Special Election, 9th Congressional District: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 TENTATIVE
General Primary: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
General Election: Tuesday, November 2, 2010

• to candidates for Federal offices (from the Federal Election Commission)
• to candidates for Georgia offices (from the State Ethics Commission "Ethics Fast Facts" brochure)

Offices

• U.S. Senate; incumbent, Johnny Isakson (R)
• Candidate: R.J. Hadley (D) NEW Website!
• U.S. House of Representatives, 9th District; incumbent, Nathan Deal (R)
• Candidate: Mike Freeman (D)
• State Constitutional Officers (Georgia Government site) (Democratic Party of Georgia site)
• Governor (limited to two consecutive terms; open in 2010)
• Candidate: Thurbert Baker (D)
• Candidate: Roy Barnes (D)
• Candidate: Dubose Porter (D)
• Candidate: David Poythress (D)
• Lieutenant Governor; incumbent, Casey Cagle (R)
• Attorney General; incumbent, Thurbert E. Baker (D)
• Candidate: Ken Hodges (D)
• Candidate: Rob Teilhet (D)
• Commissioner of Agriculture; incumbent, Tommy Irvin (D)
• Commissioner of Insurance; incumbent, John W. Oxendine (R)
• Commissioner of Labor; incumbent, Michael Thurmond (D)
• Secretary of State; incumbent, Karen Handel (R)
• Candidate: Angela Moore (D)
• Candidate: Gail Buckner (D)
• State School Superintendent; incumbent, Kathy Cox (R)
• Candidate: Beth Farokhi (D)
• Candidate: Brian Westlake (D)
• Georgia House of Representatives; District 12 incumbent, Tom Graves (R)
• Georgia Senate; District 51 incumbent, Chip Pearson (R)
• Candidate: Joseph Mann (D) (new website under development)

New!  The Republicans: Who DO they represent?

Georgia Election Results (Georgia Secretary of State site)

• Democratic National Committee (DNC)
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)
• Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)
• Democratic Governors Association
• Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (works to win state legislative seats and chambers for Democrats)

Many Democrats feel there is a need to counter the pro-corporate tilt of the "Democratic Leadership Council," the members of which tend to back Republican positions when it comes to corporate-friendly legislation (such as the infamous bankruptcy legislation that favored the credit-card companies). The following organizations support progressive Democrats, including those challenging DLC-backed candidates in Democratic primaries:

• Democracy for America: DFA-List Candidates (updated list of candidates may not be available until closer to the election date)
• Progressive Majority (updated list of candidates may not be available until closer to the election date)
• Swing State Project

• Federal Election Commission: Campaign Finance Reports and Data
• Federal Election Commission: The National Mail Voter Registration Form
• United States Election Assistance Commission

• Georgia General Assembly (news items)
• State Elected Officials
• Secretary of State:
• 2009/2010 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar
• Elections Division
• Find Your Polling Place and Elected Officials (corrected 7/29/08)
• Georgia Election Laws and Rules & Regulations
• Campaign Contribution Disclosure Reports & Candidate Financial Disclosure Statements
• State Ethics Commission

• Pickens County Board of Elections And Registrations
  Pickens County Government Administration Building
  1266 East Church Street, Suite 165
  Jasper, GA 30143
  Telephone: (706) 253-8781
  Fax: (706) 253-8782
• Pickens County polling places (precincts)
• Pickens County Voting Precincts map
• Pickens County Elected Offices (partisan)
• Georgia House District 12 (includes all of Pickens County; map)
• Georgia Senate District 51 (includes all of Pickens County; (map)
• 9th Congressional District (map) (biography, Nathan Deal)
• U.S. Senators from Georgia: Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson

• electionline.org
• League of Women Voters
• League of Women Voters of Georgia
• League of Women Voters of Dawson & Pickens Counties
• National Popular Vote
• Swing State Project: Campaign and Election News - Covering Key Races Around the Country
• Voting records/ratings:
• CongressionalReportCards.org
• Project Vote Smart
• ACLU Congressional Scorecard
• Campaign finance:
• opensecrets.org (Center for Responsive Politics)
• Political Money Line
• Public Campaign Action Fund
• The Institute on Money in State Politics
• Candidate Recruitment, Get-Out-The-Vote
• America Votes
• Democracy for America
• Progressive Majority
• Wellstone Action
• Electronic Voting
• Voter Action
• VoteTrustUSA
• votersunite.org

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