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04-29-2016, 06:13 PM
Broun endorsed by Rand Paul in Georgia congressional race
By JIM THOMPSON
Friday, April 29, 2016
Paul Broun was endorsed by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, a former GOP presidential contender, in his effort to win Georgia’s 9th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to a recent announcement from Broun’s campaign.
Broun, who represented all or part of Athens-Clarke County during a seven-year stint in the House ending with his unsuccessful 2014 campaign for one of Georgia’s U.S. Senate seats, is in a five-person Republican contest for the 9th District seat, which includes a northern corner of Athens-Clarke County and extends north and east to the Georgia state line. Broun, a physician, moved from Oconee County to Habersham County in connection with his bid for the 9th District seat.
“Paul Broun is a steadfast fighter for liberty who has never caved to establishment pressures,” Paul noted in his endorsement. Paul had previously endorsed Broun in his unsuccessful bid for the Georgia seat in the Senate.
“Broun stood with me to end NSA spying on innocent Americans ... and to prevent drones from being used against U.S. citizens on U.S. soil,” Paul said in his endorsement. “He introduced Audit the FED in the House and fought to get it passed.”
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http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2016-04-29/broun-endorsed-rand-paul-georgia-congressional-race
By JIM THOMPSON
Friday, April 29, 2016
Paul Broun was endorsed by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, a former GOP presidential contender, in his effort to win Georgia’s 9th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to a recent announcement from Broun’s campaign.
Broun, who represented all or part of Athens-Clarke County during a seven-year stint in the House ending with his unsuccessful 2014 campaign for one of Georgia’s U.S. Senate seats, is in a five-person Republican contest for the 9th District seat, which includes a northern corner of Athens-Clarke County and extends north and east to the Georgia state line. Broun, a physician, moved from Oconee County to Habersham County in connection with his bid for the 9th District seat.
“Paul Broun is a steadfast fighter for liberty who has never caved to establishment pressures,” Paul noted in his endorsement. Paul had previously endorsed Broun in his unsuccessful bid for the Georgia seat in the Senate.
“Broun stood with me to end NSA spying on innocent Americans ... and to prevent drones from being used against U.S. citizens on U.S. soil,” Paul said in his endorsement. “He introduced Audit the FED in the House and fought to get it passed.”
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read more:
http://onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2016-04-29/broun-endorsed-rand-paul-georgia-congressional-race