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Convention Delegates for Georgia 1st and 12th

February 23rd, 2008 by karen

The final tally of Georgia delegates to the Democratic Convention is just about complete. (It is complicated for us by the fact that part of Chatham County lies in the 1st and part in the 12th Congressional District.)


Total Georgia delegates: 87. In addition, there are 13 unpledged superdelegates + 2 unpledged add-on delegates. (Who thought up this loony-tunes system, for heaven’s sake?)

The 1st CD gets:

  • 1 female delegate pledged to Barack Obama
  • 1 male delegate pledged to Barack Obama
  • 1 female delegate pledged to Hillary Clinton
  • 1 male alternate pledged to Barack Obama

The 12th CD gets

  • 1 female Clinton Delegate
  • 2 male Obama Delegate
  • 2 female Obama Delegates and
  • Alternate - 1 Obama male

Delegates will be elected at congressional district caucuses on April 19, 2008.

The Democratic National Convention insists on male/female diversity. That’s why the delegates are broken down by sex. In addition, of course, we shall have an ethnically diverse delegation.

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  • 1 aleta35 Feb 25, 2008 at 1:24 am

    Delegates will be elected at congressional district caucuses on April 19…so how would you get your name on the list? Please pardon my ignorance of the process. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thank you.

  • 2 jane Feb 25, 2008 at 2:01 pm

    Is anyone from Chatham County planning on trying to become a delegate?

  • 3 karen Feb 25, 2008 at 2:35 pm

    aleta35: The instructions for becoming a delegate are posted at
    http://chathamdems.com/2008/01/18/want-to-be-a-dnc-convention-delegate/

    karen