GREG BLUESTEIN
Associated Press Writer
AP News
Athens Banner-Herald
June 14, 2010
ATLANTA — The first open seat in the election for the state's top lawyer in more than 60 years has transformed a normally down-ticket race into one of the most hotly contested campaigns in Georgia.
That helps explain why three prominent Republicans and two well-known Democrats are running to become the state's next attorney general, and each have unveiled ambitious plans to use the post to push their agendas. All have vowed to play a more proactive role in enforcing state law.
On the Republican side, former Cobb County Commissioner Sam Olens, state Sen. Preston Smith and former U.S. Attorney Max Wood face off for their party's nomination in the July 20 primary. Meanwhile, Democratic state Rep. Rob Teilhet and Ken Hodges, an ex-Dougherty County district attorney, will square off in their party's contest.
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