• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Lifestyle

GOP Governor Orders Special Election After Rep.-Elect Is Charged with Stealing Narcotics

January 6, 2023
DANIEL MCCARTHY: What Trump Knows About Superman

DANIEL MCCARTHY: What Trump Knows About Superman

July 18, 2025
Wells Fargo Bans Travel To China After Employee Is Allegedly Prevented From Leaving

Wells Fargo Bans Travel To China After Employee Is Allegedly Prevented From Leaving

July 18, 2025
House GOP Eyes Vote On Epstein Files After ‘Transparency’ Measure Clears Procedural Hurdle

House GOP Eyes Vote On Epstein Files After ‘Transparency’ Measure Clears Procedural Hurdle

July 17, 2025
Trump Threatens Lawsuit Against WSJ Over Alleged Epstein Letter

Trump Threatens Lawsuit Against WSJ Over Alleged Epstein Letter

July 17, 2025
CBS Announces It Will Take Stephen Colbert Off The Air

CBS Announces It Will Take Stephen Colbert Off The Air

July 17, 2025
Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Claim ‘Grim’ Conditions Over Being Fed Ham Sandwiches

Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Claim ‘Grim’ Conditions Over Being Fed Ham Sandwiches

July 17, 2025
GOP Rep. Luna Referring Jerome Powell For Criminal Charges Related To Fed Renovation

GOP Rep. Luna Referring Jerome Powell For Criminal Charges Related To Fed Renovation

July 17, 2025
RNC Sues Blue State For Concealing Voting Machine Records

RNC Sues Blue State For Concealing Voting Machine Records

July 17, 2025
Voice Of America Employee Arrested For Allegedly Threatening To Kill Marjorie Taylor Greene, Staff

Voice Of America Employee Arrested For Allegedly Threatening To Kill Marjorie Taylor Greene, Staff

July 17, 2025
CHUCK DEVORE: China, Russia, War, Peace, And Trump

CHUCK DEVORE: China, Russia, War, Peace, And Trump

July 17, 2025
Trump Admin Moves To Mitigate Risks Of Potential Blackouts, Soaring Energy Rates

Trump Admin Moves To Mitigate Risks Of Potential Blackouts, Soaring Energy Rates

July 17, 2025
State Dept Slams Critics Who Seem To Think It Will Abandon Diplomats Who Die Overseas

State Dept Slams Critics Who Seem To Think It Will Abandon Diplomats Who Die Overseas

July 17, 2025
  • Donald Trump
  • State of the Union
  • Elon Musk
  • Tariffs
  • Congress
  • Faith
  • Immigration
Friday, July 18, 2025
  • Login
IJR
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls
No Result
View All Result
IJR
No Result
View All Result
Home News

GOP Governor Orders Special Election After Rep.-Elect Is Charged with Stealing Narcotics

by Western Journal
January 6, 2023 at 1:29 pm
in News
240 12
0

SAVANNAH, GA - DECEMBER 15: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to the media before health care workers received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine outside of the Chatham County Health Department on December 15, 2020 in Savannah, Georgia. Kemp was on hand to witness initial administering of vaccines in the state. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp has ordered a special election for Jan. 31 after a newly elected state representative was charged with stealing drugs.

Representative-elect Daniel Rampey resigned from the Georgia House of Representatives this week.

Rampey was charged with stealing prescription drugs from an assisted living facility he manages, the Athens Banner-Herald reported in December.

The state legislator-elect was facing more than 19 different felonies, the Washington Examiner reported, citing law enforcement records.

Some of the charges Rampey faced included unauthorized distribution or possession of a controlled substance, burglary and exploitation, and intimidation of disabled adults, elderly persons, and residents, according to the Examiner.

Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith indicated to the outlet that a law enforcement operation had recorded Rampey stealing prescription drugs from the rooms of an assisted living center.

Rampey, 67, had been employed at the Magnolia Estates of Winder Assisted Living Center.

A family member “suspected that some narcotics were missing from [a] resident’s room,” a concern they communicated to Smith’s agency, the Examiner reported.

“We got information from the family that they had set up a recording device and recorded their room as they left, and when they did, they found that Rampey had come into the room unannounced and took some narcotics from a bedside table, which was recorded,” Smith said of the charges.

Rampey never was sworn in as a state representative for Georgia’s District 119.

The Republican had been elected in the November midterm election without opposition on the ballot.

In a statement, Georgia legislative leaders welcomed Rampey’s pre-emptive resignation, as well as Kemp’s move to schedule a special election.

“His withdrawal will ensure his constituents have a voice in this session of the General Assembly after the special election is held,” the outgoing and incoming speakers of the Georgia House said of the events, according to the Banner-Herald.

Rampey could have been suspended from the Georgia General Assembly if he hadn’t resigned his seat before taking office, according to the Albany Herald.

On New Year’s Eve, Kemp signed an executive order scheduling the special election for Rampey’s replacement.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

Tags: CorruptionDrugsFamilyGeorgiatheftU.S. News
Share196Tweet123
Western Journal

Western Journal

Advertisements

Top Stories June 10th
Top Stories June 7th
Top Stories June 6th
Top Stories June 3rd
Top Stories May 30th
Top Stories May 29th
Top Stories May 24th
Top Stories May 23rd
Top Stories May 21st
Top Stories May 17th

Join Over 6M Subscribers

We’re organizing an online community to elevate trusted voices on all sides so that you can be fully informed.





IJR

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Trusted Voices On All Sides

  • About Us
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy
  • Subscribe to IJR

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Top Stories June 10th Top Stories June 7th Top Stories June 6th Top Stories June 3rd Top Stories May 30th Top Stories May 29th Top Stories May 24th Top Stories May 23rd Top Stories May 21st Top Stories May 17th