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Last Updated on Tuesday, 4 August 2009 11:04 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 4 August 2009 11:04
From Macon.com:
Max Wood, until recently the U.S. Attorney for the Middle Georgia area, will run for state attorney general, he said Monday.
Wood, a Republican, filed paperwork to seek the office Monday, just a few days after leaving the attorney general’s office. Appointed by former President George W. Bush to the Macon-based office in 2001, Wood resigned to make way for President Obama to appoint his own U.S. attorney in the area, as is customary.
Wood joins a relatively crowded field for the state’s top attorney job, which current Attorney General Thurbert Baker is leaving to seek the governorship. Fellow Republican Sam Olens, current chairman of the Cobb County Commission in metro Atlanta, is already in the race. So are Democrats Rob Teilhet, a state representative in metro Atlanta, and Ken Hodges, a former Dougherty County district attorney.
Thank God someone conservative and experienced is running against Ken Hodges. Ken hodges is endorsed by Andrew Young, which is like getting the Obamacrat liberal seal of approval. and, Hodges is worse than Michael Nifong.