Tag: Chris West

Georgia’s Bishop Touts 30-Year Record in Congress, Opponent Attacks It in Debate

Sanford Bishop asked constituents to judge him on the actions in his 30 year record in Congress in a debate on Sunday ahead of the midterm elections. His opponent, Chris West, a younger lawyer and developer without much of a record to run on, asked voters to consider what Bishop hasn’t achieved. He asked them…


Veteran Congressman Faces Stiff Challenge in Close Georgia Race

The dean of Georgia’s Congressional delegation now faces the most formidable electoral challenge of his 30-year House tenure in a race said to be the closest in the Deep South. Redistricting has put into play Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District, which Sanford Bishop has represented since 1992. The southwest Georgia district, extending from Columbus south to…


Chris West Wins Georgia 2nd Congressional District GOP Runoff

Attorney and Georgia Air National Guard officer Chris West defeated heavily funded West Point graduate and former Army captain Jeremy Hunt in Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District GOP runoff on June 21. With 94 percent of the votes reported at 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, West accumulated 51.3 percent of the vote followed by Hunt at 48.7 percent,…