Republic Commission Candidate Criticizes Republican Counterparts

Aaron Nowak, running as a Republican in the special election for Post 3 on the Oconee County Board of Commissioners, introduced himself to Oconee County Republicans last month as a critic of the current Board of Commissioners and its policies and an advocate for conservative Republican values.

Nowak said his candidacy is based on three core ideas: thoughtful development, financial responsibility, and citizen engagement.

He said the current Board of Commissioners, made up entirely of Republicans, is failing on all three of these ideas.

Nowak also said the country ‘is currently in a battle of ideas” pitting its “Judeo-Christian values of freedom” versus “liberals” and “government intrusion.”

Nowak was one of a long list of speakers and candidates at a the September Republican Party meeting at the Chamber of Commerce in Watkinsville that ran for two hours and 15 minutes.

Others on the program included Houston Gaines and Marcus Wiedower, Republican candidates for House District 117 and 119 respectively, Michael Ransom, Republican candidate for Post 5 on the Board of Education, Brian Patterson, Democratic District Attorney candidate, and Watkinsville Mayor Bob Smith.

Nowak was to join a citizen-organized virtual forum for candidates for the Post 3 Board of Commissioners race as well as for the position of Board of Commissioners Chair on Monday night.

The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce is holding a forum for legislative candidates and District Attorney candidates on Wednesday night, and the Oconee County Democrats are holding a forum for District Attorney candidates on Thursday night.

For more on the story, with a video of the Republican Party meeting, please go to Oconee County Observations.