Recap: Paulding Chamber's Candidate Forum

State offices featured were be House Districts 19, 66 and 67, and Senate District 31. Paulding County Commission candidates also spoke during the event.

Several candidates for state office from Cobb, Douglas and Paulding counties are in Dallas tonight for the Paulding County Chamber of Commerce’s 2012 Candidate Forum. The event begins at 7 p.m., and Dallas-Hiram Patch, Douglasville Patch and West Cobb Patch will be bringing you live coverage from the event. Invited to take part in tonight’s forum are those running for House Districts 19, 66 and 67, as well as Senate District 31. As of Monday afternoon, all three candidates for House District 19 had confirmed their attendance at the event. In the District 19 race, incumbent Paulette Rakestraw Braddock of Powder Springs is being opposed by Michael Ray James of Acworth and Melissa Morrison of Dallas in the GOP primary. The victor will have no…

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West Cobb Election Guide

The candidates, incumbents and issues that will be affecting Powder Springs and the rest of West Cobb in this year's elections.

As we look ahead to November’s elections, West Cobb Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need about races around town. Here's our start on the candidates and issues we'll be covering as November draws near. President Barack Obama: When the president was campaigning for a first term, he stopped by McEachern High School, where he discussed Americans losing jobs while the prices of products, tuition and health care were rising. Do you think he'll make a surprise visit to Powder Springs in this race? Perhaps the only thing Obama has on his side from all parties is the death of supposed 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden. Outside of that, though, there's a lot of contention as it pertains to gay marriage, the Middle East, bailouts …

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