GCV Endorsements - 2008 Primary Elections

Meet the Candidates

Georgia Conservation Voters has selected a total of thirteen General Assembly and Public Service Commission candidates to endorse in the 2008 Primary Elections.  GCV supports these candidates and knows that they will work hard to protect Georgia's environment in their elected positions. The selected candidates have shown that they will consider Georgia's environment a top priority when making important policy decisions affecting water, air, transportation, land conservation and energy issues.

The endorsements are based on a number of factors, including questionnaires and interviews completed by the candidates regarding their stances on a variety of conservation issues.  In addition, GCV takes into account the candidates' records, experience, leadership, and viability as well as input from the local conservation community.

The Georgia Conservation Voters Action Fund, the only pro-conservation PAC in Georgia, will actively work to get selected pro-conservation candidates elected to office through voter contact. More endorsements will be released before the general elections in November.

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2008 Primary Endorsements :

Senate

District 2: Lester Jackson (D) - WIN              

District 3: Jeff Chapman (R) - WIN

District 12: Freddie Powell Sims (D) - WIN

District 36: Nan Orrock (D) - WIN

District 46: Bill Cowsert (R) - WIN, will face challenger in November

House

District 10: Rick Austin (R) - WIN

District 44: Sheila Jones (D) - WIN, will face challenger in November

District 59: Margaret Kaiser (D) - WIN

District 66: Virgil Fludd (D) - WIN

District 98: Bobby Reese (R) - WIN

District 177: Mark Hatfield (R) - WIN, will face challenger in November

Public Service Commission

District 4: Pam Davidson (R) - LOSS

District 4: Jim Powell (D) - WIN, will face challenger in November