Friday, December 28, 2012
Brandon Beach, Sean Jerguson, Michael Fitzgerald and Lori Pesta weigh in on why the planned January debates for the Senate District 21 seat fell through.
Both candidates in the Georgia Senate District 21 special election set for Jan. 8, 2013, cited poor communication and time constraints as the reasons why a proposed debate between the two was cancelled by the state GOP. Sean Jerguson told Patch that he was contacted by Michael Fitzgerald, chairman of the Georgia GOP's Sixth Congressional District, shortly after he qualified on Dec. 11 and accepted a proposal to participate in a debate scheduled for Jan. 3, 2013. He said that after this initial contact, he heard nothing further from Fitzgerald or his office. Jerguson claims he was never made aware of a second proposed Jan. 5 debate. Jerguson told Patch that he was "willing and able" to debate challenger Brandon Beach at that time, however…
Due to scheduling conflicts and "inordinate delays," there will be no debate held between Rep. Sean Jerguson and Brandon Beach.
CORRECTION: We originally listed Jan. 8 as the date of the second proposed debate. The true date is Jan. 5. We have changed the article to reflect the proper information. Residents of Senate District 21 who wish to ask questions to the two men running for the right to represent them in Atlanta will be denied this opportunity, as it has been announced that no debate will be held between the two candidates ahead of the Jan. 8, 2013 special election. Michael Fitzgerald, chairman of the Georgia GOP's Sixth Congressional District, wrote an e-mail to candidates Brandon Beach and Rep. Sean Jerguson informing them that no debate could be held due to, "inordinate delays in commitments, dates and decisions to participate." In his e-mail to the …
Sunday, December 23, 2012
The polling place for a special election to fill a seat vacated by Chip Rogers is in downtown Alpharetta.
Advance voting in the special election for Georgia Senate District 21 continues Wednesday, Dec. 26, for parts of North Fulton and Cherokee County. Chip Rogers, R-Woodstock, resigned from the seat less than a month after being reelected to another term. Brandon Beach and Sean Jerguson both qualified for the state Senate seat. Voters in North Fulton will be able to cast their ballot at a special polling place in downtown Alpharetta at 30 South Main Street, which formerly housed Main Street Antique Market. The polling place is in the small shopping center next to the parking lot for Alpharetta City Hall. Polling Dates & Times 30 S Main St., Alpharetta 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Closed Dec. 24 & 25) Dec. 26-28 Dec. 31 (Closed Jan. 1) Jan. 2-4 The …
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
The polling place for a special election to fill a seat vacated by Chip Rogers will be in downtown Alpharetta.
Advance voting in the special election for Georgia Senate District 21 begins Tuesday, Dec. 18, for parts of North Fulton and Cherokee County. Chip Rogers, R-Woodstock, resigned from the seat less than a month after being reelected to another term. Brandon Beach and Sean Jerguson both qualified for the state Senate seat. Voters in North Fulton will be able to cast their ballot at a special polling place in downtown Alpharetta at 30 South Main Street, which formerly housed Main Street Antique Market. The polling place is in the small shopping center next to the parking lot for Alpharetta City Hall. Polling Dates & Times 30 S Main St., Alpharetta 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 18-21 (Closed Dec. 24 & 25) Dec. 26-28 Dec. 31 (Closed Jan. 1) Jan. 2-4 The…
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Advance voting for the special election for state Senate District 21 will be held here.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
State Rep. Sean Jerguson of Holly Springs will take on Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Brandon Beach for the Senate District 21 seat.
Two more candidates qualified today to run in the Jan. 8, 2013, special election to fill two Georgia General Assembly seats. State Rep. Sean Jerguson (R-Holly Springs) qualified today to formally start campaigning for the Georgia Senate District 21 seat, which is now vacant due to the abrupt resignation of former Senator Chip Rogers. Jerguson had to formally resign from the Georgia House District 21 seat, which he was reapportioned into and subsequently won in the Nov. 6 general election, before running for the Georgia Senate. His challenger, Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Brandon Beach of Alpharetta, qualified for the seat yesterday. It's the second time in one year in which Beach has launched a campaign for the…
Monday, December 10, 2012
Beach qualified on Monday to run for the Georgia Senate District 21 seat.
Greater North Fulton Chamber President & CEO Brandon Beach on Monday formally qualified to run for the Georgia Senate District 21 seat, according to his campaign staff. "The citizens of District 21 need a committed, consistent, conservative leader, with a proven track record of accomplishment representing them in the State Senate," Beach said in a statement after qualifying. Beach is expected to take on State Rep. Sean Jerguson (R-Holly Springs), who announced his intentions last week to qualify and run for the senate seat, which was vacated by former Senator Chip Rogers. Jerguson has to also resign from the House District 21 seat he was reapportioned into and subsequently won in the Nov. 6 general election. Jerguson currently …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The Alpharetta resident will run for the same seat he sought during the July 31 primary
Ending nearly two days of speculation, Brandon Beach has announced his plans to run for the Senate District 21 seat. Beach on Wednesday evening formally made his intentions known to the public to run for the seat, which has been vacated by former Senator Chip Rogers after he abruptly resigned Tuesday afternoon. Beach, who said he's energized and ready to run for the seat, noted he wanted to thank Rogers for his service to the state. His announcement follows State Rep. Sean Jerguson's declaration of his candidacy to run for the same seat. A special election date has tentatively been set for Jan. 8, 2013. “The people of Cherokee County and north Fulton need effective representation under the Gold Dome," he added. "We need a senator who is…
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Chip Rogers won his home county and Brandon Beach beat the incumbent in his own county. But with 26 precincts in Cherokee and 15 in Fulton, the deck was stacked against the challenger.
Brandon Beach managed to get more than 12,000 people to vote for him in his bid for the state Senate District 21 Republican Primary. While that was a respectable number, it was nowhere near enough to unseat Chip Rogers. The incumbent, who is the Georgia Senate Majority Leader, had 17,522 votes. Both candidates "won" their home counties. But with abysmal voter turnout in Fulton County – less than 14 percent – and only 5,428 total votes cast, Beach, an Alpharetta resident, needed to match Rogers in votes in Cherokee. Rogers, however, handily beat the North Fulton Chamber executive in his own home county. The Woodstock resident had 14,856 ballots cast in his favor in Cherokee County. After working in North Fulton for years, Beach did …
The challenger is the North Fulton Chamber of Commerce president and member of the GDOT board, while the incumbent has held the seat for 10 years.
One of the most hotly contested elections is the Republican Primary for Georgia Senate District 21, which pits a long-time incumbent from Woodstock against a chamber of commerce executive from Alpharetta. Chip Rogers, holds the seat now, but faces the challenge from Brandon Beach. From the start, Rogers had more money in the bank and raised more money for his campaign. The incumbent had hundreds of thousands of dollars even before it was time to qualify for this election. Beach, on the other hand, has a fraction of that amount in campaign funds. And it shows. Campaign mailers have become a constant from Rogers, while Beach has had a much less expensive campaign. Senate District 21 has an entirely different georaphic boundary starting with …
Sunday, July 15, 2012
An administrative law judge ruled on July 12 that the District 21 Republican was qualified for as a candidate for the election.
A voter's challenge to Brandon Beach's candidacy was thrown out by an administrative law judge, according to a report first made by Atlanta Journal-Constitution Political Insider Jim Galloway. Beach is trying to unseat Sen. Chip Rogers, R-Woodstock, in the Republican primary for state Senate District 21. The challenge claimed that since Beach was elected by legislators to his post on the Georgia Department of Transportation Board, then he was ineligible for his state Senate candidacy because he was still holding that elective position. But Administrative Law Judge Ronit Walker said the Georgia Constitution does not support the argument at sitting on the Transportation Board prohibits him from running for office. "We were always confident …
Steely Dan
7:23 pm on Friday, December 28, 2012
"A disrespect for Cherokee County in general" pretty much sums up the platform of Brandon "I love MARTA and GA400 tolls!" Beach. If he's too busy now to care about Cherokee County, how bad will it be once he's elected and not pining for votes? more ›