Candidate Q&A: John Carson

A profile of one of five Republican hopefuls in the Sept. 20 State House District 43 special election.

John Carson, an accountant for SunTrust, will tell you he is not a “professional politician.” In fact, he’s never run for public office, until now. On his website, Carson says he is “tired of professional politicians who seem to be more concerned with the spotlight than working for our families.” Carson, 39, is one of five candidates running in a special election for the Georgia House District 43 seat held for 15 years by Rep. Bobby Franklin, who died in July. The election for the northeast Cobb County seat is Tuesday, Sept. 20.  If a runoff is needed it will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 18. The winner will represent northeast Cobb in the 2012 legislative session. If newly drawn legislative maps are approved, the district will get a new number…

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Candidate Q&A: Roy C. Barnes

This is the first in a series of profiles of the hopefuls for the Sept. 20 special election to fill the state House District 43 seat.

Roy C. Barnes tells a story from 1932, when he was just a toddler traveling with his parents in the Northeast. The family was stopped and held for a time by police, who mistakenly thought Barnes was the kidnapped son of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The Lindbergh child had been abducted days earlier in New Jersey. Barnes is 81 years old now and is one of five candidates running in a special election for the Georgia House District 43 seat, held for 15 years by Rep. Bobby Franklin, who died in July. The election for the Northeast Cobb County seat is Tuesday, Sept. 20.  If a runoff is needed, it will be held Tuesday, Oct. 18. The winner will represent the 43rd District in the 2012 legislative session. …

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PatchCast: Election Lineup Set; Wheeler Grad Tied to Scandal at Miami

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