Tag Archives: Sanford Bishop

Political Notes – Echols takes up the gavel at PSC

Despite opposition from Bubba McDonald, Tim Echols takes over as chairman of the Georgia Public Service Commission . . .

Tags: Bubba McDonald , Doug McKillip , drug tests , DUI , Kip Smith , Maria Sheffield , PSC , Rick Santorum , Sanford Bishop , Tim Echols , welfare recipients

Political Notes – Dreary jobs outlook for Georgia

Economic forecasters from the University of Georgia and Georgia State University look at the state’s near-term economic picture, and it is not a pretty one . . .

Tags: economic forecast , Gary Black , Georgia State University , job losses , John Albers , Sanford Bishop , Stan Wise , state veterinarian , university of georgia

Even some Republicans are unhappy with congressional plan

Although Georgia’s new congressional plan was drawn up by legislative Republicans, there are some GOP congressmen who will be displeased with it because of the way their districts were reconfigured . . .

Tags: Austin Scott , congressional redistricting plan , Jack Kingston , Paul Broun , Phil Gingrey , Rob Woodall , Sanford Bishop , Tom Price

Barrow loses out in new congressional map

New congressional map for Georgia is intended to oust Democratic Rep. John Barrow of Savannah . . .

Tags: Austin Scott , congressional map , Jack Kingston , John Barrow , John Lewis , Phil Gingrey , Sanford Bishop

Political Notes – Two Georgia votes against Pelosi

Reps. John Barrow and Sanford Bishop confirm they will not be voting for Nancy Pelosi as the new House minority leader in January; lots of lawyers among the new lawmakers . . .

Tags: John Barrow , lawyer-legislators , Nancy Pelosi , Nathan Deal , Sanford Bishop

Keown helped ensure his own defeat

How one legislator voted for a redistricting bill that contributed to his political defeat five years later . . .

Tags: 2nd Congressional District , congressional redistricting , Mike Keown , Sanford Bishop

Bishop comes back from the dead, wins the 2nd District

Sanford Bishop survives a challenge from Mike Keown to retain his 2nd Congressional District seat . . .

Tags: 2nd Congressional District , Mike Keown , Sanford Bishop

Marshall, Bishop losing congressional races

Two of Georgia’s Democratic members of the U.S. House are in danger of losing their congressional seats . . .

Tags: Austin Scott , Jim Marshall , John Barrow , Mike Keown , Ray McKinney , Sanford Bishop

GOP poised to take back congressional seats

Jim Marshall and Sanford Bishop could be among the Democratic congressmen who get swept out in Tuesday’s Republican wave; Emory University’s Alan Abramowitz projects an overall GOP pickup of 45 to 50 House seats . . .

Tags: 2010 midterm election , Alan Abramowitz , Jim Marshall , Republican sweep , Sanford Bishop , U.S. House

Political Notes – Keown, Bishop take their final swings

Sanford Bishop and Mike Keown have a rollicking final debate in the 2nd Congressional District race; Carol Porter talks about corruption; Roy Barnes deals with bovine issues . . .

Tags: 2nd Congressional District , Carol Porter , cows , Mike Keown , roy barnes , Sanford Bishop