Attn: Paulding County Republican Candidates
In the interest of providing Republican candidates with a simple but effective way to share their message with voters, and in the interest of providing our members with tools for making an informed vote, the Paulding County GOP is pleased to announce a brand new feature of our website: The Candidates’ Stump.
What it is:
The Candidates’ Stump provides Republican candidates with an opportunity to publish a written summary of their campaign platform. Essentially, the Candidates’ Stump is an online version of the introductory speech a candidate would make at a monthly business meeting. Tell the PCGOP membership who you are, what you stand for and what you plan to do if elected. Our members benefit by learning more about you as a candidate, and you benefit from an opportunity to reach the entirety of the PCGOP membership.
We hope that the Candidates’ Stump will prove to be a valuable resource for both candidates and voters. The Candidates’ Stump is not intended to be a substitute for a campaign website, but rather to serve as a centralized source of information that members of the PCGOP can review as they determine which candidates to vote for in the 2012 Republican primaries.
Who can participate:
Any candidate who will be on a Paulding County Republican ballot for the 2012 primaries.
How to participate:
Statements for the Candidate’s Stump should be emailed to info [at] pauldingrepublicans [dot] org in the form of a word document(.doc) or text file(.txt). No PDF files or images with the information will be accepted.
Guidelines:
Please limit your statement to 750 words or less. Please include a picture of yourself that can be posted alongside your statement. We recommend that you include some type of contact information for readers who want to ask questions, learn more or volunteer for your campaign.
Your statement may include a call for volunteers, but please refrain from using the Candidates’ Stump for soliciting donations.
While we do not question the integrity and strong moral fiber of our party’s candidates, we do want to state for the record that no personal attacks of any kind will be published. We trust that the candidates who choose to participate will maintain a positive tone. Appropriate content for your platform statement includes biographical information, relevant experience and an overview of your position on the issues. If you have any questions about what is or is not appropriate for the Candidates’ Stump, please do not hesitate to ask.
Important information about how the Candidates’ Stump works:
Statements will be posted in the order in which they are received. The Candidates’ Stump is a service being offered, free of charge, to all Republican candidates whose constituency falls, in whole or in part, within the boundaries of Paulding County. Participation is strictly voluntarily, and the appearance of a candidate’s statement should not be construed as an official or unofficial endorsement of any kind on the part of the PCGOP. Likewise, the lack of a statement should not be construed as lack of endorsement or personal exclusion.
The publication of a statement should not be construed as an expression of the party’s views or opinions. The content of a statement solely represents the views of that particular candidate and is not an indication of the approval or affirmation of the Paulding County Republican Party, its officers and/or its members.
Join us on Saturday, January 21st at 9AM for our First Monthly Meeting of 2012
2012 is going to be an important election year, and the Paulding GOP is ready. Come join us on Saturday, January 21st at 9AM at Mt. Tabor Park’s Recreation Center Office. Here you can get an early look at many of the candidates and campaigns, as well as hear from our entire legislative delegation (Senator Bill Hamrick, Senator Bill Heath, Representative Howard Maxwell, Representative Paulette Braddock and Representative Bill Hembree) as we have a panel discussion on the first two weeks of the Georgia General Assembly’s 2012 Session.
Mt. Tabor Park’s Recreation Center Office located at 1550 East Paulding Drive, which is at the corner of Mt. Tabor Church Road and East Paulding Drive.
GOP chairman: local candidates need party labels
By Tom Spigolon
tspigolon [at] neighbornewspapers [dot] com
Proposed legislation allowing nonpartisan elections for countywide offices would remove a necessary tool for voters deciding between candidates they may know little about, a county political leader says.
Joseph Gullett, chairman of the Paulding County Republican Party, said he opposes the bill because voters — who typically are not closely engaged in the political process — need to know a candidate’s philosophy toward public service even if the office’s duties are state-mandated.
“It’s the first filtering process,” he said. “Voters should know where they stand.”
District 137 state Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon, recently pre-filed the legislation to allow counties to ask their local legislative delegation to remove party labels from countywide elected offices like probate judge or county commissioner.
At least two Paulding elected officials say the bill, if approved, would not change how they currently do their jobs as Republicans.
Paulding Tax Commissioner Bill Watson said he sees no reason to change how he runs for election.
“I’m happy with my party affiliation,” he said.
Elected offices which set policy should be partisan, Watson said, though he admitted “not all offices set policy.”
Sheriff Gary Gulledge noted his office mostly operates under requirements set in Georgia law, which mandates more than 600 duties and responsibilities, according to the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association.
However, even if the bill passed, Gulledge said it would not affect his political stance on issues.
“I will continue to be Republican,” he said.
Terry Norris, executive director of the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association, said he hopes Peake’s bill will get a fair hearing in the upcoming 2012 session of the Georgia General Assembly.
Tax commissioners, court clerks, probate judges and sheriffs operate based on the law, not political affiliation, Norris said.
It also would lessen the cost of elections by requiring only one election rather than two if both parties field candidates, he added.
Click here to view the actual news story in the Paulding Neighbor.
The Paulding GOP is co-hosting the Judicial 101 Tour on Saturday, January 14th
On January 14th, 2012, the Paulding County Republican Party will join the PCRWC, We the People of Paulding County and the Paulding Right to Life to host Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Judicial 101 tour.
The event will start at 10:00 AM at Greenbrooke Senior Community Center, which is located at 149 Greenfield Road, Hiram, GA.
We hope that you can join us.
