Welcome to the Whitfield
County
Republican Party Web Site
We are an
organization dedicated to conservative principles and to improving
government inWhitfield County Georgia, State wide, and at
the Federal level.
We meet the first Monday of every month at 7:00 pm at the
Whitfield County Courthouse. You are invited to attend and
hopefully join and become an active member. We discuss current
events, have guest speakers, and undertake projects which
will improve both our community and our local government.
We are committed to electing more Republicans at the local,
State, and National level.
We encourage you to contact us with any questions you might
have. Remember, we can't improve government in Whitfield County,
our State, or Nation, without YOUR help. Please, get involved.
Rick Tanner, who sought to qualify for the Republican primary
on July 15 for Whitfield County Board of Commissioners chairman,
saw an affidavit on his behalf disallowed by the Whitfield
County Board of Elections this morning, officials said.
Tanner said he had been delayed traveling and could not
make qualifying at the county courthouse and had an agent
present an affidavit on his behalf.
The only other candidate to qualify in either party was
former Board of Commissioners chairman Mike Babb, a Republican.
The current chairman, Brian Anderson, is not seeking re-election.
Read Saturday's Daily Citizen for a complete report.
Qualifying over:
large slate of candidates announced
24 Republicans
From Staff Reports
Dalton Daily Citizen
Rick Tanner, former executive director of the
Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center, qualified to
run for chairman of the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners
as a Republican on Friday, the final day of qualifying, but
not without some controversy.
Tanner was out of town and local GOP officials
accepted his qualification form based on an affidavit from people
on his behalf. They said the qualification is subject to verification
by the state party.
Tanner resigned as trade center executive director
in March.
Whitfield County Candidates
• Board of Commissioners chairman (current
chairman Brian Anderson is not seeking re-election): Republican
Mike Babb; Republican Rick Tanner (“qualified acceptance”)
• Board of Commissioners District 2 (current
commissioner Leo Whaley is not seeking re-election): Republican
Harold Brooker; Republican Karen Horne
• Board of Commissioners District 4: Republican
Greg Jones (incumbent)
• School board District 1: Democrat Mitchell
Hasty; Republican Thomas Barton;
Republican Chuck Oliver (incumbent)
• School board District 3: Republican
Gary Brock (incumbent)
• Probate Court judge (current judge Ray
Broadrick is not seeking re-election): Republican
Sheri Blevins; Republican Michael Raber; Republican Linda White
• Tax commissioner: Democrat Jim Miller;
Republican Danny Sane (incumbent)
• Clerk of Superior Court: Democrat Susan
Miller; Republican Melica Kendrick
(incumbent)
• Coroner: Democrat Bobbie Dixon (incumbent)
• Surveyor: Republican
Joseph Evans (incumbent)
Conasauga Judicial Circuit:
• District attorney: Republican
Kermit McManus (incumbent)
Legislature:
• House of Representatives District 3
(incumbent Republican Ron Forster did not qualify): Democrat
Ralph Noble; Republican Robert
D. “Bob” Jenkins; Republican Brad
Scott; Republican Tom Weldon Jr. www.jenkinsforgeorgia.org
Bob Jenkins campaign link
• House of Representatives District 4:
Republican Roger Williams (incumbent)
• House of Representatives District 5:
Republican John Meadows (incumbent)
• House of Representatives District 6:
Republican Tom Dickson (incumbent)
• Senate District 54: Republican
Don Thomas (incumbent)
