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DEL.ICIO.USFrom Sam to Nan in a day
Democrats try to make Orrock a concensus candidate to replace Zamarripa
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Twenty-five hours after Senate District 36 opened up, state Rep. Nan Orrock of Atlanta gathered 30 or so of her closest friends at the state Capitol to announce she wanted it.
It was an impressive social list that included state Sens. Kasim Reed of Atlanta and Curt Thompson of Norcross; state Reps. Pam Stephens, Howard Mosby, Kathy Ashe, and Pat Gardner; plus Chuck Bowen of Georgia Equality; and Richard Ray, president of the AFL-CIO in Georgia.
The Democratic incumbent, Sam Zamarripa, announced on Wednesday that he wouldn’t seek another term.
The show of force by Orrock was purposeful, and meant to frighten off other candidates for the solidly Democratic, east Atlanta seat. “We can’t afford to have a heavily competitive primary race in Atlanta,” Reed said.
Economically, Democrats have too many other priorities. Speaking of which, former U.S. senator John Edwards of North Carolina, the former candidate for vice president, will the main attraction today at an Atlanta fund-raiser for the House and Senate Democratic caucuses.
“We’ll have a major Democrat in the state every month,” Reed said.
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