Gainesville man on Isakson steering committee

ATLANTA - Gainesville businessman Phillip Wilheit is one of 15 members of the Georgians for Isakson Statewide Steering Committee.

Isakson is a Georgia congressman who is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Zell Miller.

Isakson has picked up the endorsement of 48 state senators and representatives - including two from Gainesville.
State Senator Casey Cagle and State Repesentative Stacy Reece are among the members of the state legislature who have endorsed Isakson, as are a number of others from our area.

The names of Steering Committee members, and State Senators and Representatives supporting Isakson follow:

Georgians for Isakson Statewide Steering Committee:

Anna Cablik (Marietta): President of Anasteel and Supply Company, community leader, and 2000 Georgia presidential elector.

Fred Cooper (Atlanta): Chairman of Cooper Capital and Chairman of Bush-Cheney 2000 Georgia Campaign.

Jim Cowart (Norcross): Homebuilder and owner of Jim Cowart Residential.

Harold Dawson (Atlanta): Chairman and CEO of the Harold A. Dawson Company, a national commercial real estate and financial services firm.

Jimmy Franklin (Statesboro): Attorney and former President of the Georgia Bar Association and the Statesboro-Bulloch County Chamber of Commerce.

Bill Grow (Valdosta): Practicing physician and community leader.

Mel Krueger (Macon): CEO of L.E. Schwartz & Sons, Inc.

Willard Lasseter (Moultrie): President of Lasseter Tractor Company.

Mack Mattingly (St. Simons): Former U.S. Senator.

Carolyn Meadows (Marietta): Georgia National Committeewoman and NRA Board Member.

E.G. Meybohm (Augusta): President and CEO of Meybohm Realtors.

Jeff Mullis (Chickamauga): State Senator, Community Planner, Fire Chief.

Joe Rogers (Norcross): Chairman, President and CEO of Waffle House.

Larry Thompson (Metro Atlanta): Former U.S. Attorney for President Reagan and Deputy Attorney General for President Geor





Senators Endorsing Isakson:



Don Balfour (R-Snellville) - Gwinnett

Joey Brush (R- Martinez) - Butts, Columbia, Glascock, Jones, Lincoln, McDuffie, Monroe, Spalding, Warren, Washington, Wilkes, Wilkinson

Casey Cagle (R-Gainesville) - Dawson, Forsyth, Gilmer, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Pickens

Chuck Clay (R-Marietta) - Bartow, Cobb, Paulding

Ginger Collins (R-Smyrna) - Cobb

Bill Hamrick (R-Carrollton) - Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Paulding

Robert Lamutt (R-Marietta) - Cherokee, Cobb

Dan Moody (R-Alpharetta) - Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton

Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga) - Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield

Tom Price (R-Roswell) - Fulton

David Shafer (R-Duluth) - Forsyth, Gwinnett

Charlie Tanksley (R-Marietta) - Cobb, Fulton

Don Thomas (R-Dalton) - Bartow, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield



Representatives Endorsing Isakson:



Charles Bannister (R-Lilburn) - Gwinnett

Mark Burkhalter (R-Alpharetta) - Fulton

Tom Campbell (R-Roswell) - Fulton

Jill Chambers (R-Atlanta) - Dekalb

Brooks Coleman (R-Duluth) - Fulton, Gwinnett

Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta) - Cobb

Buddy DeLoach (I-Hinesville) - Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Liberty, Long, McIntosh

Matt Dollar (R-Marietta) - Cobb

Earl Ehrhart (R-Powder Springs) - Cobb

Chris Elrod (R-Jefferson) - Barrow, Jackson

Barry Fleming (R-Harlem) - Columbia

Ron Forster (R-Ringgold) - Catoosa, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield

Rich Golick (R-Smyrna) - Cobb

Ben Harbin (R-Evans) - Columbia

John Wilson Heard (R-Lawrenceville) - Gwinnett

Calvin Hill (R-Canton) - Cherokee

Cecily Hill (R-St. Marys) - Camden

Roger Hines (R-Kennesaw) - Cobb

Jan Jones (R-Alpharetta) - Forsyth, Fulton

Jerry Keen (R-St. Simons) -Bryan, Glynn, Liberty, McIntosh

Jeff Lewis (R-White) - Bartow, Cherokee, Pickens

Judy Manning (R-Marietta) - Cobb

Chuck Martin (R-Alpharetta) - Fulton

Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody) - Dekalb

Jack Murphy (R-Cumming) - Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth

Larry O'Neal (R-Warner Robins) - Houston

Don Parsons (R-Marietta) - Cobb

David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) - Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens

Stacey Reece (R-Gainesville) - Hall

Glenn Richardson (R-Dallas) - Cobb, Paulding

Jay Roberts (R-Ocilla) - Ben Hill, Irwin, Tift, Wilcox

Ron Stephens (R-Garden City) - Bryan, Chatham, Effingham

Joe Wilkinson (R-Sandy Springs) - Cobb, Fulton

Wendell Willard (R-Atlanta) - Fulton

Roger Williams (R-Dalton) - Whitfield