Hoschton council hears from Yearwood

Barrow Journal

RSS Feed

Email Alerts

Twitter

Facebook

Hoschton council hears from Yearwood

Posted by

Kerri Testement

in Braselton Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News

Friday, June 8. 2012

Comments (8)

Having just one item on its agenda, the Hoschton City Council listened to a political candidate during its brief meeting on Monday night.

Danny Yearwood — one of three candidates vying for the State Senate District 47 seat — introduced himself to the Hoschton City Council. He briefly spoke to council members and shook their hands.

Yearwood is currently the chairman of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners, but didn’t seek another term and instead qualified last week to run for the state senate. He faces incumbent Frank Ginn, a Republican, and Democrat Tim Riley in the race.

District 47 in the State Senate serves all of Barrow and Madison counties, and portions of Jackson and Clarke counties.

Yearwood encouraged Hoschton council members to call him to get his opinion on any issue.

“Don’t believe everything you read about me,” Yearwood joked with the Hoschton City Council. “I’d prefer that you talk to me.”

Former Braselton Mayor Pat Graham will be the next chairman of the Barrow County BOC, as she was the only person to qualify for the seat last week.

Along with Yearwood, Hoschton resident Kelley Gary attended Monday’s council meeting. He — like Graham — was also once a candidate for the State Senate District 47 election in 2008.

“I’m not running for anything,” joked Gary, who is chairman of the Jackson County Republican Party.

The Hoschton City Council had only one item on its agenda — approval of the meeting minutes from May 7, when the council voted to deny a change in zoning conditions to allow a development on Ga. Hwy. 53 with senior rental housing units.

Trackbacks

Trackback specific URI for this entry

No Trackbacks

Comments

Display comments as (Linear | Threaded)

#1 Anonymous on 06/08/12 at 02:14 PM [Reply]

Spin it Danny Spin IT... Got to find someway to make four years of bullying the county look like you really care.

Ever wonder why his supporters sound like wiped sister wives making excuses for his abusive behavior?

#2 Anonymous on 06/08/12 at 04:58 PM [Reply]

I certainly hope the good people of Hoschton and Jackson County research Yearwood and see him like we do here in Barrow County. He is the joker of our county. Elect him to a state position and he will be the joke and joker of the state of Georgia.

#3 Anonymous on 06/08/12 at 06:55 PM [Reply]

It is funny that Danny Yearwood was speaking in Hoschton, home of Jackson County GOP chairman KOG. KOG has been violating state GOP rules by soliciting support on behalf of Mr. Yearwood in Barrow county this past week. As a county chairman he is required to remain neutral. I guess KOG will soon be the former Jackson County GOP chairman if he is reported to the state party.

#3.1 Kelley Gary on 06/08/12 at 08:31 PM [Reply]

My good friend you are simply wrong about the rules of the Georgia GOP.

Rule 7.6 states that County Chairmen may not use their official title in connection with their support of any candidate in a Republican Primary. With that exception officers in the Republican Party are free to support any Republican candidate they wish.

I have spent considerable time talking with the two candidates in this race over a number of years. Based on my knowledge of the candidates and my preference for limited government with lower taxes and less spending I do have a strong preference for one candidate in this race.

I'll be glad to elaborate on that if you wish me to do so.

#3.1.1 White wash that GOB(Not GOP) record on 06/09/12 at 06:11 AM [Reply]

White wash in over drive...

Danny has to find a way to make himself look like the person wants us to think he is...

Not the person we know he is...

For the Real Yearwood, Just Type Yearwood and press Search

#4 Can't forget Danny Boy on 06/08/12 at 07:12 PM [Reply]

Under Danny Boy's maniacal rule, Barrow's attorney fees shot up 400%. Seems workers somehow expect to be treated fairly and tend to sue taxpayers when Danny does his bull in china shop routine. In the mess the state is in, I don't believe Georgia can afford our Danny Boy.

#5 Anonymous on 06/08/12 at 10:21 PM [Reply]

Living in Jackson county I don't personally know Mr. Yearwood. I do have friends in the Barrow chamber and they are very vocal that we don't need Mr Yearwood to be our Senator. They have helped me decide to cast my ballot for Senator Ginn.

#6 Anonymous on 06/09/12 at 10:09 AM [Reply]

What about the EEOC lawsuits pending against Danny Yearwood.

Add Comment

Name
Email
Homepage
In reply to
Comment: E-Mail addresses will not be displayed and will only be used for E-Mail notifications.
To leave a comment you must approve it via e-mail, which will be sent to your address after submission.

To prevent automated Bots from commentspamming, please enter the string you see in the image below in the appropriate input box. Your comment will only be submitted if the strings match. Please ensure that your browser supports and accepts cookies, or your comment cannot be verified correctly.

Enter the string from the spam-prevention image above:
Phone*

What is nine minus five?
: Remember Information? Subscribe to this entry

This Week's Poll

Community

Barrow Community

Hoschton council hears from Yearwood

Barrow Journal

Hoschton council hears from Yearwood

Recent Stories

Recent Comments

This Week's Poll

Sister Sites

Archives

Community

Keyword Tags