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10th District Republican Party of Georgia

www.gagop10.org - March 23, 2005

District Convention - April 2 at Ellijay - Banquet on Friday Night, April 1 -- State Convention May 6 - 7 at Savannah --

District Convention Issue. . .

10th District
Convention
April 2 in Ellijay
Banquet Friday Night, April 1

10th District GOP

Content: click on topic to advance

1. Information about the District Convention
2. State Convention - May 6 - 7, 2005
3. New Congressional Maps Passed by Senate
4. Candidates for Lt. Governor and Secretary of State
5. News and photos from the Gold Dome 2005
6. News from 10th District Counties
7. Political Cartoon Page and Special Pages

1. District Convention News from Chairman Judy Grammer

Below is information concerning the convention including directions, a map, motels, agenda, etc. Letters to all delegates and alternates were mailed out on Monday, March 14. If you have not received yours, please check with your county chairman or convention secretary to be sure that your name was sent in to the district as a delegate or alternate. The 10th District counties elected 325 delegates and 165 alternate delegates at their 15 County Conventions on March 5. This makes a grand total of 490 people eligible to attend this District Convention. Guests are also welcome.
• Chairman's Letter - March 7
• Read Chairman's Letter to Delegates/Alternate which
   includes motels and telephone numbers
• Registration forms for Delegates and Alternates
• Map and driving directions to District Convention -- many thanks to
   Dr. Mary Jones, Gilmer County Chairman, for furnishing this
   information.
• Convention 2005 Agenda

Hope that you will be able to attend the Friday night Banquet at Albert E. Harrison Hall. Linda Herren, Georgia's National Committeewoman to the RNC will be our speaker. All candidates for Lt. Governor have been invited to speak briefly. Congressman Nathan Deal will be the keynote speaker at the convention on Saturday. Be prepared for another one of his blockbuster presentations.

• Friday Night Banquet -- Albert E. Harrison Hall
• Saturday Convention - Ellijay Elementary School
32 McCutchen Street in - Ellijay, GA 30540
• Lodging - Best Western, HQ; Stratford Inn; Coosa, Wattee Villas

Judy Grammer, Chairman
jfgrammer@earthlink.net

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2. State GOP Convention May 6 - 7 Savannah

Mark your calendar for the biggest and best State Convention at the Savannah Intern ational Trade and Convention Center. Join us as we celebrate the new majority! This will be our first State Convention ever when Republicans are in the majority in both houses of the legislature and also occupy the Governor's office!

Left: (White Building) Savannah International Trade and Convention Center with the Westin Savannah Hotel on right.

click on graphic below to go to Convention Center web site. . .

Convention highlight flyer. Print out and save!
Click here to read more on the GA GOP web site. . .

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3. 3-10-05. House Passes Unified Georgia Maps 104-72

Below is a side by side comparison. Old map drawn by Democrats is on left. A picture is worth a thousand words!

Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) today applauded his colleagues in the House for approving House Bill 499 redrawing Georgia’s congressional districts that were politically butchered by previous leadership in 2001. read more...

• House Resolution 237. This is a PDF copy of House Resolution 237. It
was submitted by Bobby Franklin of the 43rd. read more...
• View side by side maps comparing the fairness of the new map.
• View entire state map -- View Metro area

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4. Candidates for Lt. Governor and Secretary of State

• Senator Bill Stephens of the 10th District announces Secretary of State
candidacy -- Read more. . . View photo at Capitol. Read more in AJC
• Senator Casey Cagle of Gainesville and the 10th District announces for Lt.
Governor
• Ralph Reed announces for Lt. Governor
• John Oxendine withdraws from race for Lt. Governor 3-18-05

State Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine today pulled out of the 2006 race for lieutenant governor. In a letter to Gov. Sonny Perdue, the Republican said he would instead run for another term as insurance commissioner

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5. Gold Dome News -- Some of the Major Accomplishments

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Please visit our Gold Dome News page for daily updates of legislative news from the Georgia General Assembly. Many of our Senators and Representatives from the 10th District are making big news. Take a look at photos and news of our reps at work:

• Senator Chip Pearson of Dawsonville offers Jeep to inmate freed by DNA - Read more. . .

• Smokefree Air Act of 2005 sponsored by 10th District Rep. Stacey Reece of Gainesville and Sen. Don Thomas of Dalton. Way to go!
Read more. . .

• Women's right to Know Bill Passes Senate. This was sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Renee Unterman of the 10th District (Buford) and in the House by Rep. Sue Burneister of Augusta. Read more . . .

• NEW Positions: House Hawks. Three House Hawks are appointed by Speaker Richardson. Two are from our 10th District. The hawks are three Republican House members with the authority to swoop into any House committee or subcommittee and participate in any vote. The three legislators tapped to be hawks are Reps. Tom Graves of Fairmount, Stacey Reece of Gainesville, and John Lunsford of McDonough, all relative newcomers to the Legislature. Read more. . .

• Senator Bill Stephens Makes Announcement
Senator Bill Stephens of the 10th District has announced that he will be running for Secretary of State next year. An official announcement was made on the floor of the Senate Thursday morning, March 17.
        Read more. . . View more.   Read more in AJC

• Rep. Jack Murphy Announces Candidacy for Georgia Senate Seat
Currently held by Senator Bill Stephens
   • Read his announcement
   • Visit Jack's campaign web site which will be up
     and running on March 23, 2005.

• News Releases from Rep. Ron Forster of Ringgold.

• Photos From Week of January 24 - 28, 2005. Our 10 District Representatives and Senators at work under the Gold Dome.

• Photos from the opening day of a history making session of the Georgia General Assembly.

Visit our Gold Dome Page to read more and to view many photos. . .

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6. News from 10th District Counties on the News-Events Page
Several of our County Chairman have sent in news of their activities and new officers elected at their County Conventions on March 5. Take a look at

4Catoosa County News - Brad Scott, Chairman
4Fannin County - Blake Collins, Chairman
4Gilmer County News - Mary Jones, Chairman
4Hall County News - Al Marks, Vice Chairman of Communications
4Gwinnett County New Officers - Joan Zellner
4Murray County News - John Arb, Chairman
4Pickens County News - Gus Pries, Vice Chairman

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7. Political Cartoon Page

Many new cartoons have been posted recently on this page. Sometimes a drawing is worth a thousand words. Relax and take a peek at many new ones plus the Special Pages below.

Fulton County Court Security

Our Favorite Cartoon of the day!

Special Pages to Enjoy

March 23, 1775 "Give me liberty..." On this anniversary of this famous speech please take the time to read and to listen to Patrick Henry's words in its complete form.This has not been edited by our politically correct schools and text books. Read more. .
	Forsaken Roots The truth about our founding fathers and why this country was established. You will not find much about this in our current textbooks.
On the Light Side. . .
Remember 1957	Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

Attention County Chairmen
Please send us news from your county for the next edition of the E-Elephant Ear and for the 10th web site. If you have not already done so, please send us your e-mail lists for distributing the E-Elephant Ear directly to all district members who have e-mail. Thanks for your contributions which greatly add to this e-publication

Bettye Chambers
Communications Director/Webmaster
5904 Fox Tail Cove
Buford, GA 30518
770/271-2595

www.gagop10.org

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District 10 Officers

Judy Grammer Chairman	Bill Adams First Vice Chair	Joe Cwik Second Vice Chair	Denise Clopton Treasurer
Mary Jones Asst. Treasurer	Nancy Burton Secretary	Larry Cavender Asst. Secretary	Nathan Deal Congressman - Web Site
Regional Directors:	Doug Grammer	Reva Jennings 770-887-7581	Daman Walker

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