Poythress To Announce Monday As First
Democrat To Enter 2010 Race For Governor
(8/22/08) Word is that David Poythress will announce Monday that he’s
a Democratic candidate for governor in 2010. The venue for his announcement:
the annual conference of the Peace Officers Association of Georgia
at Jekyll Island.
Poythress formerly served as Georgia’s Secretary of State
and as Commissioner of Labor, and most recently as Adjutant General
– the commander of the Georgia National Guard.
Poythress was first appointed to the military post by former Gov.
Roy Barnes, a Democrat, and was reappointed by Republican Gov. Sonny
Perdue, who promoted him to lieutenant general in 2006, making Poythress
the first three-star general in the history of the Georgia National
Guard.
Poythress will be the first Democrat to announce for the 2010 race.
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