A large panel of candidates running for county, state, and federal offices in Liberty County took part in the NAACP Liberty County Branch forum in Riceboro April 18. Questions about who was invited, who wasn’t, and who didn’t show stirred debate, even from some who weren’t there.
NAACP Liberty County Branch president Lisa Thomas told The Current GA her group invited candidates who had campaigned in Liberty County.
“I didn’t know I needed to notify anyone or get permission from city or county officials to campaign or knock on doors in our district,” Congressional District 1 candidate Defonsio Daniels later wrote on Facebook. Joey Palimeno, Sharon Stokes-Williamson, and Randy Zurcher also said they had not been invited.
School Board chair candidate Kisya Burnett showed up on Saturday but was unhappy she was not seated at the table with other candidates after Thomas said she had failed to RSVP…