| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 3668 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 966 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representative Anderson of the 10 |
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| 6 | 6 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 7 | 7 | | Recognizing and commending Carl Stokes upon his retirement as Chairman of the Rabun |
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| 9 | 9 | | County Republican Party; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Carl Stokes is retiring after two years of dedicated service as Chairman of the3 |
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| 11 | 11 | | Rabun County Republican Party, having brought unmatched enthusiasm, commitment, and4 |
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| 12 | 12 | | visibility to the position; and5 |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, after attending the 2023 county convention in his iconic 1937 "Mr. Green6 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Jeans" pickup truck adorned with Trump flags, Carl was encouraged to take on the role of7 |
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| 15 | 15 | | chairman, a position he embraced with full energy and unwavering dedication; and8 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, under his leadership, the Rabun GOP ranked among the top five counties in9 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Georgia for early voting turnout in the 2024 presidential election and operated a10 |
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| 18 | 18 | | six-day-a-week campaign headquarters in Mountain City for four months; and11 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, he organized several high-impact events that drew local and statewide attention,12 |
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| 20 | 20 | | including a three-night Reagan film-fest at the Tiger Drive-In Theater and the Trump13 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Armada at LaPrade's Marina on Lake Burton; and14 |
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| 22 | 22 | | H. R. 966 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Carl played a leading role in hosting the 2024 9th District Republican |
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| 26 | 26 | | Convention in Dillard, Georgia, and fostered bipartisan civic engagement by co-hosting a16 |
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| 27 | 27 | | municipal debate with the Rabun County Democrats at the Civic Center; and17 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, the Rabun GOP received an award for outstanding fund-raising under his18 |
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| 29 | 29 | | leadership, while Treasurer Linda Burns was honored with the Horatio Alger Award by the19 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 9th District; and20 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, he further demonstrated tireless personal involvement by designing and21 |
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| 32 | 32 | | building Christmas parade floats, helping install campaign signs across Rabun County, and22 |
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| 33 | 33 | | leading efforts that made the county the top seller of gun raffle tickets in the district; and23 |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, his final major event as chairman—the Low Country Boil—was a resounding24 |
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| 35 | 35 | | success, bringing together Georgia GOP Chairman Josh McKoon, 95.5 WSB talk show host25 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Shelley Wynter, and Congressman Andrew Clyde; and26 |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable individual be27 |
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| 38 | 38 | | appropriately honored during this special time.28 |
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| 39 | 39 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that29 |
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| 40 | 40 | | the members of this body recognize and commend Carl Stokes upon the grand occasion of30 |
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| 41 | 41 | | his retirement as Chairman of the Rabun County Republican Party and extend best wishes31 |
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| 42 | 42 | | for continued success in all future endeavors.32 |
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| 43 | 43 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized33 |
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| 44 | 44 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Carl34 |
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| 45 | 45 | | Stokes.35 |
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| 46 | 46 | | H. R. 966 |
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