Rep. Mike Dudgeon Seeks Bid for Re-election

Rep. Dudgeon will be running for the newly numbered District 25, including much of South Forsyth and areas of Johns Creek.

Representative Mike Dudgeon announced earlier this month that he would be seeking reelection in the Georgia House of Representatives. "It has been an honor to serve the citizens of Forsyth County in the legislature and I am excited about taking my experience back for a second term under the Gold Dome," said Dudgeon in a news release. "My background in technology and education has enabled me to work at the forefront of many of the major issues that face my fellow Georgians." Due to the reapportionment process following the 2010 Census, Rep. Dudgeon will be running for the newly numbered District 25. This contains much of his old District 24, including almost all of south Forsyth County east of Georgia 400 and south of Highway 20. The new …

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Bill Evelyn

4:10 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012

John and Charles - I was steeped in the ethics fracas this year as part of the state leadership of the tea party. Let me tell you there are big crime families at play here. You are worried about $100 or a hotel room, when millions of $$$ are funneled to districts around the state for gifts and favors. Take this TSPLOST thing for example. GDOT used to be the finest DOT in the United States until …   more ›

Santorum Suspends Presidential Bid Race

The announcement came Tuesday, April 10.

The New York Times is reporting that Rick Santorum has suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. The news came Tuesday, after Santorum's three-year-old daughter was hospitalized with pneumonia. He did not specify why he was ending his presidential bid, though many suspect it's the probability of Mitt Romney’s nomination, according to the Times. How do you feel about the news of the race suspension? Was it inevitable?

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'Slow but Steady' Voting in Johns Creek

Voters 'trickle in' to polls to cast their ballots on Super Tuesday.

On Super Tuesday, polls in Johns Creek were seeing a "slow but steady" voter turnout That's how Mary Jo Van Winkle, poll manager at Ocee Library described it. By about noon she said some 150 voters had trickled in throughout the morning. Van Winkle, who's been working the polls for six years, said she thought the turnout was normal for a primary. Meanwhile, a poll worker at Messiah Lutheran Church on Kimball Bridge said he had seen about 90 folks come through. "Not good enough," added another poll worker. However, poll workers at the library had reason to celebrate. Van Winkle said the highlight of the day so far was when two young adults came in to for the first time. "They always tell you when it's their first time voting – we always …

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Romney Stops in Georgia, Serves Up Pancakes

On the Sunday before Super Tuesday, Mitt Romney stopped at a Snellville, Ga., high school for a bit of campaigning and breakfast.

It's not every day that a presidential candidate stops by a Snellville, Ga., high school, and serves pancakes while he's there. But, that was Mitt Romney on the Sunday before a critically important Super Tuesday, when 76 Georgia delegates will be up for grabs. In a last-minute effort to secure a win, Romney's campaign announced Saturday that they were hosting a pancake brunch at Brookwood High School the following day. One campaign volunteer said about 1,500 people signed up. However, closer to 2,000 people showed up, according to the fire marshal, and some 500 people were forced to stand outside in the cold. No pancakes for them, but speakers were set up so they could hear what was going on inside. Romney, along with his wife, Ann, and …

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Ann Romney Brings Husband's Message to Alpharetta

UPDATED 2 P.M.: Ann Romney brought a message of family values to Smokejack's in downtown Alpharetta during lunchtime today, with an overflow crowd clamoring to see her. Romney told supporters her husband will win the nomination and beat President Barack Obama, statements that brought applause from the crowd that was predominantly made up of women. "This is our message. This is what we are going to do and this is our purpose," she said. "Our purpose is to go out and save America. And I'm proud to get that out every single day." The campaign may be tough, but she said it hasn't been her toughest battle. "I will tell you that my battle with MS is a little tougher than this battle. I can make it. I won the other battle. I can win this battle. …

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Ann Romney Schedules Alpharetta Visit on Thursday

The wife of presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be in downtown during the lunch hour at Smokejack restaurant.

Looking to talk politics at lunch on Thursday? Your best bet might be Smokejack BBQ in downtown Alpharetta, as Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, will be there. She is scheduled to be at the restaurant from noon-1 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, just five days before Georgia voters will go to the polls on Super Tuesday, March 6, to pick their candidate. You can sign up to attend her campaign stop in Alpharetta on the Romney campaign site. She also plans to attend the grand opening of the Romney Georgia campaign headquarters at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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Rick Santorum Seeks Votes in Georgia

Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum pleaded his case for the Republican nomination by promising to get the country back to its moral founding.

Georgia was certainly on presidential hopeful Rick Santorum’s mind as he spoke at First Redeemer Church in Cumming Sunday evening. Lori Vance, who has worked closely with Santorum on the Senate floor to pass a partial birth abortion ban, was among those who arrived hours before the church doors opened. She drove five hours from Tennessee “just to support Rick” and proudly displayed a picture of her and Santorum around her neck. Young Voters Travel Far to Hear Santorum Speak Twenty-three-year-old Kevin Zurrica from Macon believes most people his age aren’t interested in the political process. But he hopes that Santorum will snag the nomination and win the hearts of America’s youth. According to Zurrica, America’s young voters are the key to…

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Rick Santorum Draws Large Crowd at Local Church

A day after his fellow Republican opponent, Newt Gingrich, spoke to a standing room only crowd in south Forsyth, he calls upon his political base in north Georgia.

Rick Santorum made it a weekend for politics in the area, visiting First Reedemer Church in Cumming. Check back with Alpharetta-Milton Patch on Monday morning for a full report. For now, here's a few photos of the crowd that gathered to hear the GOP presidential hopeful speaking to a segment of the community that normally responds to his message.

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