The Floyd County GOP Delegation to the District Convention.

2008 County Convention

Chairman Martha Bryant calls the 2008 GOP County Convention to order.

Irwin Bagwell, candidate for County Commissioner, Post 3, speaks to the convention.

Steve Hulsey, candidate for Sheriff, speaks to the convention.

County School Board Member Mark Hufstetler speaks about school issues.

Tax Commissioner Kevin Payne speaks about his campaign to keep his position.

Senator Preston Smith and Representative Katie Dempsey were the featured speakers at the convention.

Chairman Martha Bryant was presented with a dozen roses by the Floyd County GOP for all of her hard work and dedication to the party.

2008 Mass Meeting

Registration began at 9:00. Here volunteers take membership forms from those who came to participate and gave each one a membership card and a t-shirt.

Tax Commissioner Kevin Payne speaks with fellow Republican Jeff Kelly about Payne's upcoming campaign.

Chairman Martha Bryant welcomes the crowd. Participants were organized by precinct and each precinct elected delegates and alternates from their precinct to the county convention.

Republicans from the Alto Park precinct discuss the election of delegates and alternates.

About 125 Republicans participated in the precinct mass meeting.

Republicans from the East Rome precinct, including state Representative Katie Dempsey.

Congressman Phil Gingrey, who spoke at the meeting, is greeted by long-time Republican Dr. Dan Hanks.

Congressman Gingrey addresses the crowd on the on-goings in Washington and the upcoming Presidential campaign.

State Senator Preston Smith speaks with state Transportation Chairman Mike Evans, who was visiting in Rome and decided to stop by the mass meeting and say hello to his fellow Republicans.

Elected officials who participated in the mass meeting: (from L to R) Tax Commissioner Kevin Payne, County Commissioner Eddie Lumsden, DOT Chair Mike Evans, FCRP Chair Martha Bryant, Senator Preston Smith, Congressman Phil Gingrey, County School Board Member Teresa Lumsden, County School Board Member David Johnson, City School Board Member Cheryl Huffman, and Representative Katie Dempsey.

Congressman Gingrey addressing the crowd.

The youngest Republican participant, Ryan West (19), poses for a picture with the oldest Republican participant, Robert Rakestraw (84). They each were given a coffee mug and some Georgia peanuts for their distinction.