Next year, voters in Northeast Georgia’s Senate District 46 will decide their new state senator. The district covers several counties, including Clarke, Oconee, Walton, Barrow, and Gwinnett. Republican senator Bill Cowsert currently represents District 46 and is now running to be the state’s next Attorney General.
Two candidates have announced their campaigns to succeed Cowsert. WUGA’s Alexia Ridley sat down with Oconee County’s Steven Strickland, a Republican, to discuss his qualifications. Here’s that conversation.