Blog entries

Great Turnout at the Candidate Countdown at Cateechee in Hartwell

Jay Hanley — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:48:03 +0100

Last Saturday evening myself, my mother, Second Vice Chair Tammy Cotton and party members Gary and Linda Carroll and John, Maria and Gillian Caudill attended the Candidate Countdown at Cateechee in Hartwell. The event was a joint effort of the Republican Parties of Banks, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Jackson, Oconee, Oglethorpe and Stephens counties. Around 250 people attended including most statewide candidates and staff. A great meal of Hawaiian chicken, rice, green beans, rolls and saRead More...

Thank You to Rep. Bob Smith!

Jay Hanley — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:11:02 +0100

Earlier this week state Rep. Bob Smith (R-Watkinsville) announced that he would not seek re-election this year after 12 years representing Oconee and surrounding counties in the Georgia General Assembly. I've known Rep. Smith for around 15 years and thank him for helping to spur my interest in campaigning. I'd always been interested in politics and had enjoyed wearing t-shirts and buttons for my favorite candidates at an early age but never had actually participated in a grassroots ground gaRead More...

2011 and 2012 GA GOP State Convention Cities Announced

Jay Hanley — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:17:49 +0100

During a conference call on the evening of Monday, Feb. 22, the state committee of the Georgia Republican Party approved the cities of Macon and Columbus as the sites for the 2011 and 2012 state party conventions. The main purpose of the 2011 convention will be to elect state party officers and the main purpose of the 2012 convention is to elect delegates and alternates to the Republican National Convention.

The 2011 convention will be held on May 12-13 and the 2012 convention is Read More...

Welcome to our new website!

Jonathan Jones — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Welcome to the new Oconee County Republican Party website! Please use the navigation bar above to browse the site - we hope you have enjoyed what you have seen so far.

We have put a lot of time and effort to bring you a functional, easy to use site with the information you're looking for. We welcome your input and suggestions.

Below are a few new features introduced with the new site:

Information on our party (executive committee bios, history, rules, where we meet etc).
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