Posted by
Defend America on Monday, March 01, 2010 5:13:46 PM
Deal to Quit Congress
March 1, 2010 9:19 AM
Rep.
Nathan Deal (R) announced Monday that he will quit his job in Congress March 8 to concentrate on his campaign for governor of Georgia.
The announcement was first reported by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The newspaper said a special election will have to be scheduled to fill out the rest of Deal's term in the House.
There's a crowded field of Republicans vying for the nomination in Deal's 9th district.
They include state Sen.
Lee Hawkins, cardiologist
Chris Cates, state Rep.
Tom Graves, and former state Sen.
Bill Stephens.
http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/whats-the-deal-with-deal.html