Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The Holly Springs state representative will run for the seat vacated by former Senator Chip Rogers.
A Holly Springs Republican state legislator has tossed his hat into the ring to run for the Georgia Senate. Sean Jerguson confirmed to Patch early Wednesday afternoon that he will run for the Georgia Senate District 21 seat, which encompasses the eastern half of Cherokee County, Alpharetta and Milton. The seat is now vacant as former Sen. Chip Rogers of Woodstock abruptly resigned from the position on Tuesday. Jerguson said he's looked at the possibility very carefully and has prayed about it. “I think it was extremely important that someone from Cherokee County wins this seat and provide the conservative leadership that we need,” he said. Jerguson said he does not have to resign to announce he's running, but noted he has to resign from …
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 …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
After answering a question during a debate on charter school oversight and control, the state Senate District 21 Republican candidates addressed school vouchers.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third of several stories from the state Senate District 21 candidates' debate sponsored by the North Fulton & Friends Tea Party, and held at the Crooked Creek HOA Clubhouse on July 10. Each will be accompanied by video with more complete remarks by the two men. Please watch both videos to keep candidates' comments in context. Sen. Chip Rogers, R-Woodstock, said during a debate on July 10 that school vouchers were needed "yesterday." His Republican Primary opponent for the state Senate District 21 seat, Brandon Beach, said the district has excellent schools and vouchers aren't needed. The candidates were responding to a follow up question after answering a question about keeping control of taxpayer dollars after …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
The state Senate District 21 candidates have opposing views on the Republican Primary ballot question on casino gambling in Georgia.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second of several stories from the state Senate District 21 candidates' debate sponsored by the North Fulton & Friends Tea Party, and held at the Crooked Creek HOA Clubhouse on July 10. Each will be accompanied by video with more complete remarks by the two men. Candidates for state Senate District 21 are on opposite sides of the casino gambling question being posed on the Republican Primary ballot. Brandon Beach said he will vote "No" to casino gambling, while Chip Rogers plans to vote "Yes." Ballot Question: Should Georgia have casino gambling with funds going to education? Rogers said he would not stand in the way of a developer taking advantage of existing Georgia Lottery system to build a video gaming casino…
While Brandon Beach said he supports local control of schools through local school boards, Chip Rogers backed restoration of the state charter commission and any parental control.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of several stories from the state Senate District 21 candidates' debate sponsored by the North Fulton & Friends Tea Party, and held at the Crooked Creek HOA Clubhouse on July 10. Each will be accompanied by video with more complete remarks by the two men. The Republican candidates for state Senate District 21 made it clear on where they stand on charter schools in Georgia. Chip Rogers said he was for parental control in almost any form, while Brandon Beach doesn't want some state commission to make decisions on local schools. "Not only do I support charter schools, I support educational freedom in every form," Rogers said. "Now the question is very simple," he said. "Who makes the decision on what is best …
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
The North Fulton & Friends Tea Party will sponsor the debate at Crooked Creek HOA clubhouse.
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
The two Republican candidates in the state Senate District 21 race will take part in a debate in Milton sponsored by North Fulton & Friends Tea Party on Tuesday, July 10. North Fulton & Friends Tea Party will hold the candidate debate at the Crooked Creek Homeowners Association Club House located at 14250 Creek Club Drive in Milton. GA Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers and his opponent, Brandon Beach, North Fulton Chamber of Commerce president and a GDOT Board member, will debate the issues of the campaign beginning at 7 p.m. The public is invited and encouraged to attend this free event by the Tea Party group. Moderators for this debate will be Karen Handel, former Georgia Secretary of State and Fulton County Commission Chairman, along …
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Monday, June 25, 2012
The Cherokee County GOP hosts the candidates at its Towne Lake headquarters.
Candidates for State Senate District 21, which now includes Milton and part of Alpharetta, will take questions from media representatives, the public and each other starting at 7 p.m. tonight at the Cherokee County Republican Party headquarters in Towne Lake. Brandon Beach and incumbent Chip Rogers face off in the Republican primary on July 31 for the Senate district seat that includes parts of Cherokee County and North Fulton. Also participating in the debate will be candidates for Cherokee County Board of Education Post 1 and District Attorney . Slated to attend are: The county GOP headquarters is at 1428 Towne Lake Pkwy. Tonight's event will be the fifth in a series of debates being held in the weeks leading up to the July 31 primary. …
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Monty Brewster
7:58 am on Friday, December 21, 2012
Oh... and in case anyone is looking for the story behind Chip's abandonment of his elected Senate position: http://www.wsbtv.com/videos/news/gov-deal-involved-in-rogers-deal/vkm7p/ more ›