Ga. Democrats opening 14 campaign offices statewide

ATLANTA  The Democratic Party of Georgia Monday announced the kick-off to its 2010 Coordinated Campaign with the opening of 12 campaign offices throughout the state and plans to open two more, representing the state party s largest field effort in history.

The steering committee for the effort includes former state Rep. Wyc Orr of Gainesville.

"This campaign will cover every inch of Georgia," said Shirley Franklin, former mayor of Atlanta and Campaign Chair.  "We will have hundreds of volunteers mobilizing tens of thousands of voters, each pledging to elect leaders that will create jobs, fix our public schools, and make Georgia work again."

But, Franklin said Monday's grand opening of field offices is not the first step. She said more than 100 volunteers have been making phone calls for weeks, with several additional offices expected to open soon.  "Our steering committee has been working overtime to build the momentum for November," said Franklin.  "We're working hard to turn Georgia blue."

In addition to Franklin and Orr, the 2010 Coordinated Campaign steering committee includes Vice Chairs Dan Halpern and Amy Morton, state Senators Lester Jackson, Nan Orrock and Jason Carter; state Representatives Calvin Smyre, Winfred Dukes, Pedro Marin, and Rashad Taylor; DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown; Richard Ray of the AFL-CIO; Sally Rosser; Ken Britt; Paul Horning; Lauren Benedict; Jan Bryson and Melanie Goux.

Locations of 2010 Coordinated Campaign Field Offices include:

Athens, 1063 Baxter Street. Contact: Erin McIntosh at [email protected].

Albany, (coming soon).

Atlanta (Midtown), 1100 Spring St. Ste: 408. Contact: Randi Gregory at [email protected] or Lauren Borchard at [email protected].

Blue Ridge, 1876 OId Highway 76. Contact: Bill Harrison at [email protected].

Columbus, (opening soon).

Conyers, 2055 Gees Mill Rd. Contact: Jennifer Simmons-Gordon at [email protected].

Decatur, 2050 Lawrenceville Hwy Ste: D-46. Contact: Miles Cliatt at [email protected].

East Point, (opening mid-week). Contact: Sybil Cypress at [email protected].

Kingsland, (opening soon).

Macon, 1680 Broadway Street. Contact: Ron Banks at [email protected].

Marietta, 120 Anderson Street. Contact: Dan Wiseman at [email protected].

Savannah, (opening this week). Contact: Charlie Ingram at [email protected].

Thomasville, (opening soon).

Valdosta, 1008 Slater St. Contact: Jerome Tucker at [email protected].