Clarkston Mayor Says Solar Energy Can Be Appeal To Rural Voters

Clarkston Mayor Ted Terry, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, spent much of his time during last month’s meeting with Oconee County Democrats outlining his views on solar energy and healthcare.

“Georgia’s number one natural resource is the sun,” Terry told the group meeting at the Bogart Library.

He said one way that Democrats can appeal to voters in conservative, rural parts of Georgia is by talking about the opportunity that solar energy brings to their part of the state.

Terry also said he was in favor of universal health care, which he called a “right” for all citizens.

Terry said he wants to reverse the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, publicly fund elections, and enact comprehensive immigration reform.

Terry focused on his experience as mayor of the DeKalb County city and said voters can judge him by what he has done as mayor, as campaign director for the Georgia AFL-CIO, and as director of the Georgia Chapter of the Sierra Club.

A full field of Democratic candidates is seeking to be the party’s nominee to run against incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue next November.

For more on this story, with a video of the presentation by Terry, please go to Oconee County Observations.