Tag Archives: Lee Hawkins

Political Notes – Cain says electric fence proposal a ‘joke’

Herman Cain says his proposal to curb immigration by installing an electric fence along the border that would kill people crossing into the U.S. was just a ‘joke’ . . .

Tags: electric fence , Herman Cain , immigration , John Carson , Lee Hawkins , Renee Unterman , Rick Austin , Robert Lamutt , special legislative elections , toll lanes

Political Notes – The shuffling of candidates continues

The drawing of an open congressional district in northeast Georgia is having a ripple effect on state politics as candidates get into or out of the race . . .

Tags: Doug Collins , Jim Butterworth , Lee Hawkins , Nathan Deal , Phil Kent , Sonny Perdue , Steve Tarvin , Tim Echols , Tom Graves

Graves, Woodall win congressional races

Tom Graves defeats Lee Hawkins in the 9th Congressional District race for the fourth time this year; Rob Woodall appears to be the winner in the 7th District runoff . . .

Tags: Jody Hice , Lee Hawkins , Ray McKinney , Rob Woodall , Tom Graves

Poll has Woodall leading Hice in 7th District

Late poll shows Rob Woodall leading Jody Hice in the 7th Congressional District’s Republican runoff; two other congressional runoffs will also be decided Tuesday . . .

Tags: Carl Smith , Jody Hice , Lee Hawkins , Ray McKinney , Rob Woodall , Tom Graves

Political Notes: Deal picks up legislative endorsements

Three lawmakers announce their support for Nathan Deal over Karen Handel in the GOP runoff; Handel answers with a negative TV spot that denounces Deal as “corrupt” . . .

Tags: Arizona immigration law , Bill Hamrick , Buddy Carter , crush videos , jobless benefits , Johnny Isakson , karen handel , Lee Hawkins , mike thurmond , Nathan Deal , Preston Smith , Sam Olens , Tim Bearden , Tom Graves

Woodall-Hice in 7th District runoff

There was a bit of a surprise in the 7th Congressional District, where Rob Woodall will face Jody Hice in the runoff; Tom Graves was pushed into another runoff with Lee Hawkins in the 9th Congressional District . . .

Tags: Clay Cox , Jody Hice , Ken Hodges , Lee Hawkins , Preston Smith , Rob Woodall , Sam Olens , Tom Graves