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DeKalb CEO Jones tells Chambliss he's after his [GA] Senate seat
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Mar 25, 2007 08:56pm |
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| News Date | Saturday, March 24, 2007 02:55:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By MARILYN GEEWAX
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 03/23/07
Washington — Although DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones quietly filed his paperwork to run for U.S. Senate this week, he was more direct Thursday when he walked into Saxby Chambliss' Washington office and told the incumbent Republican senator that he has competition.
Jones, a former Democratic state representative now in his second term as DeKalb CEO, has been reluctant to publicly declare his candidacy. But on Monday, without fanfare, he notified the Federal Elections Commission that he is entering the 2008 Senate race as a Democrat.
Ann Kimbrough, chief of staff to Jones, said her boss visited with Chambliss, Georgia's senior senator, as well as Rep. Hank Johnson, a Democrat who represents most of DeKalb, to inform them of his candidacy. Jones himself could not be reached for comment.
Chambliss' office confirmed that the two men met Thursday afternoon to talk about transportation issues. But there was no immediate comment on what Jones said about the campaign.
Chambliss' current six-year term expires at the end of 2008.
Jones filed paperwork in December saying he was organizing an exploratory campaign committee: Vernon Jones for Georgia. |
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