Gerry Wins Big In Cobb County!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, July 7, 2009
MARIETTA, GA – Participants in the straw poll at the Cobb County Republican Party’s annual Fourth of July Barbecue overwhelmingly supported Gerry Purcell, Republican candidate for Insurance Commissioner in 2010. With over three hundred votes cast in the poll, Purcell took a clear plurality and garnered more than twice the total of any other candidate for the office of Insurance Commissioner.
“The Cobb County GOP Barbeque on the fourth of July is consistently one of the largest in the state,” Purcell said. “The results of the straw poll are a clear indicator that Georgians are ready for some new voices and new leaders for our state, and for a Commissioner who is an experienced health care reformer with a track record of results using free-market solutions. I am honored by their support.”
The yearly Cobb County Republican Party Barbecue is known as a “must-attend event for Republican office seekers.” With 315 votes cast for six candidates in the Insurance Commissioner straw poll, Purcell won 48.5 percent of the total. The next highest percentage of votes received by a candidate was 20.3 percent. The vote result is as follows:
Gerry Purcell – 153 votes (48.5 %)
State Senator Ralph Hudgens – 64 votes (20.3%)
Stephen Northington from Cobb County – 55 votes
State Senator Seth Harp – 31 votes
Mayor Harold Logsdon – 8 votes
John Fuchko from Cobb County – 3 votes
“The numbers at the Cobb County GOP straw poll reflect the response we’ve had from people across the state who are excited about the energy and enthusiasm Gerry brings to the campaign for Insurance Commissioner,” said Rob O’Neal, campaign manager. “We are very pleased that our message to the voters in Cobb County is resonating so well, and we look forward to building additional support as we move forward.”
Purcell is a Georgia native, and he and his wife, Julianne, have two sons and reside in Alpharetta. He attended Truett-McConnell in Cleveland, Georgia and later graduated on an ROTC scholarship as a Distinguished Military Graduate from Chaminade University of Honolulu. He is a decorated Army Military Intelligence Officer and a nationally known healthcare reformer. For more about his vision for the office of Insurance Commissioner, please visit http://www.gerrypurcell.com/.
Contact:
Rob O’Neal, Campaign Manager – rob@gerrypurcell.com