Barrow Journal

The Barrow County Republican Party will hold its 17th annual BBQ on Saturday, August 21 at the Winder Lions Club. [Full Story »] 

The Barrow County Republican Party will hold its 17th annual BBQ on Saturday, August 21 at the Winder Lions Club. [Full Story »] 

The results are hardly surprising. Local Republicans oppose taxes and favor reduced federal spending based on their responses to the non-binding questions on the Republican primary ballot.
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Continuing economic troubles and widespread opposition to the stimulus bill and health care legislation could be problematic for the Democratic party this year, according to Dr. Charles Bullock, professor of political science at the University of Georgia.
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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. [Full Story »] 

The Barrow County Republican Party continues its series of candidate forums on June 24 at Statham Elementary School. [Full Story »] 

The next meeting of the Barrow County Republican Party will be Monday, June 21. [Full Story »] 

A full slate of candidates sought to win over local voters during Monday night’s Republican candidate forum.

The forum, held in the Colleen Williams Theater in Winder, was the second of four scheduled by the Barrow County Republican Party in advance of the July 20 primary. The June 14 forum included state senate district 47 candidates, county commission candidates for district 4 and district 6, school board candidates for districts 1, 4 and 7, attorney general candidate Sam Olens and public service commission candidate Jeff May.
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The Barrow County Republican Party continues its series of candidate forums on June 14. [Full Story »]