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9th District GOP Convention
April 19, 2008

Glorious Conservative Country of North Georgia



1. Dade, Dawson, Lumpkin 2 Fannin and Catoosa 3. Hall and Forsyth 4. Fannin - row 1
Delegates from various counties in the District. Click on thumbnail photos to enlarge

Saturday District Convention - April 19, 2008
White County High School
Cleveland, GA

Over 200 loyal Republicans from the 9th Congressional District of Georgia came
together on April 19 for their district Convention. in beautiful Cleveland.

The event featured a number of elected dignitaries in the Georgia House (Doug Collins, Tom Dickson, Tom Graves, Mark Hamilton, James Mills, and Jay Neal)
and Senate (Jeff Mullis, Chip Pearson, and Jack Murphy). The keynote address
for the convention was given by Congressman Nathan Deal. Due to popular
demand, the text of the touching keynote address of U.S. Congressman Nathan
Deal is available on our 9th District website www.gagop9.org

Read resolutions passed.

Kevin Harris, 9th District Chairman

Convention Speakers

1. Josh Turner, Chairman of the White Republican Party, welcomes everyone to White County 2. Welcome to convention by Dr. Paul Shaw, White County School Superintendent 3. District Chairman Kevin Harris with White County Commission Chairman Chris Nonnemaker. The White County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution naming April 19, 2008 as “9^th District Republican Day in White County”. 4. Rep. Doug Collins of Hall County gives the invocation and an inspiring message.

         Keynote Speech - April 19, 2008
            by Congressman Nathan Deal

"Nobody enjoys delivering bad news -- nobody that is except the news media, where delivering bad news is their stock in trade. They will tell you and show you the most horrible atrocities and provide the gory commentary with perfect smiles and will seamlessly flow into the weather report without so much as an intervening commercial. But today as I survey the political horizon, I find that I must be the bearer of bad news. The bad news that I speak of, however, has not yet happened. It is simply the forecast that has been compiled by political pundits, opinion pollster, and network talking heads." Read the rest of the story . . .      5.

5. Above: Congressman Nathan Deal delivers the touching and inspiring keynote address to the delegates at the convention. He quoted presidential candidate Sen. John McCain.

6 - 8. Following the keynote address, Ginger Quinn of Dawson County was introduced by Clint Smith, Chairman of the Dawson GOP. She gave a thrilling rendition of three awesome patriotic songs: God Bless America, God Bless the USA and the Battle Hymn of the Republican.

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9 - 11. Martha Zoller is a force in the talk radio (WDUN) world today. She was the youngest of 4 children and the dinner table was always filled with discussions of current events. Those discussions led to her passion for politics and experience led her to conservative values. She spoke candidly to the 9th Districts delegates about the problems in today's politics and in Washington D.C. 11. Martha introduced Lee Ellis of Forsyth County and recognized him as one of our true military heroes. Lee is a retired Colonel and spent several years in the Hanoi Hilton prison -- just like Sen. John McCain. Visit Martha's website.

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12. Rep. Tom Graves represents District 12, which consists of Pickens County and parts of Gordon County and Bartow County. 13. Candidate for 8th House District, Stephen Allison of Union County - Website 14. Sen. Chip Pearson explains his difficult decision of whether to run for re-election or not. The delegates were delighted when he announced that he would run. 15. Attentive crowd waits to hear Sen. Pearson's decision.

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News from the GA Senate and GA House:
14. Sen. Jeff Mullis of District 53, Walker County 15. Sen. Jack Murphy of District 27, Forsyth County 16. Rep. James Mills of Gainesville, HD District 25 17. Rep. Jay Neal of Lafayette, HD 1.

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18. Brad Scott of Catoosa announces his plans to run for the GA House from HD 3, part of Catoosa and part of Whitfield counties 19. Ayad Mohammed Majeed, an Iraqi refugee, and Chuck Butler, a law enforcement officer and native of Chatsworth 20. Ayad and Chuck meet with Sen. Chambliss on Friday night seeking help to bring Ayad's family from Iraq to this country. Read RESOLUTION # 2 Ayad Majeed Resolution 21. Visit the Combat Brothers website.

        Resolutions Passed at the Convention

§ RESOLUTION # 1 - No Amnesty for lllegal Immigrants

§ RESOLUTION # 2 Ayad Majeed Resolution
   Endorsing and confirming a resolution of the Murray County
   Republican Party

§ RESOLUTION #3 -- FairTax Resolution

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The primary purpose of the 2008 convention was to elect the delegates and alternates to represent the 9th Congressional District at the Republican National Convention in September at Minneapolis, Minnesota. Voters elected

    Jeff Mullis (Walker County), Jay Neal (Catoosa County), and Josh Turner
    (White County) as delegates to the Republican National Convention in
    September Bettye Chambers (Hall County), Dr. C Charles White (White
    County), and Col. Lee Ellis (Forsyth County) were selected as alternates. We
    congratulate each of the six people who were selected to represent our area at
    Minneapolis, Minnesota.

9th District Delegates - 2008

Sen. Jeff Mullis	Rep. Jay Neal	Josh Turner
9th District Alternates - 2008

Bettye Chambers	Col. Lee Ellis	Dr. Charles White

Josh Turner and the White County Republican Party hosted a wonderful weekend, which included several record marks. The attendance at the banquet was the highest in the history of the banquet. In addition, a record number of sponsorships and funds were received to assist with the banquet and associated costs. Most importantly, however, 9th District Republicans enters this year with the strongest number of public servants, community leaders, and interested candidates in the history of our party.

Kevin Harris, 9th District Chairman

Scenes from around the hall -- Delegates from various counties