Thank you!

A huge Thank You to all of my supporters!!!
I can't express how much your time, advice and general enthusiasm meant to me over the last two months!! Thanks to all of you who sent out emails, set up Meet and Greets, hosted signs in your yards, passed out my cards, wrote letters to The Crier, talked to your friends and knocked on doors. You are the best people I know and the reason we love living in Dunwoody so much! I feel blessed to have made some amazing friends during this whirlwind process.

And I am so excited by how many of our kids counted "Tammy" signs from their cars, wore my shirts, rode the train and waved signs at the Polls!

Each and everyone of you is the reason I ran and I thank you for your votes.


An extra special Thank You to my wonderful kids; Riley, Austin, Ethan and Gavin and my husband Brian. Your wisdom and support are amazing.

I'd like your vote

I would like

to ask for your vote in the Republican Primary

on July, 20^th.

Why vote for Me? I am the best candidate for the job.

Ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair put it best…

“Ask me my three priorities for Government, and I tell you: education, education and education” –

Like Ex-Prime Minister Blair, I believe our children, all of our children are the single most valuable resource we have. My children’s education is the sole reason we chose to move to Dunwoody. I strongly believe our next State representative has to have a personal stake in the fight for local control of our schools or nothing will change.

I believe my listening skills, strong work ethic and experience dealing with a wide range of clients in the highly male dominated world of advertising was perfect training for the long hours, intense demands and ability to make and maintain strong personal relationships that will be required of our next representative. As an art director it was my job to find, hire and manage the most knowledgeable and talented people, to effectively achieve the best final results for my clients. My numerous awards in advertising are testament to my skill in this area. And my many leadership roles in both the schools and Citizens for Dunwoody have prepared me for understanding the needs and wants of our community.

Other issues that I feel are important to Dunwoody, Huntley Hills, Nancy Creek and Georgia in general:

1) Local control for our schools

2) Continue Freeze on Property Taxes

3) Zero-based budgeting and the Jobs bill

4) Local Governmental control for communities who chose it.

Including “new” counties and supporting Huntley Hills and

Nancy Creek becoming incorporated when they chose it

5) Building a Southern by-pass and Northern arc (some studies predict

20% reduction of traffic on major highways), time the lights, and work

for cost effective and efficient mass transit

6) Diverse energy and create stable water supply

7) Strict accountability and transparency for all Government agencies

including schools

Please vote for me on July 20^th!

The 6th of July Parade

Monday was great we had such a blast on our Tammy for Dunwoody train! The DHA, The Crier, and especially all of the parade marshalls, Dick Williams, Penny Forman and Pam Tallmadge did a phenomenal job! Thanks to all of my supporters and the amazing people in the crowd.

It was great to get out in front of all of the people I would like to represent and have a chance to talk with many of you. Thanks for all of you who stepped up to host my signs and are offering to do neighborhood Meet And Greets!

I was asked today my position on transportation:

I think the quickest and most effective relief to our congestion in Atlanta at large and our often cut through Dunwoody is building a Southern by-pass extending I16 from Macon westward to I85 directly and a Northern Arc. These two bypasses will take more than 15% of traffic off our highways. These new roads can be funded by a toll.

I would however, vote to end the toll on 400 because a promise was made to the people of Georgia. I want to show that a tax can go away.

I think mass transit is needed in a City of Atlanta's size and density. But Marta needs to be funded by and serve the entire region. Part of the approved 1 cent sales tax should support mass transit. I don't feel that DeKalb should pay an additional 1 cent sales tax for roads without part of this money supporting Marta (DeKalb and Fulton already currently pay a 1 cent sales tax). And as in any government agency more transparency is needed.

I also think it would be wise to bring in a Mass transit expert and make our entire system more efficient and cost effective.

Where to send DeKalb County Absentee Ballots

First, special thanks to all of my friends who are sending in their Absentee Ballots!
Your voice will be heard!
Hey all, send your Absentee Ballots to:
County Registrar Contact Information


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DeKalb County Election Supervisor
4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300
Decatur, GA 30032-1239
Telephone: (404) 298-4022
Fax: (404) 298-4038
Email: mwdaniel@co.dekalb.ga.us
Website: http://www.dekalbvotes.com/

That is the address listed at Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp's site.

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Okay Championships and Swim and Dive Banquet are now finished!

Time to knuckle down and start working on my campaign. I am so thrilled with all of the constant support from friends.

As for me today was busy. I double checked my t-shirt order for the July 5th Parade. And our promo piece. Looking forward to seeing all of our friends at the Parade. I love the 4th of July parade, it is one of the coolest things about living in Dunwoody! And the kids love participating in it every year with Wynterhall Swim and Tennis or their various Boy Scout/Girl Scout troops. Kudos to the DHA and The Crier for hosting it each year!

Ashford Alliance Forum

Wow. Not bad for my first public speaking engagement.

I was definitely nervous. But think I did well, especially with the Q & A portion of the event.

Local control for schools, Zero based Budgeting, a Northern Arc (toll), a Southern By-pass (toll),
Govenment keeping it's word, accountability, and either negotiating with Tennessee for water or start building a reservoir now before the next draught were a few of the points I made.

I will be very interested to see how Dick Williams, Rick Callihan, and John Heneghan report it.

Very interesting and informed crowd. Good questions. I also really liked what most of the Candidates had to say.

Special Thanks to the Ashford Alliance for hosting the event.

Early Voting!

A good friend of mine called today to let me know she just received her Absentee Ballot. She said the process is easy. She requested it on Thursday and received it by Tuesday. She warned that Kathy Cox is still on the Absentee ballot (note:she has withdrawn from the race).

The site to request an absentee ballot is: sos.georgia.gov/elections/elections/voter_information/absentee_ballot_app.pdf

If you're going to be gone on July 20th, take the time to request your ballot and make your voice heard.

For Governor, it looks like Roy Barnes is widely expected to become the Democratic Nominee.
On the Republican side it is wide open race so every vote will count in the Republican Primary.

Early Voting Began June 7th
Early voting for the 2010 primary election that will be held on July 20 began Monday, June 7, at the DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections headquarters located at 4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur, GA 30032, near the Memorial Drive exit on I-285.

Voting is available every Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Beginning July 12th, additional advance voting locations will be opened, including one at the Chamblee Civic Center, 3540 Broad Street, Chamblee GA 30341. Brookrun is not listed this year as an early voting location.

Making Waves at last Swim meet

Officially it was a tie.

Wynterhall swam against Dunwoody North and the stakes were high. On one team Councilman John Heneghan's kids. On the other Mayor Wright's kids, Representative Fran Millar's Grandkids and City Attorney Brian Anderson's kids. But no pressure.

The kids swam great and all had a blast until the Thunder and Lightning commenced. As someone said, "It must be Tuesday". After an hour delay it was decided that it would be a tie for both teams.

It was a great opportunity to ask Representative Millar about some recent Legislation that passed and gain more valuable insight into the whole process.

I also had the opportunity to ask Susan Mitchell on clarification about the Cluster Charter Model Senator Weber got passed in the last Legislative Session. But mostly, it was just great to see the kids swim!

1st Meet and Greet went well

Met with some key people to discuss strategy and issues this morning.

Worked on my Blog and Website content.

Went to a wonderful Meet and Greet hosted by the Gillis family. The wine and food was great.
And the conversation was interesting. As always I am impressed with what an intelligent and thoughtful community we live in.

I think it went well for my first candidate speaking engagement! I introduced my platform and got great feedback. Very good questions and dialog.


Apparently a bunch of my signs in Mill Glen have disappeared. I need to replace them and place a few more.

Thanks to Bobbe and Peter for hosting and the folks who sacrificed a Saturday evening to listen to me speak!

Making lists and writing platform

Well, it's been a really busy day. The Branches hosted Dive-o-rama for local divers. My sons particpated along with divers from Smokerise, Wynterhall, The Branches and Mill Glen. It was wonderful to see so many great dives!

The rest of the day was spent working on my site and an upcoming speech I need to prepare for The Ashford Alliance Meeting introducing the candidates on June 24th.

Bobbe and Peter Gillis are hosting a get together for me to meet some of their friends tomorrow night! It should be interesting and knowing the Gillis family, a lot of fun!

Wynterhall versus Refield make up

What a blast! The kids had so much fun at the make-up swim meet. It was so cool to see both teams mixing it up in and out of the pool. The entire grass area was covered with both teams playing football, soccer and literally hanging together on the jungle gym.

Although we would have preferred to win, a great time was had by all. And it was great hanging out with all of our friends.

It is also really cool that Redfield is hosting a swim-a-thon charity event tomorrow at their club. They were cool enough to invite WSTC to participate. Unfortunately, many of our swimmers are also divers and are already committed to the Branches dive-o-rama tomorrow.

It was really nice how many offered to host more of my signs. I really appreciate it!

I met Senator Eric Johnson last night

Last night was an interesting evening at the Ravinia Club.

A large crowd turned out to meet State Senator Eric Johnson, possibly the next Govenor of Georgia.

City Councilman Danny Ross, Senator Dan Weber, Representative Fran Millar, Sandy Springs Mayor Eva Galambas and Dunwoody Mayor Ken Wright all spoke about Senator Eric Johnson's instrumental role in both Dunwoody and Sandy Springs achieving Citihood.

Luckily, Senator Johnson's vision for self determination doesn't end with cities. Schools are another area where he feels the community and parents should be pivotal in determining the educational needs of their children. Senator Eric Johnson as the Senate President Pro Tempore was a huge proponent of Senator Weber's legislation on the formation of Charter Clusters, and created Georgia's Special Needs Scholarships, the States first voucher program for education.

Afterwards, we hurried back to Wynterhall Swim and Tennis Club to see the end of our Dual Dive meet with Mill Glen and Smokerise. The kids dove great and WSTC won both meets.

Wynterhall vs Redfield

The weather held off until we had the first five races lined up. Then as if on cue, thunder and lightning rolled in to prevent the swimmers from starting their first races.

The Redfield moms, ever industrious, still managed to sell most of their munchies in the hour long wait to see when and if the meet would commence. Great job ladies!

It was great for the kids to hang with all their school friends and the parents to catch up on the latest happenings. Everyone loves when we swim against other local neighborhoods!

Got a lot of positive feedback on my decision to run for office and requests for my lovely red signs to decorate peoples yards. I really appreciate all of your support and will get the signs out ASAP!

It appears The Branches was enjoying the same weather we were, since most of their swim team showed up right before us at Chili's to get out of the rain. Or maybe they were celebrating it!
Whatever motivated them, it was good to see and meet so many great people in one day.