Gov. Deal Appoints Rep. Chuck Williams To Head Forestry Commission, Opening Up Another Oconee County House Seat

Gov. Nathan Deal today (Monday) appointed Rep. Chuck Williams director of the Georgia Forestry Commission, creating a second opening in Oconee County’s state legislative delegation.

Williams represents the 119th District in the Georgia House of Representatives, which consists of 10 of Oconee County’s 13 precincts and parts of southeastern Clarke County.

On Wednesday of last week, Gov. Deal appointed Rep. Regina Quick as Superior Court Judge of the Western Judicial Circuit, which includes Oconee County.

Quick has represented the 117th District of the Georgia House of Representatives, which includes three northeastern Oconee County precincts as well as parts of Barrow, Jackson and Clarke counties.

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is expected to call for special elections on Nov. 7 to fill the two seats in the House of Representatives.

The only other elections likely to be on the ballot in Oconee County on Nov. 7 are in Watkinsville, where voters will select a mayor and two members of the Council. Only one of those three elections–for Council Post 2–is contested.

To learn more about the appointment of Williams, about the special elections, and about those who qualified in the Oconee County city races, please go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Chuck Williams