Patrick Hickey

1 week ago | jamesmagazinega.com | Patrick Hickey

Turnout was low for Georgia’s pair of contested Public Service Commission primary elections Tuesday, with only 202,000 Georgians – about 2.4% of the state’s eligible voters – casting ballots. On the Republican side incumbent Commissioner Tim Echols made short work of his primary challenger, taking home 76% of the vote over Lee Muns. He will face off with Democrat Alicia Johnson for the District 2 seat, (remember though; PSC seats are all voted on statewide) in November.

2 weeks ago | jamesmagazinega.com | Patrick Hickey

Maybe what the country needs to come together are light, cotton, striped suits. At least for yesterday, a hot, muggy D.C. Thursday, Republicans and Democrats came together to support a Southern tradition: The 11th annual National Seersucker Day. Seersucker weave was brought to the American South by way of New Orleans (by way of British colonial India) all the way back in the early 19th century, long before the advent of air conditioning.

1 month ago | jamesmagazinega.com | Patrick Hickey

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens appears to have scared off any serious challengers as he prepares to run for his second term. That means the race to watch in Georgia’s capital city this fall will be for city council president, where a referendum over support of law enforcement looks to take center stage. The race was triggered by the announcement that current President Doug Shipman will retire at the end of the year.

2 months ago | jamesmagazinega.com | Patrick Hickey

The 2024 elections ended only months ago – but in political terms they’re already old news. All eyes now turn to the 2026 midterms, where Georgia will once again be among the very most-watched battleground states with competitive races up and down the ballot. Here’s where we stand in the spring of 2025, a full year out from qualifying, as those campaigns begin to take form. U.S. SenateThe most consequential race on the national scene is U.S. Sen.