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Runoff Candidate Forum
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 7 - 9 pm
The Melting Point @ Foundry Park Inn
295 E. Dougherty St. downtown
Sponsored by the Athens Press Club
Broadcast live on WGAU 1340 AM

Yard signs are available! Email kgirtz@votegirtz.com or call (706) 208-8636 to get your sign today. Kelly continues to canvass neighborhoods throughout Athens every week. Look for him on your street soon!

CANDIDATE QUESTIONAIRES:

Kelly’s responses to questions posed by the
Athens Grow Green Coalition
and the
Chamber of Commerce
.

RECENT NEWS

November 12 , 2006
Athens Banner Herald discusses runoff candidates. Read the article here.

November 8 , 2006
Athens Banner Herald covers election results. Read the article here.

November 1 , 2006
Flagpole Magazine publishes its Pop Quiz for candidates. Read the article here.

November 1 , 2006
Flagpole Magazine's Pete McCommons' endorses Kelly Girtz in "Pete's Cheat Sheet." Read the article here.

November 1 , 2006
Athens Green Party endorses Kelly Girtz. Read the endorsement letter in Flagpole Magazine here.

October 29, 2006
The Athens Banner-Herald briefly profiles Kelly Girtz and the other District 9 candidates. Read the article here.

October 26, 2006
The Athens Banner-Herald covers the Athens Press Club Forum at the Melting Point. Read the article here.

October 23, 2006
The Athens Banner-Herald endorses Kelly Girtz for District 9. Read the endorsement here.

October 18, 2006
Flagpole provides a profile of Kelly and other District 9 candidates. Read the article here.

October 18, 2006
The Athens Banner-Herald covers highlights of Monday’s forum at East Friendship Baptist Church. Read the article here.

October 17, 2006
A reader offers the Athens Banner-Herald his perspective on Kelly Girtz’s progressive vision. Read the article here.

October 14, 2006
Blake Aued profiles creative fundraising efforts for the Athens Banner-Herald, including our recent yard sale. Read the article here.

October 14, 2006
The Athens Banner-Herald, offers an overview of the recent candidate forum at UGA’s Georgia Center here. Streaming audio of the forum can be heard on WUGA’s website.

October 8, 2006
The Athens Banner-Herald surveys the new “nonpartisan” local election system here.

October 7, 2006
Kelly continues to lead others in the race in fundraising. Coverage in The Athens Banner-Herald can be found here.

October 4, 2006
Kelly has received the Athens Grow Green Coalition’s endorsement. For further information, see visit the Grow Green website. Coverage in The Athens Banner-Herald can be found here. Flagpole provides an article here.

September 27, 2006
The Athens Banner-Herald recaps the Chamber of Commerce debate. Read the article here. Further detail at the Safe As Houses blog here.

September 26, 2006
The Red and Black previews the Chamber of Commerce commission candidate debate, the first of the season. Read the article here.

September 24, 2006
AthensWorld has some photos and news about the very successful VoteGirtz yard sale. Read the article here. Thanks to all who came out!

August 28, 2006
Blake Aued from the Athens Banner-Herald interviewed Kelly, along with several local candidates to discuss downtown nightlife concerns. Read the article here.

July 17, 2006
The Athens Banner-Herald asked Kelly about his plans to reach out to the local Hispanic community. Read the article here. (Registration required.)

July 11, 2006
According to the Athens Banner-Herald, Kelly leads in fundraising for the District 9 race. Thanks to all those who have contributed to the race! Read the article here.

June 26, 2006
Kelly qualified today for the District 9 Commission race, appearing as the Board of Elections opened on this first day of qualifying.

February 11, 2006
The Athens Banner-Herald covered Kelly’s announcement that he would seek the District 9 Commission seat. Read the article here.

   
“Athens has a deep reservoir of talented, smart, committed, and energetic citizens who I will work with to develop solutions to our most pressing issues. I will work tirelessly for the Athens that we know is possible, confident in the long-term quality of the town we are passing on to future generations.”
        Paid for by Kelly Girtz for Commissioner.
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