Gubernatorial candidate Mae Beavers was among the guests at the DeKalb County Republican Party fall picnic Saturday at Green Brook Park.
All county residents were invited to come and share in fellowship and hear from Republican candidates or representatives of their campaigns.
Each of the candidates for state offices was given a chance to speak briefly.
Beavers was the only candidate for Governor to attend.
Mark Pody, candidate for State Senate, also made remarks. He is not seeking re-election to his current position of State Representative in District 46. Two GOP candidates, Clark Boyd and Menda Holmes spoke at Saturday’s picnic. Each is hoping to get the Republican nomination in the race to succeed Pody in the state house.
40th District State Representative Terri Lynn Weaver spoke to Saturday’s gathering as did her Republican opponent Chad Williams.
Steve Allbrooks, representing the Marsha Blackburn U.S. Senate campaign also made remarks.
In addition to the state candidates, local elected officials attending were Sheriff Patrick Ray, Trustee Sean Driver, Assessor of Property Shannon Cantrell, and fifth district county commissioner Jerry Adcock. Tom Chandler, a party officer, announced that he plans to seek the GOP nomination to run for one of two county commission positions in the 1st district in 2018.
GOP nominees for county wide and local district offices will be selected by caucus to run in the August 2018 DeKalb County General Election.
Republican nominees for state wide and state district offices will be running in the August 2018 GOP primary. Winners will then run in the November 2018 Tennessee General Election.
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