Loganville Mayor, Councilman to be Sworn in Next Month

Mayor-elect Dan Curry and Councilman-elect Jay Boland will be sworn in to take their seats on the Loganville City Council at the July 11 council meeting, according to city officials. 

With little more than 4 percent of the 6,480 registered voters in the city casting votes in the Special Election on June 18, 2013, Curry was elected mayor and Boland beat out former Walton County District 2 commissioner Chuck Bagley to win a seat on the council. Boland received 167 of the votes against Bagley's 116. Curry received 237 votes for mayor. Only 285 votes in total were cast in the Special Election.

Boland thanked his wife and children for supporting him, as well as friends, family and supporters who he said were there for him before, during and after the election.

"To those that took time to graciously open their door when I came to introduce myself, to my supporters who put yard signs out, who took time out of their day to vote for me, that told their friends and neighbors about me and helped get the word out, this isn't just a win for me, but for us, the citizens of Loganville," Boland said. "I will do my best to work hard for the residents of our great city and I look forward to working with the members of the council."

Bagley said he was disappointed with the low turnout.

"About 4 percent of the people got what they wanted and 3 percent didn't," Bagley said before being aware that the turnout was even lower than that. "(Boland) and his supporters just outworked us."

Bagley went on to say he wasn't sure at this point whether he would consider taking another shot at a seat on the Loganville City Council in the upcoming November elections, going on to say he has bigger fish to fry right now. Bagley had surgery during the height of the campaign and said that prevented him from being able to get out for much of the time. He has until August to decide whether or not to make a second attempt this year for a seat on the council. In the meantime, he appears to be taking on a veteran issue with the City of Atlanta. He was seen in a news report on CBS News on June 20 in a story about whether or not the U.S. flag is correctly displayed in a banner over the street in downtown Atlanta.

Boland will serve out the remaining two-and-a-half years of Curry's old term on the council. Curry had to resign his council seat in order to run for mayor in the wake of the late Mayor Ray Nunley's cancer diagnosis and subsequent passing. Since Nunley's seat was up for reelection in November, Curry will have to run again in order to seek election for a full four-year term. 

Also on the ballot in November are the seats currently held by Council members Michelle Lynch, Mark Kiddoo and Rey Martinez. Kiddoo, who is currently serving as acting mayor, has already formally announced that he will be running to hold onto a seat on the council in November. Former councilwoman Eileen Waring has also made a formal announcement that she is throwing her hat into the ring for a seat on the council. Martinez, who is expected back from a tour of duty in the military this summer, announced before he left that he would be running again. Lynch has not yet committed.