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DEL.ICIO.USFormer Norwood aide says he’ll try to topple John Barrow
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Associated Press is reporting that John Stone, who served as a top aide to two of Georgia’s former Republican congressmen, is seeking the GOP nomination for a shot at defeating U.S. Rep. John Barrow, the Savannah Democrat.
Stone said Thursday he recently moved back to his hometown of Augusta from Virginia so he could run in the 12th District, which includes parts of Augusta and Savannah, the AP reported.
The 51-year-old Stone served on the Republican congressional staffs of U.S. Reps. Charlie Norwood, who died in February, and Max Burns, who lost his seat to Barrow in 2004 and ran unsuccessfully for a comeback last year. Burns has already passed on a re-match.
Stone was also a consultant to Jim Whitehead, who sought to replace Norwood in the 10th District seat. Whitehead lost in a run-off to Republican Paul Broun of Athens.
Comments
By Ali A. Akbar
December 3, 2007 9:56 AM | Link to this
Stone is running on his Washington credentials. Has this man lost his mind?
We’re sick and tired of Washington and people who don’t know the pulse of the district.