A retired Robins Air Force base commander says he will seek the GOP nomination to run against Middle Georgia Democratic Congressman Jim Marshall.
After weeks of speculation, Retired Major General Richard Goddard announced Tuesday he will try to unseat Jim Marshall to represent Georgia’s 8th Congressional District.
Goddard says watching the Democratic-controlled congress in action this year helped him make his decision. He says the vision the liberal left has for this country is not what most men fought and died for. The retired general spent 37 years in the military. He served as a fighter pilot in Vietnam, flying 227 missions. He says he supports the war in Iraq.
Goddard says he was heavily recruited by Republican Party leaders. Congressional documents identify the 8th district as one of the GOP’s top 20 targets for the 2008 election.
Goddard currently works as a Vice-President at Mercer University in Macon.
After weeks of speculation, Retired Major General Richard Goddard announced Tuesday he will try to unseat Jim Marshall to represent Georgia’s 8th Congressional District.
Goddard says watching the Democratic-controlled congress in action this year helped him make his decision. He says the vision the liberal left has for this country is not what most men fought and died for. The retired general spent 37 years in the military. He served as a fighter pilot in Vietnam, flying 227 missions. He says he supports the war in Iraq.
Goddard says he was heavily recruited by Republican Party leaders. Congressional documents identify the 8th district as one of the GOP’s top 20 targets for the 2008 election.
Goddard currently works as a Vice-President at Mercer University in Macon.
