Oconee State Legislators Report Strong Campaign Cash Reserves

Marcus Wiedower, who represents nine of Oconee County’s 12 precincts in the Georgia House of Representatives, has more than 10 times the campaign cash in hand than he had at this time two years ago.

Houston Gaines, who represents the remaining three Oconee County precincts in the Georgia House, has nearly three times the amount of funds as he had at this point in the off-year in 2019.

Bill Cowsert, who represents all of Oconee County in the Georgia Senate, has slightly more campaign money than he had in his campaign account two years ago.

Because of restrictions in place while the General Assembly was in session earlier this year, none of the three legislators, all Republicans, raised large amounts of money in the first six months of this year.

Some of those restrictions were lifted as of July 1 because of a bill co-sponsored by Cowsert and approved by Wiedower and Gaines at the end of the legislative session. The bill passed without any Democratic votes.

The cash in hand, the new voting law, and the lack of any clear Democratic challengers leave Wiedower, Gaines and Cowsert in strong positions should they opt to seek re-election in 2022.

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