...Olens said it makes sense for Hodges to have support from colleagues he's worked with for years. Olens, the former Cobb County Commission chairman, has endorsements of his own from city and county officials from across the state. "While Ken is...

...in 1964.The ex-prosecutor was raised in Albany but recently moved to Atlanta.Olens, a 53-year-old former Cobb County Commission chair, has his share of Democratic support. He has participated in conference calls with the NAACP and recruited...

...percent of the vote to avoid a runoff and got it, defeating state schools Superintendent Linda Schrenko and former Cobb County Commission Chairman Bill Byrne. Both rivals folded their campaigns. Mrs. Schrenko said, "I've called Sonny and...

...from addresses in the county's Republican-friendly areas. Such a GOP defection could hurt the chances of former Cobb County Commission Chairman Bill Byrne, who has focused most of his campaign for governor in five metro Atlanta counties, or...

...between a single-issue candidate, a warm-and-fuzzy candidate and an issue-focused candidate," said the former Cobb County Commission chairman. By his reckoning, state schools Superintendent Linda Schrenko is the first, former state Sen...

ATLANTA - Former Cobb County Commission chair Sam Olens handily defeated his Republican rival Tuesday to win the Republican Party's nod in the race to fill the state...

...competing in runoffs for other statewide offices. Here's a rundown of the competition: ATTORNEY GENERAL Former Cobb County Commission Chairman Sam Olens and state Sen. Preston Smith are competing in the Republican runoff.SECRETARY OF STATE...

...asked the courts to throw out Democrats' new health care reform law.Former U.S. attorney Max Wood and former Cobb County Commission Chairman Sam Olens said at a University of Georgia debate that they would have joined a dozen other states...

...participation added a private individual to the suit as plaintiff that made the case stronger, he said.Olens, the former Cobb County Commission chairman, and Hodges, the former Albany district attorney, also face Libertarian nominee Don Smart in November's...

...than half of the votes cast. But a late advertising blitz helped the former Democrat leave Mrs. Schrenko and former Cobb County Commission Chairman Bill Byrne in the dust. "Voters who made up their mind in the closing week or so of the campaign...