From Mike Keown, winner of Republican primary and opponent to Sanford Bishop:

Sunday, 01 August 2010 13:53 | Written by Mercy Otis Warren |

The response to our win in the Republican primary has been huge! Winning with 80.9% of the vote in a three man race made a statement that we are ready and able to take on and defeat Sanford Bishop. People throughout the 2nd Congressional district have hope for the first time in a long time that they can have a Congressman who will truly represent SW Georgia.

It was clear that Sanford Bishop was expecting my win. Several months ago, the City of Coolidge where I was Mayor for four years, and the Thomas County School Board where I served for 14 years, received open records requests from some law firm. They wanted everything that I ever did. That is fine with me. My time in public service is an open record.

Less than 24 hours after the primary, Sanford's Press Secretary published an article using some of that information on the official congressional website and sent it to the Thomasville Times Enterprise. We fired back. Take a look at the news on my website. Bishop Uses Taxpayer Funds for Attack Piece ( mikekeown.com)