One of Georgia's largest teachers' groups is holding-off endorsing a gubernatorial candidate. (photo-Edgar Treiguts)
The teacher organization will instead sit-out the July primaries to see how results shake-out. It then plans to back a gubernatorial candidate around Labor Day.
The GAE’s Jeff Hubbard says the group wants to let the campaigns—and candidates—develop their ideas.
“We had a multitude of candidates on the Democratic-side that were able to offer very articulate, well thought-out plans. So in the end, we could not decide on one best candidate.”
Considered a front-runner by many, former governor Roy Barnes did not get teacher support eight years ago. Hubbard says of the chance the GAE may support Barnes this time around--“anything’s possible.”
The GAE did announce endorsements of Democrat Joe Martin for state schools superintendent and Democrat Carol Porter for lieutenant governor.
