More than 230

Republicans gathered in Coweta County at Northgate High School Saturday

to select the 3rd congressional District chairman.

Ten counties

including Fayette were represented.

Two candidates

vied for district chairman: Barbara Scruggs from Coweta County and Rob

Doll from Muscogee County. Scruggs has held the chairmanship for the past

year, completing Peter Pfeifer's term after his resignation.

Two elected

officials from Fayette County, County Commission Chairman Greg Dunn and

State Court Solicitor Steve Harris, were included in the 48 delegates

selected to represent the county's Republican Party. The county was allocated

60 delegates, a number based on the voting Republican strength in the

county and the percentage of voter turnout. Fayette ranks as one of the

number one Republican counties in the state, and also boasts one of the

highest voter turnouts.

Forty-eight

delegates and alternates from Fayette attended. Convention registration

opened at 9 a.m. with an official starting time of 10 a.m. Coweta County

was allocated 44 delegates and was one of only three counties that filled

their quotas.

State Sen.

Mitch Seabaugh, state Rep. Lynn Smith and Rep. Lynn Westmoreland were

included in the Coweta County delegation. Seabaugh and Westmoreland spoke

to the group prior to the beginning of the official business of the convention.

Both encouraged Republicans to work toward electing a Republican House,

Senate and governor in upcoming elections and highlighted some important

issues facing the state in the near future.

The overall

tone of the convention was enthusiastic, upbeat and positive. Many conversations

revolved around the change of leadership in the White House.

Robert "Rob"

Doll was easily elected as the new chairman for the 3rd District party.

His strong background and grass roots preparation were two strengths cited

as reasons for their support by many who voted for him.

He is a graduate

of Florida State University. His work history includes four years in the

U. S. Army, a short stint as deputy assistant attorney general and deputy

secretary of labor in Florida and ownership or co-ownership of a number

of small businesses.

His active

Republican roots go