Special Election - 6th Congressional District (Decatur: businesses, kids, districts)

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by bu2

Didn't realize there was no residency requirement.

Osoff doesn't live in the district. He lives near Emory (John Lewis's district?).

District 6 goes pretty far south now. Are you sure he doesn't live in it?

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Originally Posted by aries4118

District 6 goes pretty far south now. Are you sure he doesn't live in it?

He lives in the 5th with his girlfriend, about 10 minutes outside of the 6th. Just ask him.

Georgia Dem: No issue I don

"Ossoff currently lives just outside Georgia's 6th Congressional District with his girlfriend, while she is attending medical school. He said that he has been transparent about the fact that he doesn't live in the district and pledged to move back to the district as soon as his girlfriend finishes school."

"I grew up in this district; I grew up in this community — it's my home. My family is still there," Ossoff said during an interview on CNN's "New Day." (which isn't altogether true; he grew up in the Northlake area, which was solidly within the 4th during his formative years).

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by LovinDecatur

He lives in the 5th with his girlfriend, about 10 minutes outside of the 6th. Just ask him.

Georgia Dem: No issue I don

"Ossoff currently lives just outside Georgia's 6th Congressional District with his girlfriend, while she is attending medical school. He said that he has been transparent about the fact that he doesn't live in the district and pledged to move back to the district as soon as his girlfriend finishes school."

"I grew up in this district; I grew up in this community — it's my home. My family is still there," Ossoff said during an interview on CNN's "New Day." (which isn't altogether true; he grew up in the Northlake area, which was solidly within the 4th during his formative years).

Interesting. Like bu2 implied, I thought candidates had to live in the district...

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Originally Posted by aries4118

Interesting. Like bu2 implied, I thought candidates had to live in the district...

Normally, they do.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by LovinDecatur

Normally, they do.

Why is this different??? Because it's a special election?

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Originally Posted by BeyondInfinity

The sixth district is one of the wealthiest districts in the whole state. We all know that the wealthy and rich are just different people who were spoiled or raise spoiled kids (Not all of them but some of them - I would say the majority). Just look at the biggest example in all of America right now - TRUMP!

This is an interesting article that I think you will find helpful (The rich are different).

Can you spare us this lowbrow demagoguery? I find it insulting to the more intelligent posters.

[TheTravelinMan]

Originally Posted by LovinDecatur

He lives in the 5th with his girlfriend, about 10 minutes outside of the 6th. Just ask him.

Georgia Dem: No issue I don

"Ossoff currently lives just outside Georgia's 6th Congressional District with his girlfriend, while she is attending medical school. He said that he has been transparent about the fact that he doesn't live in the district and pledged to move back to the district as soon as his girlfriend finishes school."

"I grew up in this district; I grew up in this community — it's my home. My family is still there," Ossoff said during an interview on CNN's "New Day." (which isn't altogether true; he grew up in the Northlake area, which was solidly within the 4th during his formative years).

Um, he has exaggerated and fluffed up his resume in a lot of ways but the fact that the district number has changed doesn't change the fact that he grew up in what is now this district.

[TheTravelinMan]

Originally Posted by BeyondInfinity

First of all, I was asked to state my opinion and I did just that, state my opinion and second of all I live in the 6th district as well and the fact that Johns Creek (The wealthiest city in GA) as well as Sandy Springs, East Cobb, etc are all wealthy areas in the metro area, my opinion still stands!

You are correct. I live in the 6th district too and while certainly not everyone in the district is wealthy it's more wealthy than not.

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Originally Posted by TheTravelinMan

Um, he has exaggerated and fluffed up his resume in a lot of ways but the fact that the district number has changed doesn't change the fact that he grew up in what is now this district.

'Now' being the operative word. And now he lives in the 5th. And then he lived in the 4th. So I surmise that he has never actually lived in the 6th.

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Originally Posted by aries4118

Why is this different??? Because it's a special election?

No, there is nothing on the books that says he has to.