Blog Topic: Raging Election

In the Loop: Mayor Nancy Denson Is Rolling in Dough

By Blake Aued | February 9, 2014 2:15pm

Mayor Nancy Denson is on pace to raise six figures for her re-election campaign. She raised $28,356 last month, bringing her total to $45,971 and had $35,055 cash on hand as of Jan. 31, according to a report filed Feb. 7 with the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections.

Political and development figures are funding a big part of her campaign.

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In the Loop: Upcoming Campaign Events in Athens

By Blake Aued | February 6, 2014 6:24pm

Campaign season is in full swing. Here are a few upcoming events where you can size up the candidates for yourselves.

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In the Loop: Magazine: Paul Broun Is a Moderate

By Blake Aued | February 6, 2014 3:11pm

U.S. Rep. Paul Broun (R-Athens) is the 196th most conservative House member out of 435, according to the National Journal, a conservative political magazine.

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In the Loop: Video: Paul Broun Wants to Impeach Obama

By Blake Aued | February 3, 2014 1:09pm

U.S. Rep. Paul Broun (R-Athens) indicated at a forum for Republican Senate candidates in Gilmer County on Saturday that he'd support impeaching President Barack Obama.

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In the Loop: Commission Candidate Rachel Watkins Has a Website

By Blake Aued | January 30, 2014 1:05pm

A couple of weeks ago, we told you about Melissa Link's website. Now another candidate in District 3, Rachel Watkins, has one, too. It's rachelwatkinsforathens.com.

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In the Loop: Gingrey: Broun's Gun Giveaway Is 'Gimmicky'

By Blake Aued | January 27, 2014 1:59pm

U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Marietta), running as the conservative-but-more-electable alternative to U.S. Rep. Paul Broun (R-Athens) for Senate, gingerly took on Broun's AR-15 giveway at a Georgia Municipal Association forum in Kennesaw this morning.

From the AJC's Greg Bluestein:

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In the Loop: Paul Broun Is Giving Away an Assault Rifle

By Tom Crawford | January 24, 2014 1:37pm

U.S. Rep. Paul Broun plans to hold a prize drawing in which he will award to the winner a semi-automatic Bushmaster AR-15 assault rifle—the same type of weapon used to shoot and kill 20 young schoolchildren and six educators in Newtown, CT.

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In the Loop: Read Commission Candidate Melissa Link's Platform

By Blake Aued | January 17, 2014 12:51pm

Athens-Clarke County Commission District 3 candidate Melissa just launched a website, melissalinkathens.com.

The site has a detailed platform, including Link's views on protecting neighborhoods, jobs, smart growth, transportation, the environment, culture and communicating with constituents. There's a lot of stuff, so click on the link above to take a look. Here's a taste:

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In the Loop: Republicans, Fraternity Back Denson Campaign

By Blake Aued | January 8, 2014 11:23am

Prominent local Republicans, including two state lawmakers, gave at least $1,200 to Mayor Nancy Denson's re-election campaign.

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In the Loop: Mayor Denson Raises $18,000 for Re-election Bid

By Blake Aued | January 5, 2014 2:58pm

Mayor Nancy Denson has raised almost $18,000 for her re-election campaign so far.

Denson's campaign finance disclosure has not shown up on the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission website, so we don't know yet who is contributing to her campaign. Opponent Tim Denson hasn't filed a disclosure yet (the deadline is Jan. 8), and Ryan Berry hasn't even filed as an official candidate.

Denson also announced her campaign brain trust. Houston Gaines is managing the campaign, taking the place of John Eric Schleicher, her grandson, who ran it in 2010. Todd Krohn is treasurer, and Dan Maxey is the publicity chairman.

Here's the full news release from Team Nancy:

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