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Atlanta Business Chronicle
April 24, 2018
Former Gov. Roy Barnes remembered visiting Williams at the IHOP and hearing of his various business and civic ventures. “Meeting and knowing ... representative of the special relationships Williams had in the community – remarking that he was a former Democratic governor who was speaking at theÃâà...
The Telegraph (blog)
April 24, 2018
It was a column about the upcoming governor's race. “Would you please read aloud the first sentence in the fifth paragraph?” she requested. Sure. “Gov. Roy Barnes has his hand firmly on the throttle.” Next sentence, please: “He is helped immeasurably by a Republican leadership in the Legislature thatÃâà...
MyAJC
April 22, 2018
His longtime friend, the former Georgia Governor Roy Barnes, said recently that Williams was a co-op student, alternating work for one quarter and school the next. After graduating he ... Among his sprawling opus of achievements, he led the Metro Atlanta Chamber in 1999, and helped then-Gov. GeorgeÃâà...
Newsweek
April 21, 2018
In 2002, McLagan was working on now Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue's then successful gubernatorial campaign in Georgia when he learned the NRA was ready to endorse his opponent, Democrat Roy Barnes. In his debut speech as the Republican candidate for governor, Perdue challengedÃâà...
MyAJC
April 21, 2018
One reason Democrats haven't closely followed these contests: The party has not had a seriously contested major primary since 2010, when former Gov. Roy Barnes beat a gaggle of competitors to win the party's nomination. Jason Carter, the party's nominee for governor in 2014, faced no DemocraticÃâà...
Red and Black
April 2, 2018
... gang prosecutor in Fulton county in order to run for attorney general. Before the gang unit, Bailey worked as an attorney with former Gov. Roy Barnes. ... The state of Georgia is currently a Republican triplex, which means one party holds the following positions in state government: Governor, attorneyÃâà...
Atlanta Business Chronicle
March 30, 2018
A Democrat, he served four terms as lieutenant governor before being elected governor in 1990. Then-Gov. Roy Barnes appointed Miller to the U.S. Senate in 2000 following the sudden death of Sen. Paul Coverdell. Miller decided not to seek a full six-year term in 2004 after a public falling out with theÃâà...
Patch.com
March 29, 2018
From 1991-99 he served as Georgia's 79th governor. He was called out of retirement in 2000 when Gov. Roy Barnes appointed him to serve in the U.S. Senate after the death of Sen. Paul Coverdell. He easily won a special election to keep the seat and served in Washington until 2005. A lifelong DemocratÃâà...
Patch.com
March 27, 2018
From 1991-99 he served as Georgia's 79th governor. He was called out of retirement in 2000 when Gov. Roy Barnes appointed him to serve in the U.S. Senate after the death of Sen. Paul Coverdell. He easily won a special election to keep the seat and served in Washington until 2005. Miller's legacy asÃâà...
Reporter Newspapers
March 23, 2018
Ernst worked on Gov. Roy Barnes' campaign to become governor in 1998 and said he remembered Miller coming into the small hotel room to congratulate Barnes after he won. Barnes had previously run unsuccessfully for governor in 1990, losing to then-Lt. Gov. Miller in the Democratic primary.
The Union-Recorder
March 22, 2018
I talked to [Former Gov.] Roy Barnes, and Roy and I had a very, very good conversation. A day or two after that conversation, I called Stacy and told her I would endorse her.” At a small gathering in front of the Baldwin County Courthouse Monday, Griffin detailed to media and local Democratic Party membersÃâà...
MyAJC
March 22, 2018
Floyd Griffin, a former state senator and former mayor of Milledgeville, has endorsed fellow Democrat Stacey Evans for governor. Griffin, who is black, said he spent more than an hour with Evans back in January and also spoke to former Gov. Roy Barnes before deciding to make an endorsement in the raceÃâà...
MyAJC (blog)
March 21, 2018
The Twitter reaction from Chris Riley, chief of staff to Gov. Nathan ... In Deal's case, a bankruptcy in the family, the family abode put up for sale, and some self-dealing with state government – flaws that might have doomed a candidate a ... Roy Barnes was about to announce his first campaign for governor.
Metro Spirit
December 31, 1999
Just last year, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal ... But this time around, Walker is back to challenge Hunter for the seat and she's once again getting support from another former Georgia governor: Roy Barnes. Augustans will be ... And when the federal government went after the former Sen. Walker, it didn't spareÃâà...
