U.S. House District 9 Rep. Andrew Clyde came to the University of Georgia College Republicans weekly meeting in the UGA Miller Learning Center on Wednesday night. Clyde discussed his views
On Sept. 10, Gov. Brian Kemp attended a Georgia-Samford tailgate hosted by the University of Georgia College Republicans where he was recorded speaking about the logistics of potentially banning Plan
On Wednesday night the University of Georgia College Republicans hosted David Perdue, Georgia Governor candidate and former U.S. Senator, at Caldwell Hall. They were later joined by lieutenant governor candidate
The University of Georgiaâs College Republicans hosted Vernon Jones, who recently announced a bid for governor of Georgia, Wednesday evening. Jones is set to challenge Gov. Brian Kemp in 2022.
Jones has an extensive history as a Democratic politician in Georgia. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001 as a Democrat, then later from 2017 to 2021 as a Democrat. He also served as DeKalb Countyâs chief executive officer from 2001 to 2009.
He has unsuccessfully run for offices in both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. In 2014, he unsuccessfully ran for DeKalb County Sheriff.
In January 2021, he announced his party switch from Democrat to Republican. Jones said heâs âalways been very conservativeâ as a Democrat. He mentioned previous politicians who also switched parties, among them former President Ronald Reagan, former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and former Georgia Gov. and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue