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Ryan has a wife, children, and grandchildren. He graduated from Red Bud High School and Dalton College as a marketing and management major.

Ryan has worked for Atrium Health Floyd EMS for 14 years, currently as a Paramedic and the B-shift Captain. He was a local business owner for 25 years.

Ryan Holden's campaign for coroner is his first entry into politics.

As of March 19, 2024, Ryan Holden did not have a website or any information online.

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Ryan Holden

Ryan has a wife, children, and grandchildren. 

Ryan Holden has worked for Atrium Health Floyd EMS for 14 years, currently as a Paramedic and the B-shift Captain.

As of April 23, 2024, Ryan Holden did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

As of March 19, 2024, Ryan Holden did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

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Nick is a member of Calhoun First Baptist Church. He is married, and they have two daughters. Nick is a resident of Gordon County.

Nick works as a funeral director and embalmer at Max Brannon and Sons.

Nick Blalock's campaign for coroner is his first entry into politics.

As of March 19, 2024, Nick Blalock did not have a website or any information online.

Nick Blalock

Nick is a member of Calhoun First Baptist Church. He is married to Amie Blalock. They have two daughters, Ryleigh and Maddie. Nick is a resident of Gordon County.

This is Nick Blalock's first entry into politics.

As of March 19, 2024, Nick Blalock did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

- The County Coroner runs the Coroner’s Office, which is responsible for determining the cause, manner, and circumstance of death under the Georgia Death Investigation Act.  
- Deaths that they are responsible for investigating include violent deaths, suicides, sudden deaths, deaths unattended by a physician, suspicious deaths, deaths of children younger than seven years old, executions, deaths of inmates, and deaths of people admitted to a hospital unconscious. 
- The Coroner is responsible for pronouncing someone dead, and for releasing remains to be cremated, transported to another state, or autopsied. 
- All Georgia Coroners are required to attend a 40 hour course at the Georgia State Patrol Training Center and receive 24 hours of in services training on death investigation procedures each year. 
- Coroners are elected to four year terms in nonpartisan elections. 