CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR TO SPEAK AT GRITS ‘N’ BITS BREAKFAST ON NOV. 7

By R. A. Pearson

Republican candidate for governor and former President pro tem of the Georgia Senate Eric Johnson of Savannah will be the featured guest speaker at the Grits 'n' Bits breakfast for the Camden County Republican Party to be held on November 7, 2009. The breakfast will begin around 8:45 AM at the Fraternal Order Of Eagles Aerie in St. Marys located at 101-C Industrial Park Dr. Directly behind the St. Marys Police Complex on Point Peter Rd.

Mr. Johnson has said his campaign would focus on jobs, education and ethics.

Eric Johnson was the Republican Caucus Leader for 10 years and was a long time advocate of the need of a viable two party system in Georgia. Many Clarion Issue readers will remember the Senator’s “Legislative Session Wrap Ups” we ran during the years he was President pro tem of the Senate.

During his tenure in office Senator Johnson represented District 1, a district that at one time included most of costal Georgia from Savannah to Glynn County and parts of Camden County. Today the district includes parts of Chatham, Liberty, and all of Bryan Counties.

Senator Johnson’s campaign web site is www.JohnsonForGeorgians.com.

Senator Johnson is among several contenders for the Republican nomination for governor. His opponents include Secretary of State Karen Handel, Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, and State Representative Austin Scott.

The cost of the breakfast is seven dollars.

Also of interest is the Camden County Republican Womens’ meeting on October 27, 2009, at 6:30 p.m., at the Camden County Annex in Kingsland. Their featured speaker will be Virginia Galloway, Director of Americans for Prosperity, who will be teaching a class on grassroots and how to affect policy with elected officials. You will need to RSVP Patricia Viellenave at wvgal@tds.net as seating is limited.