Muscogee County is a county located on the central western border of the U.S. state of Georgia named after the Muscogee that originally inhabited the land with its western border with the state of Alabama that is formed by the Chattahoochee River. As of the 2020 census,the population was 206,922. Its county seat and only city is Columbus,with which it has been a consolidated city-county since the beginning of 1971.
Harris County is a county located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia;its western border with the state of Alabama is formed by the Chattahoochee River. As of the 2020 census,the population was 34,668. The county seat is Hamilton. The largest city in the county is Pine Mountain,a resort town that is home to the Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park. Harris County was created on December 14,1827,and named for Charles Harris,a Georgia judge and attorney. Harris County is part of the Columbus,GA-AL metropolitan area and has become a popular suburban and exurban destination of residence for families relocating from Columbus. Because of this,Harris has become the sixth-wealthiest county in Georgia in terms of per capita income and the wealthiest in the state outside of Metro Atlanta.
Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City,Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee County,with which it officially merged in 1970;the original merger excluded Bibb City,which joined in 2000 after dissolving its own city charter.
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 2nd congressional district since 1993. He became the dean of Georgia's congressional delegation after the death of John Lewis. A member of the Blue Dog Coalition,he belongs to the conservative faction of the Democratic Party. His district is in southwestern Georgia and includes Albany,Thomasville,and most of Columbus and Macon.
The 2006 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2006. Georgia incumbent Republican governor Sonny Perdue ran for re-election to a second and final term as governor. Governor Perdue was renominated by the Republican Party,defeating a minor opponent in the process,while Lieutenant Governor Mark Taylor narrowly emerged victorious from a competitive Democratic primary. In the general election,though Taylor ran a spirited campaign,Perdue was aided by the increasing tendency of the state to vote for Republicans and by his popularity with the public;polling showed his approval ratings above sixty percent. In the end,Perdue was overwhelmingly re-elected as governor,defeating Taylor in a landslide,becoming the first Republican Governor of Georgia to ever be reelected. As of 2024,this is the last time that Muscogee,Warren,Rockdale,Chatham,and Bibb counties voted for the Republican candidate for governor and the last time that Marion,Telfair,and Wheeler counties voted for the Democratic candidate.
Mary Jo Kilroy is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 15th congressional district from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party from Ohio. She was defeated in her November 2,2010 re-election bid. In 2012,she ran in the newly redrawn,Columbus-based 3rd congressional district but lost in the primary.
Jack Thomas Brinkley was an American politician,educator and lawyer. He served as a Democratic member for the 3rd district of Georgia of the United States House of Representatives.
The 2010 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2010. Incumbent Republican governor Sonny Perdue was term-limited and unable to seek re-election. Primary elections for the Republican and Democratic parties took place on July 20. Democrats nominated former governor Roy Barnes,and Republicans nominated Representative Nathan Deal following a runoff on August 10. The Libertarian Party also had ballot access and nominated John Monds. Deal won the general election,and took office on January 10,2011.
Calvin Smyre is an American politician who served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives. Elected in 1974,he was the longest-serving member of the Georgia Legislature. In May 2022,his nomination to serve as the United States ambassador to the Dominican Republic was withdrawn and he was instead nominated to serve as the United States ambassador to the Bahamas.
Baker High School was located in Columbus,Georgia,United States. It was built in 1943 near Fort Benning,now named Fort Moore. It was named for Newton Diehl Baker,Secretary of War during World War I. The first graduates received their diplomas in 1945. Baker High served Columbus and Fort Benning for nearly fifty years,producing graduates who excelled in scholarship,athletics,and the arts. The last class of seniors graduated on June 6,1991. The Baker name lives on at Baker Middle School a few blocks east on Benning Drive. Baker High School was demolished in 2011. On May 18,2013,a historical marker was placed at the site of the former school by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Baker High School Alumni Association.
Anderson Drew Ferguson IV is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Georgia's 3rd congressional district. The district stretches from the southern suburbs of Atlanta to the northern suburbs of Columbus,including a sliver of Columbus itself.
Nikema Natassha Williams is an American politician and political executive serving as the representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district and as Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia. The district includes almost three-quarters of Atlanta. She was a member of the Georgia State Senate for the 39th district from 2017-2021. Williams served as one of 16 electors for Georgia in the Electoral College following the 2020 United States presidential election.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on November 3,2020,to elect the 14 U.S. representatives from the state of Georgia,one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Wiley Randall Robertson is an American politician from Cataula,Georgia. He is a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate representing District 29,elected in 2018. Robertson is a retired law enforcement officer and attended Command College at Columbus State University and the FBI National Academy.
Vance C. Smith is an American politician and businessman from Georgia. Smith is a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives representing the 133rd district since 2019.
Richard H. Smith was an American politician. A Republican,he served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2005 until his death in 2024.
Mesha K. Mainor is an American politician serving as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 56th district.
I. Lawrence Shields was an American politician from Georgia. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives and served as mayor of Columbus,Georgia.
Gary C. Cason is an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 96th district of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Amanda Swope is an American politician who has served as the Oklahoma House of Representatives member from the 71st district since November 16,2022. She was the Tulsa County Democratic Party Chairwoman between 2019 and 2022,the youngest person and first Native American to hold the position. She is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation.
