Category: Redistricting

  • Stuckey Will Not Seek Re-Election

    Rep. Stephanie Stuckey Benfield has become the first casualty of the Republican gerrymandering scheme, announcing today that she will not seek re-election to her newly-drawn district. Full press release below the fold.

  • Redistricting Update

    The Georgia House of Representatives voted 107-65 to approve the Republican drawn redistricting maps.  Every member of the Democratic Caucus voted no and were joined by 2 Republicans. The Georgia Senate voted 35-18 to approve the Republican drawn redistricting maps.  Every Democrat vote was a no vote. The guys over at PeachPundit are speaking of…

  • Oh dear, I never can tell when the MDJ is joking

    I’ve got several legislators on a “Google News Alert” and sometimes the strangest things arrive in in my inbox. This morning I  have an alert about Matt Dollar, my representative in Cobb. Which is interesting since I almost never get anything about him. He’s one elected official who manages to stay completely off the radar.…