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The Georgia Supreme Court has disbarred former Georgia Congresswoman Denise Majette, finding she overbilled clients and misled the court about how much she was owed in fees. *** DeKalb County voters elected Majette to Congress in 2002 after she defeated then-Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney in the Democratic primary. She resigned after one term to run for the U.S. Senate and lost to Republican Johnny Isakson in the general election in 2004. In 2008, she sought office again but lost her bid to unseat state School Superintendent Kathy Cox.

This may be a repost but an important one.Alexandria, VA) – Even though President Bush took the oath of office last week, taxpayers still have one piece of unfinished business from the election: some federal lawmakers – including many seeking higher office – received thousands of dollars in salary overpayments for being away from their jobs during 2003 and 2004. According to a study released today by the 350,000-member National Taxpayers Union (NTU), an obscure federal statute still on the books requires Congressional absentees to forfeit their pay unless they or a family member are ill; but leaders have failed...

ATLANTA - Underdog Democrat Denise Majette hammered away at front-running Republican Johnny Isakson in two U.S. Senate race debates Sunday, attacking his support for a national sales tax as bad for Georgia and challenging his claims he has never supported a tax increase. She suggested it bordered on criminal for him to accept a lake lot lease from Georgia Power Co. while serving in the Legislature and then to sell it at a profit years later. The sweetheart deal for key lawmakers was disclosed years ago. Majette has made it the focus of one of her ads. The aggressive stance...

National lottery proposed to aid education By Todd DeFeo Democratic Senate candidate Denise Majette is proposing a national lottery, saying it could raise more than $105 billion for education over 10 years. "Professional politicians have offered nothing but the same old rhetoric," Majette, who currently represents Georgia's 4th district in the House of Representatives, said in a news release. Attempting "to offer something new," the lottery will help reduce class size, improve test scores and "provide America's children the education they deserve," she contends. "We've seen the power of the education lottery right here in Georgia," Majette said. "It is...

Isakson/Majette debate on C-SPAN.

>Subject: Fwd. fwd. Re: Georgia Senate Race >Date: Sat, 18 Sept 2004 21:02:14 -0400 (EDT) Y'all should take a look at the candidates' websites. I think the links are down there somewhere in this forward. I personally like the Buckley guy, but like the forward says he doesn't have a chance of winning. God Bless! Fellow Georgians - I'm writing you as a concerned Christian and Georgian. As I am sure you are well aware, the upcoming election is very important. We are making a choice about a president that will shape our future. But there are other important races...

Democrat Denise Majette's campaign on Tuesday blasted The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for supporting Republican Johnny Isakson in the race for U.S. Senate. "The AJC didn't even bother to give Denise a chance to talk to them" before publishing an endorsement of Isakson on Sept. 27, the Majette campaign charged in a statement sent to reporters and posted online. Rick Dent, campaign spokesman for Majette, said the congresswoman is also upset that the newspaper's editorial board would not publish her reply to the Isakson endorsement. "Our contention is that the general election is a different election [from the primary], between two people...

Below are the results of a four-day poll of likely voters in the state of Georgia for the presidential race. Results are based on telephone interviews with 801 registered voters in Georgia, aged 18+, and released as indicated below. For results based on this sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.1. If the election were held today, would you vote for Bush—Cheney or Kerry—Edwards?   07/13 08/04 08/18 08/30 09/15 TBA TBA TBA Bush-Cheney 51% 52% 54% 55% 58% 0% 0% 0% Kerry-Edwards 40% 43% 40% 38% 36% 0%...

Will it be Isakson? Cain? A runoff? Will that beast McKinney go down in flames to Leviatan? Who will be the Dims sacrificial lamb in the Senate race? Here is the place where we'll discuss it.

This Liberal Business Chris Stewart Air America is just about dead. Air America was supposed to be the liberal answer to the right-wing talk radio market. It was launched in March with all the shining stars of American liberalism, from Michael Moore to Al Gore, giggling like schoolgirls in interviews that left-wing commentators were finally going to defeat the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity and drive them from the American radio waves. They didn't mention that the left has always had a taxpayer supported radio network called National Public Radio. This typical left-wing operation is such a financial...

Senate winner may be pioneer Web posted Monday, June 14, 2004 By Brian Basinger | Morris News Service ATLANTA - Could Georgia voters be on their way to electing the state's first black U.S. senator? The question might have seemed like the stuff of fiction only a few years ago - even in what was long considered one of the more progressive states of the New South. But among the 11 major-party candidates vying to replace outgoing Democratic Sen. Zell Miller this year are two black candidates - Republican businessman Herman Cain and Democratic U.S. Rep. Denise Majette - whose...

The state AFL-CIO is endorsing the bids of Denise Majette for U.S. Senate and Cynthia McKinney for the House of Representatives. Majette, a Democratic congresswoman from DeKalb County, is running for the Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Zell Miller. McKinney, also a Democrat, is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives who is seeking her old job in the 4th Congressional District. The state AFL-CIO, which announced the endorsements Thursday, is Georgia's largest union with 200,000 members. The organization cited both candidates' pro-labor policies while serving in Congress. Candidates in several other Georgia races also received...

Cain Calls Majette Liberal Puppet FOREST PARK, GA (Mar. 29) - Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herman Cain released the following statement after U.S. Rep Denise Majette announced her intention to run for the U.S. Senate: “With Denise Majette’s announcement today to run for the United States Senate, it is apparent that the Democratic Party continues to believe in its failed policies of more taxes and bigger government. Obviously, they have learned nothing from Senator Zell Miller. There are enough liberals and moderates in the Senate and we do not need another. “In the past year, Congresswoman Majette has spent...

DeKalb Democrat to seek Zell Miller's Senate seat.

Announcement may come today By COREY DADE, JIM THARPE The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 03/28/04 U.S. Rep. Denise Majette will hold a news conference today at the state Capitol to address speculation that she is running for the U.S. Senate, according to campaign officials. Leaders of the state Democratic Party and people close to Majette (D-Stone Mountain) expect her to announce she will launch a bid for the Senate after only two years in Congress. Majette's campaign spokeswoman, Cindy Abel, has said only that the congresswoman is prepared today to discuss "rumors" of her Senate aspirations. Majette did not return...

Cynthia McKinney Announces Bid For Reelection to Congressional Seat"George Bush has given us answers that don't answer, explanations that don't explain, and conclusions that don't conclude." Decatur, GA - Today Cynthia McKinney Announced her bid to retake the 4th Congressional District seat now held by Denise Majette and released the following statement.  "Four years ago, candidate Bush made promises to the American people that he has failed to keep.  This jobs Presidency has lost jobs at a record pace; the Leave-No-Child Behind Presidency has failed to put our children first; and this fiscal conservative has presided over record national...

<p>Looks like the racist former Congresswoman is running again for Congress. I so hoped that she would be the Green nominee this year if Nader passed it up (and I understand that he did pass up running on the Green ticket). She is running against Denise Majette again. Both she and her family blamed her defeat on the J-E-W-S. The media glossed this part over and blamed Republicans for crossing over and voting for her opponent in the primary.</p>

Dad: McKinney wants rematch against Majette Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, ousted from office in a hostile 2002 Democratic primary, wants a rematch against the woman who beat her: U.S. Rep. Denise Majette (D-Ga.).On Sunday, McKinney's father, Billy McKinney, a former state representative, confirmed his daughter's planned entry into the 2004 4th District Democratic Party primary."Absolutely, she's running," the elder McKinney said. "We're going to make it exciting."He said his daughter was in Barbados for a speaking engagement and could not be reached for comment. Attempts to reach Majette were unsuccessful.McKinney's apparent return ends months of speculation about her future.The outspoken...

HOUSE WOMEN EYEING SENATERepublican Rep. Katherine Harris isn't the only newbie House member looking to move up to the Senate quickly. Fellow freshman Rep. Denise Majette (D-Ga.), who knocked off incumbent and conspiracy theorist Cynthia McKinney in the Democratic primary in 2002, is looking at George's open Senate seat up for grabs in 2004. Harris has been a little less coy about her thinking on the Florida Senate seat soon to be contested with the retirement of Sen. Bob Graham. As recently as Wednesday, she was telling donors and Florida supporters that her decision to enter the race had little...

Senator Denise Majette? Latest Name Floated as Desperate Democrats Search By Lauren W. Whittington ROLL CALL STAFF November 19, 2003 Rep. Denise Majette (D-Ga.) is quietly talking to some of her colleagues about the possibility of running for the Peach State’s open Senate seat in 2004, sources said Tuesday. (password required for balance of article) How would she (or Baker or Franklin or another prominent black democrat) effect a cross over vote for Herman Cain??? Who can help me look at the math?? Contested pres Primaries in 2000 Demo- 384,000 (Gore/Bradley) GOP- 629,000 (Bush/McCain/Keys) Contested GOP primaries in 2003: Gov.:...