As of October 26, 2023, Lamar Watkins did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

As of August 30, 2023, Lamar Watkins did not have a website or any information online.

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Lamar Watkins

As of October 4, 2023, Mike Barfield did not have a website or publicly available contact information in order for us to send them our questionnaire.

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Durst withdraws from Nicholson council race

As of Oct 2nd, 2023, Dusty Durst withdraws from the city councilman race leaving the two seats to the remaining candidates, one of which is Mike Barfield. Mike Barfield's professional presence online states that he has been an active city councilman since at least 2018.

Mike Barfield is the (incumbent) candidate for Nicholson GA city councilman. Minutes recorded from the city of Nicholson Georgias' website show that Mike Barfield has been an active member since at least 2018. As of Oct 2nd, 2023, Dusty Durst withdraws from the city councilman race leaving the two seats to the remaining candidates, one of which is Mike Barfield.

As of August 30, 2023, Mike Barfield’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy. 
- City council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city 
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Most city council members in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 