(Politics365) — Overcoming odds has been a recurring theme in the political life of Georgia’s U.S. Senate candidate, Michael Thurmond. As an African-American Democrat running for the state’s open Senate seat, Thurmond faces Republican incumbent Johnny Isakson. Since 2005, Isakson has served in his current role. Georgia’s other top leaders, including U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss the […]
(Atlanta Business Chronicle) — Declaring that politics in Washington is broken by “hyper-partisanship,” Georgia Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond Wednesday formally announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Thurmond, a Democrat, will seek his party’s nomination to oppose incumbent Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson. Read More…
(Atlanta Business Chronicle) — Georgia Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond, a Democrat, is said to be strongly considering a run for the U.S. Senate, according to people who are close to him. That means that Thurmond, who has been elected statewide three times, would be running against incumbent Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., in the November election. […]