Dewayne HillRINGGOLD – The race for the District 3 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives may get more competitive.
Delegates to the Catoosa County Republican Party Convention voted Saturday to ask state Rep. Tom Weldon to formally withdraw from the race, assuming that is still his plan. If Weldon does so, the Catoosa GOP will also ask Georgia’s Republican to reopen qualifying for Weldon’s seat in the May 24 primary election.
Weldon, R-Ringgold, submitted paperwork to run for re-election March 7. Dewayne Hill, a former Catoosa County commission, qualified to challenge him on March 11 – the last day to register to run.
On Thursday, Weldon told the Times Free Press he is going to bow out, leaving Hill with no competition. He said he needed to spend more time at his law practice and with his family, and he expected to formally withdraw within the next couple of weeks.
Weldon added that he made the decision two or three days after he qualified.