The process

of redrawing Georgia's state Senate district lines will certainly shrink

the area Mitch Seabaugh represents.

Seabaugh said

Friday that he stands to lose 35,000 constituents from District 28, which

currently covers all of Coweta County, all of Peachtree City and part

of Fayette County, south of Ga. Highway 54 all the way through Fayetteville

south of McDonough Road. The area also includes a chunk of Spalding County.

"I hate

to lose anybody, but I've got to," said the Sharpsburg Republican,

noting the possibility that some of his biggest supporters could end up

in another district after the process is finalized.

He also made

clear he doesn't want to lose any of the Fayette portion of his district.

The Senate

committee on redistricting is scheduled to meet again June 15, Seabaugh

noted.

One of Seabaugh's

largest concerns is making sure he represents a group of people with similar

goals.

"Keeping

together people with a common interests, that's a real concern,"

Seabaugh said.

To develop

his position on redistricting, Seabaugh is seeking opinions from local

voters. Part of that effort will be aided by a new office he and state

Rep. Lynn Westmoreland are opening near the Thomas Crossroads area in

Coweta. Other Fayette politicians also are beginning to communicate with

Seabaugh about the process.

The new districts

are being drawn with a 10 percent deviation, although Seabaugh contends

that with today's technology, that should be knocked down to 1 percent.

That way, the state could come close to insuring certain areas aren't

under-represented by having too large a population, he said.

Seabaugh also

noted that other changes in the area political climate are coming that

could significantly affect the redistricting process. He pointed to the

upcoming U.S. Congressional race as one such possible change.

"Lots

of things are going to go into the mix," he said. "It's going

to be interesting."

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