Gubernatorial candidate Jeff Chapman believes the next governor of Georgia is going to face tough challenges when the economy begins to recover.
The additional revenues generated by an economic upturn will result in increased demands for government spending and restoration of funds to programs and agencies which have experienced cuts during the current fiscal crisis.
“The next governor is going to need to be someone who is strong and capable and willing to say no to a bad idea,” Chapman said. “You need a strong governor who is going to turn that money back towards the people.”
Chapman was one of the guest speakers at the June 21 meeting of the Barrow County Republican party.
The three-term Georgia state senator said he has worked to uphold good, conservative principles and will continue to do so if elected as governor.
Jeff Chapman
Chapman: strong governor needed
“I am a lower taxes, less government Republican,” he said. “I always have been from day one. I think you can spend your money better than the government can.”
As part of his plan to create a “fiscally responsible budget,” Chapman said he supports reviewing the $9.6 billion in state sales tax exemptions which have been provided to companies and individuals.
“Addressing our sales tax exemptions and validating the ones who are getting them and the promises that were made - we need to measure that it is actually happening – that they are creating jobs or we need to take them back,” he said.
Chapman said he also supports reducing bureaucracy, especially in the Georgia Department of Education.
“The bureaucrats have loaded the teachers down with things that are not adding value to education,” Chapman said. Chapman believes that if the bureaucratic regulations are reduced, there will not be a high demand for vouchers or charter schools as an alternative to the current educational model.
Chapman is one of seven candidates in the hotly contested primary race for the Republican nomination for governor. On July 20, voters will choose between Chapman, Nathan Deal, Karen Handel, John Oxendine, Ray McBerry, Otis Putnam and Eric Johnson.
SHEFFIELD: OBAMA SOCIALIZING INSURANCE
The other guest speaker at Monday night’s meeting was insurance commissioner candidate Maria Sheffield.
Describing President Obama’s signature health care reform legislation as “an astonishing expansion of the Federal government,” Sheffield said the new law would cost the taxpayers millions of dollars and jobs.
“We’ve got a Federal government that is acting like a regime,” she said. “They’re not governing for we the people. It’s an attempt to socialize health insurance and health care in this country.”
Sheffield believes it is imperative that Obamacare be fought through legislation and litigation. Sheffield supports withholding state appropriations to fund the numerous Federal mandates included in the legislation and said it was imperative to put true conservatives back in office to prevent the implementation of the bill.
Sheffield said she is the only candidate with actual experience in the insurance commissioner’s office and, as such, is uniquely positioned to “hit the ground running from day one.”
Sheffield warned that the next few years will be a critical period for the insurance industry. According to Sheffield, not only is the Federal government attempting to regulate health care and health insurance, but also working to pass legislation relating to property and casualty coverage and life and annuity products.
“They are attempting the wholesale takeover of the insurance industry,” she said. “And I, for one, think that is one of the worst things that could happen in this country.”
Like Chapman, Sheffield is also competing in a very crowded field of candidates. Eight other Republicans are seeking their party’s nomination for state insurance commissioner. Voters will choose between Sheffield, Gerry Purcell, Stephen Northington, Ralph Hudgens, John Mamalakis, Tom Knox, Seth Harp, Rick Collum and Dennis Cain during the primary.
UP NEXT
The next meeting of the Barrow County Republican Party will be held Monday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Charles Bullock, professor of political science at the University of Georgia, is scheduled to speak.
The meeting will be held at the Winder Woman’s Club located at 15 West Midland Avenue in Winder and is open to the public.
For more information, visit www.barrowgop.com or join the Barrow County Republican Party on Facebook.
As part of his plan to create a “fiscally responsible budget,” Chapman said he supports reviewing the $9.6 billion in state sales tax exemptions which have been provided to companies and individuals.
“Addressing our sales tax exemptions and validating the ones who are getting them and the promises that were made - we need to measure that it is actually happening – that they are creating jobs or we need to take them back,” he said.
Chapman said he also supports reducing bureaucracy, especially in the Georgia Department of Education.
“The bureaucrats have loaded the teachers down with things that are not adding value to education,” Chapman said. Chapman believes that if the bureaucratic regulations are reduced, there will not be a high demand for vouchers or charter schools as an alternative to the current educational model.
Chapman is one of seven candidates in the hotly contested primary race for the Republican nomination for governor. On July 20, voters will choose between Chapman, Nathan Deal, Karen Handel, John Oxendine, Ray McBerry, Otis Putnam and Eric Johnson.
SHEFFIELD: OBAMA SOCIALIZING INSURANCE
The other guest speaker at Monday night’s meeting was insurance commissioner candidate Maria Sheffield.
Maria Sheffield
“We’ve got a Federal government that is acting like a regime,” she said. “They’re not governing for we the people. It’s an attempt to socialize health insurance and health care in this country.”
Sheffield believes it is imperative that Obamacare be fought through legislation and litigation. Sheffield supports withholding state appropriations to fund the numerous Federal mandates included in the legislation and said it was imperative to put true conservatives back in office to prevent the implementation of the bill.
Sheffield said she is the only candidate with actual experience in the insurance commissioner’s office and, as such, is uniquely positioned to “hit the ground running from day one.”
Sheffield warned that the next few years will be a critical period for the insurance industry. According to Sheffield, not only is the Federal government attempting to regulate health care and health insurance, but also working to pass legislation relating to property and casualty coverage and life and annuity products.
“They are attempting the wholesale takeover of the insurance industry,” she said. “And I, for one, think that is one of the worst things that could happen in this country.”
Like Chapman, Sheffield is also competing in a very crowded field of candidates. Eight other Republicans are seeking their party’s nomination for state insurance commissioner. Voters will choose between Sheffield, Gerry Purcell, Stephen Northington, Ralph Hudgens, John Mamalakis, Tom Knox, Seth Harp, Rick Collum and Dennis Cain during the primary.
UP NEXT
The next meeting of the Barrow County Republican Party will be held Monday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Charles Bullock, professor of political science at the University of Georgia, is scheduled to speak.
The meeting will be held at the Winder Woman’s Club located at 15 West Midland Avenue in Winder and is open to the public.
For more information, visit www.barrowgop.com or join the Barrow County Republican Party on Facebook.
Edwin Gravitt
Thomas Jefferson Libertarian,
former chairman of the Barrow and
Franklin County Republican Parties
Founder of Georgians for Freedom and Independence UnIncorporated.
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