Thursday, October 7, 2010

Ashford Alliance Candidate Fair on Saturday is going to be huge with 37 candidates confirmed.


THE ASHFORD ALLIANCE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

PRESENTS THEIR

2010 CANDIDATES’ FAIR

 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9TH
11:00am – 2:30pm
 
ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
GABLE HALL & AMPHITHEATER
3110 ASHFORD DUNWOODY ROAD, NE
ATLANTA, GA  30319

Neighbors, save the date!  Due to the resounding success of our 2008 Candidates’ Fair, the Ashford Alliance will host candidates vying for statewide and local elected positions in the 2010 General Election.  Nearly 70 candidates for everything from Governor, to the Commissioners of various state agencies, to our local districts’ state General Assembly, to DeKalb school board members and various judgeships have been invited to attend.

This event is open to ALL RESIDENTS of our community.  You are encouraged to come meet the candidates in person … and hear them speak.  Candidates are being offered the opportunity to give 10-minute “stump speeches” during the event.  A schedule of who is going to speak when will be posted on www.AshfordAlliance.org soon.

Remember … One-third of these candidates are going to be elected to positions which will affect every aspect of our lives, from the economy to our schools to taxes and more!  This may well be your best chance to make your opinions known directly to the people who will legislate and adjudicate for the next several years.  Let’s turn out in force and show these candidates that our residents are an engaged electorate!

Bonus Activity:  The St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church youth group “Journey to Adulthood” will hold a bake sale concurrent with this event to raise support for their 2011 pilgrimage.  Bring lots of dollar bills to help these kids out!

My good friends over at the Ashford Alliance have provided me detailed information on Saturday's Candidate Forum and I wanted to share their list of confirmed attendees with you.  I wouldn't consider myself a political junkie since I have worked in some of the same circles as the people below, but I do have to state that the quality and quantities of the attendees is quite impressive.  Though I have a busy day scheduled, don't be surprised if you see me there.  In retrospect, maybe I am political junkie?




CONFIRMED Stump Speech Time
U. S. Senate




Isakson
YES


Thurmond
YES 12:15

Donovan
YES

Governor




Deal
NOT YET


Barnes
YES


Monds
YES 1:25
Lt. Governor




Cagle
YES


Porter
NO


Barber
YES 12:40
Secretary of State



Kemp
MAYBE


Sinkfield
YES 2:00

Chastain
YES 1:00
Attorney General



Olens
NO


Hodges
NO


Smart
NOT YET

State School Super



Barge
YES


Martin
YES


Willis
MAYBE

Insurance Commissioner



Hudgens
NO


Squires
NOT YET


Bruce
NOT YET

Agriculture Commissioner



Black
MAYBE


Powell
YES


Cherry
NO

Labor Commissioner



Butler
YES


Hicks
NOT YET


Costa
NOT YET

Public Service - District 2



Echols
MAYBE


Moffett
NOT YET


Sendelbach NO

U.S. House - District 4



Carter
YES 11:30

Johnson
NOT YET

U.S. House - District 6



Price
YES

State Senate - District 40



Millar
YES


Christ
YES

State House - District 79



Taylor
YES 12:30

Kaylor
YES 11:55
State House - District 80



Jacobs
YES 12:10

Murray
YES 11:45
State House - District 81



Chambers
YES


Parent
YES

Supreme Court Justice



Adkins
NOT YET


Nahmias
YES 12:55

Wilson
YES 1:10
Appeals Court Judges



Adams
NO CONTACT

Barnes
NOT YET


Babalola
NOT YET


Davis
NO


Gunter
YES 11:40

Hunter-Strothers NOT YET


McFadden
YES 12:00

Schaeffer
NO

Superior Court Judges



Hawks
YES 1:30

Johnson
YES


Rothenberg YES 1:45

Warner
YES 1:15

Coursey
NO CONTACT
State Judges




Panos
YES 12:45

Wong
NO

District Attorney - Stone Mtn Circuit


Heard
NOT YET


James
YES 1:40
DeKalb Board of Ed - 1st



Gillis
YES


Jester
YES 12:25

Redovian
YES

DeKalb Soil & Water



Danese
YES 2:15

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