May 14th announcement

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On April 22nd, I formally notified the Republican Party and Registrar of Voters for Fannin County that I was withdrawing from the Republican Runoff for Fannin County Precinct 3 Commissioner.

Because the deadline to withdraw and be removed from the ballot was in March, my name cannot be removed from the ballot. 

Because of that fact, I have spoken with the other candidate-Kurt Fogelberg II, and asked him to ensure that his voters turn out and vote for him-and I request that those who intended to vote for me do not. Should his voters fail to turn out, thinking the race over-we could end up with a costly special election. 

I offered Mr. Fogelberg my support, and thanked him-the same as I thank Mr. Gary Tucker, and Mr. Johnny Pairsh for the civil way in which this race was run and their willingness to serve their neighbors by giving them choices. 

My deepest thanks to those who supported and guided me, and donated time and money to this effort. It is clear to me that everyone I spoke with has a vision of a positive future in our home here in Fannin County-and I am blessed now to have hundreds of new friends and neighbors met during this campaign.

Because a vacuum will always be filled with speculation and rumor, it is important for me to strongly tell you all that there is no "thing" that caused me to exit this campaign. If you hear differently, the person telling you doesn't know me. Circumstances change in ways we cannot predict over 6 months, and once I knew I could not serve, the only honest path was to immediately resign the race. 

My best wishes to all of you here in Fannin County-and may God's blessings find you all.