Tuesday evening at Shelton Elementary school candidates for Post 4 Board of Commissioners, Board of education district 5 and 6, House District 17 and House District 19 gathered for a forum hosted by Lee and Lydia Rollins. Lee and Lydia run the Cedarcrest corridor politics Facebook group. This group is dedicated to the elected officials and politics that affect those that live along the Cedarcrest corridor.
The Post 4 candidates in attendance were Dan Bolesand Brian Stover. Jim Ashworth was unable to attend due to a conflict with his job but had his campaign manager there to read a statement and answer questions. Tony Crowe was unable to attend due to some family medical reasons.
State House of Representatives District 17 candidate David Barnett was the only candidate for this race in attendance. AllOnGeorgia reached out to Martin Momtahan for comment on his absence but as of publication time, we have not heard back.
Matt Lowe was born in Helena, Montana and grew up in Austell, Ga. He attended South Cobb high school and Chattahoochee Tech. He is an avid outdoorsman. He lives with his wife and 7 children in Dallas, GA. If you’d like to follow more of Matt you can find him on Instagram and Facebook.