State Leader Advises Local Democrats To Run For Local Offices

Norman Garrett, newly elected Democratic 10th Georgia Congressional District chair, last month encouraged Oconee County Democrats to run for local offices, particularly in the cities, as a stepping stone for strengthening the party in the county.

“What you’ll find is it is a whole lot easier to win these seats than you think it is,” Garrett said, speaking specifically of seats on city councils.

Garrett was the guest speaker at the Oconee Democrats monthly meeting, held at the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce, 55 Nancy Drive in Watkinsville.

The Oconee County Democratic Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Chamber of Commerce where Stephanie Doerr, a member of the Board of Directors of the Firefly Trail Inc. will be the guest speaker. The Firefly Trail is to run from Athens to Union Point in Greene County.

Oconee County Republicans will meet at 6:30 p.m.on Monday, also at the Chamber, to hear a legislative panel consisting of Sen. Bill Cowsert. Rep. Houston Gaines and Rep. Marcus Wiedower, all of whom represent Oconee County in the General Assembly.

Scott Hilton, director of Gov. Brian Kemp’s newly formed Georgians First Commission, also will give a presentation.

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