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About House District 137

bullet.gif - 180 Bytes The democratic controlled Georgia Legislature combined two Republican seats held by Doug Everett of Dougherty County and John Bullock of Thomas County. Their objective was to eliminate one Republican legislator.
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bullet.gif - 180 Bytes The new House District 137 is composed from five counties: Colquitt, Dougherty, Lee, Thomas, and Worth.
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bullet.gif - 180 Bytes The specific areas that make up new House District 137 are: south Lee County below Leesburg, south of State Rt 32 to the east and south of Oakland Rd to the west; a portion of northwest Dougherty County between Gillionville Road and Dawson Road, and the far east portion of the county to include the Marine base; the center of Colquitt County not to include Moultrie; the southwest corner of Worth County in the Bridgeboro area; the north part of Thomas County.
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bullet.gif - 180 Bytes George W. Bush won District 137 in a landslide.
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bullet.gif - 180 Bytes House District 137 is a 60% Republican performing seat. This means that of all the Republican candidates that were on the ballot over the last three election cycles, the average percentage of the votes they received in this new district was 60%. This fact makes District 137 a very strong Republican seat.
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Lee 38%
Colquitt 27%
Dougherty 26%
Thomas 5%
Worth 4%

Why is Darrel the RIGHT Candidate for House District 137?

bullet.gif - 180 Bytes Darrel is a Conservative Republican, a Family Man, a Businessman, and a Leader who will represent the conservative values of the people of District 137 in Atlanta.
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bullet.gif - 180 Bytes Darrel polled 63% of the vote in new District 137 during his 1996 campaign against Sanford Bishop. That is STRONG!
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bullet.gif - 180 Bytes In Darrel's 1996 Congressional Campaign, he won four of the five District 137 counties: Lee, Colquitt, Thomas, Worth. He received 59% of the Dougherty County votes that make up New District 137.
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bullet.gif - 180 Bytes Darrel owns a business in four of the five District 137 counties. He understands the importance of the small businessman who has to meet a payroll every Friday. He is committed to the well-being of the entire district.
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bullet.gif - 180 Bytes With the Marine Corps Base in the heart of District 137, Darrel's experience as a former Marine Officer will be valuable for fostering positive relations with the Marine base.