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By Jeff, on February 19th, 2010%
Dr. Sandra Cannon Scott of Augusta is the most recent Democrat to enter the contest for State School Superintendent.
Dr. Scott only two months ago finished a campaign for State Senate District 22, where she placed dead last behind two fellow Democrats and the Libertarian, Taylor Bryant. Barely three weeks later, she filed to run for State School Superintendent.
I have not been able to find out much about her so far – the vast majority of what I have is from the sporadic press coverage she received in her SD-22 bid. Perhaps the most detailed coverage of Scott is on this page, where she and the other candidates in SD-22 answer several questions about that race.
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By Jeff, on October 20th, 2009%
A couple of weeks ago, I attended the October meeting of the Lee County GOP. It was a very informative meeting with a speech and Q/A session with State Rep Ed Rynders, but there was also an event announced for this week, and I said I would give it as much publicity as this blog can generate:
State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox will hold a meet and greet fundraiser at the Corner Cafe on Dawson Rd in Albany this Thursday, Oct 22, at 5:30pm.
If nothing else, this will be a good chance to actually get out and meet the current and potential future Superintendent, and I encourage everyone to show up.
By Jeff, on September 21st, 2009%
Saturday, Oglethorpe County was the site of the latest battle for the week’s bragging rights. Amidst what was apparently some pretty heavy rain, the Oglethorpe and surrounding county GOPs got together and hosted a Low Country Boil. Food and politics, always a good combination!
Peach Pundit has the results, so here’s some basic analysis on each of the statewide races:
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By Jeff, on August 9th, 2009%
By Jeff, on August 6th, 2009%
I’ve gotten a few campaign updates over the past week that I really haven’t had time to do a detailed post on, so here’s a shotgun-style update on them:
Tom Knox has indeed filed to run for State Insurance Commissioner, as I reported would happen more than a month ago. I didn’t get any campaign emails, and I don’t know if he has a website or any other contact information (facebook, twitter, email, heck, even a phone number) available. No quick Google search turns up any site, but in related news the post where I first reported this would happen is the second result in Google on a search of ‘Tom Knox insurance’. Pretty cool!
Speaking of the Insurance Commissioner race, Mary Squires’ campaign found that post and emailed me earlier this week this link to a press release they issued late last week with a list of legislative endorsements. Just from a quick glance, it appears that all named are Democrats – which is reasonable, since she is a Democrat. Two SWGA area names are on that list – State Rep Gerald Greene (D-Cuthbert) and State Senator Freddie Sims (D-Albany). Probably the most politically significant name on the list is State Sen Emmanuel Jones (D-Savannah), the head of the Legislative Black Caucus.
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By Jeff, on July 23rd, 2009%
It is official, at least as far as I am concerned.
I emailed Dr. Farokhi this morning shortly before posting about her twitter update last night, and she sent me back this email that had been sent to her that had originated from Jeff Scott himself:
Ending My Campaign
After much thought, traveling, discussing issues with various people, and looking at the political landscape, I have decided to end my campaign for state school superintendent at this time. Even though I feel strongly about certain issues and that I could have been a state school superintendent that would have fought for every stakeholder, now just isn’t the time.
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By Jeff, on July 23rd, 2009%
So says one of his competitors in the race for the Democratic Party nomination.
Dr. Beth Farokhi put up this tweet that hit my phone at 11:46pm last night:
has just learned that Jeff Scott has withdrawn from the race for GA State School Superintendent
I am seeking confirmation of this right now.
When I spoke to Dr. Farokhi earlier this month, she seemed like a trustworthy person who would not pull this kind of stunt. However, when it comes to my reporting in particular, I try to follow the old reporter’s advice: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.”
Once I get confirmation either way, I will update this page.
By Jeff, on July 6th, 2009%
It isn’t too often that I apparently get to break the story of a new candidate in a statewide race, so this is pretty cool for me. While Jason and I were working on updating GLW’s list of candidates tonight, Jason stumbled across a newcomer to the State Superintendent Race, Dr. Beth Farokhi. I stumbled across her phone number from an old East Cobb Democrats newsletter and spoke to her for a few minutes, just briefly introducing myself, both this site and GLW, and asking her if she had a website yet – which she does, bethforeducation.com. I then emailed her my contact information and she emailed me back this press release that apparently was sent to most media – including Tondee’s Tavern, one of the most well-known democrat-centered GA political blogs – earlier today. However, I have not yet seen any reports on her candidacy in any news source I regularly check – though it is certainly possible I missed a report somewhere.
That said, for now I’m going to claim to be the first ‘press’ to announce Dr. Farokhi’s candidacy, and if I am wrong, please correct me.
[See the Press Release]
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