Stephen Simpson Announces Candidacy During Event at Oconee Veterans Park

Stephen Simpson, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, has announced plans to run for Georgia’s 10th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014, the Athens Banner-Herald reports. 

Republican Paul Broun, who currently holds the seat, plans to run for Senate, as Sen. Saxby Chambliss announced in January he would not seek a third term. 

Simpson announced his candidacy, according to the newspaper, Wednesday, June 19, at the Oconee Veterans Park. Click here to read the full report. 

Find out where Simpson stands on the issues of jobs and the economy, education, abortion, immigration and more. 

Other Republicans who have announced plans to seek the 10th Congressional District post include Jody Hice, a minister and conservative talk show host, State Rep. Donna Sheldon of Dacula, Mike Collins, a businessman and son of a former congressman, and party activist Brian Slowinski. 

The 10th Congressional District includes Barrow County, as well as the southern portion of Clarke County, Oconee and Walton, and part of Gwinnett, among other counties in Georgia.