For the Open HD 125 seat, Former Jones County Commissioner David Gault, a conservative democrat will attempt to win the seat against Susan Holmes (R-Monticello). Curtis Jenkins was the last democrat to hold that seat until redistricting led to his defeat from Jim Cole a few years ago.
He first ran for The Jones County Commission in the 2000 elections, was elected, and served the county as the Vice-Chairman from January 2001 until December 2009.
Commissioner Gault is married and the father of 5 children and has three granddaughters. He is a veteran of two terms in the U.S. Navy, one of which he served on an aircraft carrier that helped run the Cuban blockade.
He also serves on the following boards & committees:
ACCG General County Government member
2009-10 ACCG Board of Managers, elected by leaders of the Assoc. of County Commissioners
Chairman of the Revenue and Finance Committee, ACCG, 2008-2009
Seventh graduating class of the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership program (IGEL)
Certified Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for children
Has served on ACCG's Infrastructure Planning Committee
Middle Georgia Regional Development Center Board of Directors
Authored several County Ordinances which have included:
Unsafe Building Ordinance (Abandoned Building)
Open Container Ordinance
Solid Waste Ordinance with the assistance of the Code Enforcement Officer to address junk vehicles
Update to the Animal Control Ordinance - new draft as of April 22, 2010. The ordinance has only been updated once (July 2001) since 1989. Chaired the committee responsible for the current draft.
Community Health & Human Services Steering Committee for National Association of Counties
Jones County Family Connections
Substitute teacher for Jones County High School and Middle Schools
Board of Directors of Haddock Community Action Program
ACCG Indigent Defense Steering Committee at inception
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Plans and funding for a future fire training academy through the 1999 SPLOSt
Haddock Water System updates with a Community Development Block Grant providing $500,000
Future expansion of water in the Haddock area with Intergovernmental agreement being drafted after several meetings with Baldwin County; strong proponent of running waterline to Hitchcock Road to address its emergency situation.
Haddock Community Park and Ball Field
Land purchase for expansion of the central recreation complex
Downtown Streetscape with a TE Grant of $500,000
3 new fire stations
2006 TE Grant awarded for Storm Drainage and Curb and Gutter at the W. E. Knox Civic Center complex
Proponent of expanding the Jones County Animal Control facility through the approval of a new building voted by the Board December 2006.
Water Expansion in many areas of the county
Paving of many of the county's dirt roads
Tower project for EMA with federal funding of over $500,000
2006 approval of CHIP grant providing $299,836 for housing improvements in the county
2006 Community Development Block Grant of $500,000 in federal funds for drainage/street improvements with a total estimated costs of $ 872,408
Has taught classes to county employees and trained 25+ drivers who have obtained CDL license
1st update to the Employee Handbook since 1996 was adopted in 2007 when it was rewritten.
Last but not least, the start of Employee Appreciation Day and recognition services for county employee service and tenure.
Gault says he qualified for election to serve the district in the Georgia Legislature because too many things have happened in State Government that really disturbed me during these last 4 years.
Says Gault: Some of these more notable blunders include the state's cancellation of the Homestead Exemption. This action has resulted in transferring a major portion of government service costs to the property owners of this state. The dramatic cuts in education funding, (which have all been blamed on the economic downturn), school teacher furloughs and the overall misdirection of State funding priorities. Our citizens are trying to support a tax burden they can not afford. My pledge to you includes a specific plan to accomplish what I have promised.
Gault is married to Shirley of 29 years & have Five children & three grandchildren.
1 comment:
I like his background. This is a "winnable" seat for democrats if he gets the right assistance from his party.
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