Fayetteville, GA — GRA members from around the state gathered last Saturday to hear from candidates for National Committeeman, National Committeewoman, and various public offices from Congress to state legislature. Reagan Box for U.S. Senate shared as well, along with a representative for excellent “state-wide” judicial candidate for Court of Appeals Jeff Davis.
Candidates Amy Kremer, Ginger Howard, Jason Frazier and Jason Thompson all applied for GRA endorsement, interviewed with our Vetting Committee, and spoke at the convention, fielding questions from the audience. Candidates David Cross and Shawn Cross did not. We appreciate the candidates who gave of their time to share and answer questions from our members.
Under the GRA rules, a candidate has to receive a two-thirds majority vote of participating members to receive the endorsement of the organization. Although the membership could not reach a two-thirds majority on the races for National Committeeman and National Committeewoman, they did endorse candidates in other races — and the discussion at the convention provided a great deal of insight on the candidates.
You can watch highlight videos now available on our GRA YouTube Channel of some of the key sessions at the convention! Especially if you will be serving as a delegate to the GA GOP State Convention in Columbus, this will help you make an informed decision on who to vote for in the National Committeeman & National Committeewoman races.
Candidates who were endorsed by the GRA at the convention:
• Andrew Clyde for GA Congressional District 9
• Beth Majeroni for State Senate District 1
• Ross Harvin for State Senate District 47
• Mary Benefield for State Senate District 55
• Brian Anderson for State House District 80
• Catherine Bernard for State House District 83
• Keith Bowen for Miller County Commissioner, District 3