts to address a large deficit, according to 13WMAZ.
Dublin City Schools is grappling with a severe financial crisis that has left parents uncertain about their children’s education and employees worried about their paychecks, as district leaders work to address a deficit exceeding $13 million.
Interim Superintendent Marcee Pool, who assumed leadership two weeks ago following Fred Williams’ retirement, presented the school board with an update on the district’s financial situation Tuesday. The district faces a $13.4 million deficit by June 30, 2026, and owes nearly $7 million to the state’s health benefits plan.
Earlier this month, the district requested a $1.5 million advance from the state to pay staff—a move State Superintendent Richard Woods called “unprecedented” and “completely unacceptable and untenable.”
“Hardworking teachers and staff members should never have to report to work wondering if they will be paid for their time,” Woods said in a statement.
Pool opened Tuesday’s board meeting with a direct apology to the community and pledged that leadership is committed to resolving the crisis. She emphasized that students and staff remain the district’s top priority.
“Our students and our staff are our first priority. Students especially, we want to make sure that they’re continuing to learn and to grow and to become great citizens,” Pool said. “So our focus is really on our student achievement.”
The school board approved two immediate cost-cutting measures: terminating the district’s Chromebook lease program and eliminating contracted lawn mowing services. Pool indicated that additional cuts are under consideration, including examining positions filled by non-certified staff, which she said sometimes results in reduced state funding for the district.
The district submitted its deficit reduction plan to the state Tuesday and will continue adjusting it to meet state requirements.
Woods, who recently appointed a special advisor to help the district manage its debt, stressed the importance of transparency and long-term planning. He told the board and community that every decision must prioritize students’ futures and focus on establishing financial stability for the district.
Bryan County Commissioners discussed the Floating Local Option Sales Tax (FLOST) voters will decide in the November 4, 2025 election, according to WTOC.
Bryan County Commission Chairman Carter Infinger says there’s an important tax break coming to county residents as leaders look to lower the millage rate in favor of a new Floating Local Option Sales Tax, or FLOST.
Chairman Infinger says, “we want to save the taxpayers as much as we can. Especially our permanent residents and our seniors.”
Infinger says tax revenue will come from renters or people passing by who purchase gas, food, or other public goods.
“People who have rental houses, it’s not gonna affect those houses, just the homes that are owned by people that live here in our longtime residence or residence who have homestead property. Those are the ones we were gonna see the benefit.”
Augusta Transit is rolling out their first electric buses, according to WJBF.
It’s the first transit agency in the CSRA with electric transit buses.
This is all a part of Green Augusta initiative, transitioning twenty percent of its non emergency vehicles to zero emission by 2030.
There will be five battery electric transit buses used in Augusta, providing cleaner air, lower operating cost, better performance and improved riding experiences.
Augusta Transit’s deputy director says the buses won’t run out of battery because they are monitored at all times.
These buses will begin its routes starting Monday October 20th.
United States Rep. Mike Collins (R-Jackson) campaigned in St Simons Island, according to The Current GA.
Venturing into the backyard of one of his Republican rivals, Mike Collins showed Monday why he is a serious threat to win the Republican nomination to run against U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff in next year’s marquee election race in Georgia.
Speaking at a luncheon at a St. Simons restaurant sponsored by the Golden Isles Republican Women, the one-term congressman from Jackson in rural Butts County panned Ossoff as a “trust fund kid” who “never had a real job in his life.”
“This guy is bought and paid for by the California crazies and these New York nut jobs,” he added for good measure.
Collins’ knack for the caustic putdown delighted many in his audience of 90 people, who see him as a more charismatic alternative to 1st District U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter of St. Simons — another self-described “MAGA warrior” — and Gov. Brian Kemp’s handpicked, more middle-of-the-road candidate, Derek Dooley.
Carter’s wife, Amy, was one of the 90 people in attendance who sat through Collin’s appeal in her husband’s constituency.
Indeed, setting delicacy and diplomacy aside, the 58-year-old truck company owner and son of former U.S. representative Mac Collins, said Georgia Republicans need to coalesce around one candidate sooner, not later, in order to defeat Ossoff. That candidate? Mike Collins.
“If you’re looking for someone that can fight, that will fight, somebody that can turn out to vote, somebody that fights for your beliefs and what I believe in, then I need your help.”
In his remarks, Collins made a simple pitch, highlighting his track record of passing legislation with bipartisan support and his ability to find common ground between hardline MAGA supporters and moderate Republican and independent Atlanta suburbanites.
He cited the passage of the Laken Riley Act as proof. The legislation, named after the nurse who was murdered by an undocumented immigrant in Athens in 2024, was criticized by some for erosion of due process. It requires detention without bail of certain noncitizens arrested for crimes, such as burglary, theft, or shoplifting. The measure garnered the votes of 46 Democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives.
“The Atlanta suburban people also know that I didn’t give up the fight, and I got bipartisan legislation passed, and that’s what we did with Laken Riley, and they saw that. I never gave up on that,” Collins said. “You gotta realize I got it passed out of the House in the 118th [Congress]. Jon Ossoff didn’t lift a finger to help us with that bill.”
Collins said this is the best time in history to serve in Washington because the stakes are high. Ossoff, he said, is actively harming Georgians because he does not represent Georgia’s “values” and supports the current government shutdown.
“Now he’s voted to shut the government down. And why over what? So that illegal immigrants can have health care paid for by the hard-working Georgians in this state,” he said.
Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for federal healthcare programs like Medicaid and Medicare and cannot access most federal healthcare benefits, except for emergency services.
In his remarks, Collins presented himself as a successful small business owner — the epitome of a “hard-working” Georgian, in contrast to Ossoff’s silver-spoon upbringing.
“People ask me, ‘What’s the sauce? Tell us the secret sauce.’ It’s just called being a workhorse, going up there and working and not being a show horse.
“I tell folks, ‘The good Lord put me on this earth to work.’”
2014 Democratic Nominee for Governor Jason Carter endorsed former State Senator Jason Esteves for Governor, according to the AJC.
Carter endorsed Jason Esteves’ campaign for governor this morning, calling him “the strongest candidate to meet this moment and build the coalition Democrats need to win next year.”
“He’s the new generation of leadership that Georgia needs, and he still has a long record of fighting for our families,” said Carter, adding that he appreciates the Columbus-raised Esteves “knows that Georgia is more than just Atlanta.”
“From lowering healthcare and housing costs to supporting small businesses and public schools, Jason will be ready to deliver on day one.”
Carter’s endorsement adds to Esteves’ list of Democratic backers, a roster that includes several sitting legislators, City Hall officials and labor unions. Expect Esteves to feature Carter prominently on the campaign trail.
“Jason and his family’s legacy of public service is an inspiration to me and countless Georgians across our state,” Esteves said.
Statesboro Mayor Jonathan McCollar and challenger Raymond Harris met in a public forum last night, according to the Statesboro Herald.
Mayor Jonathan McCollar credited himself and the city with a nearly 30% reduction in Statesboro’s poverty rate and other positive trends in the past eight years. Challenger candidate Raymond Harris asserted that Statesboro needs to do more about its drug problem and that he wants to “streamline” city spending without cutting key programs.
Those were some of the key themes, voiced at the beginning and echoed near the end of a roughly 45-minute mayoral candidate forum the Statesboro Herald hosted Tuesday evening in the Emma Kelly Theater at the Averitt Center for the Arts. About 50 citizens attended.
They disagreed on the Floating Local Option Sales Tax, or FLOST, referendum, which for Statesboro voters appears on the same ballot as the mayoral race, for the Nov. 4 final Election Day but with early voting now underway in the elections office at the Bulloch County Annex on North Main Street. But their statements on those topics will be included in a later story.
The Glynn County Board of Education is taking applications for appointment to the vacant seat representing District 4, according to The Brunswick News.
The Glynn County School Board is asking for applications from county residents in District 4 to fill the rest of the term of former Chairman Hank Yeargan.
“The Glynn County Board of Education is accepting applications for a replacement to fill the District 4 seat. Interested candidates must reside within District 4 and submit their applications by Sunday, Oct. 26,” Glynn County spokeswoman Bailey Johnson said.
Yeargan stepped down from his position last month after 15 years of service on the board.
In an email to The News, Yeargan said he stepped down to focus on his family.
He ran as a Republican and won reelection to a fourth four-year term in 2022. Whoever the school board selects will serve out the remainder of Yeargan’s term in office, which ends in 2026.
“The board’s goal is to review applications and conduct interviews after the Oct. 26 deadline, with a vote to select the interim member taking place during the November work session. The newly appointed board member will begin serving at the November regular board meeting,” Johnson said.
Mark Turner announced he is running for Hall County Commission District 1, according to AccessWDUN.
Local businessman Mark Turner informed AccessWDUN’s Bill Maine through the “Mornings on Maine Street” program Wednesday of his candidacy for the District 1 seat on Hall County’s Board of Commissioners. He told WDUN, “I am running for District 1 County Commissioner. If you look around, people are disgusted with the growth and traffic in the area. It’s my experience, there’s no voice for the community. ”
Turner added, “We’ve outpaced the growth of our resources. I’m not anti-growth, but I think it should be good growth. What about parks? We need to catch up on our fire stations? We need to address these issues.”
Turner is currently the President and CEO of local business, Select Pest Control Systems of Gainesville and believes public safety departments need to hire more officers and have more resources to care for the county as the current rate of growth continues.
Turner’s announcement means that he is challenging the incumbent for the District 1 commission seat, Kathy Cooper, in 2026. Cooper was first elected in 2014 and has since been re-elected, winning a third term in the 2022 election.
For more details about Mark Turner’s campaign, you can go to: turnerforhall.com.
Gregg Poole kicked off his campaign for the Ninth Congressional District, according to AccessWDUN.
Gregg Poole [held] his campaign kickoff event Tuesday evening in Gillsville for his 9th District congressional bid.
The Hall County District 3 Commissioner is running in the May, 2026 Republican primary for the 9th District seat, currently held by Republican Andrew Clyde. The event will be freom 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hidden Acres Barn on Old Gillsville Road.
In a release Tuesday morning, Poole’s campaign described him as a “strong Trump conservative,” vowing he would “not cower to the political elite in Washington.”
“He is strong in his convictions and will represent the great people of the ninth district. A defender of life, liberty and the Constitution,” Tuesday’s release said.
Poole will run in the Republican field that features the incumbent, Clyde, as well as Gainesville Mayor Sam Couvillon. Democrat Nick Alex is also seeking the seat, although he will be unopposed in May’s primary.
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