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November 9, 2009

State senator resigns

Anonymous The Dalton Daily Citizen Mon Nov 09, 2009, 01:06 PM EST

AUGUSTA (AP) — Ed Tarver has resigned his state Senate seat after being confirmed as the new U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.

Tarver’s resignation is effective at noon Monday.

He was confirmed as a federal prosecutor on Friday by the U.S. Senate. President Barack Obama nominated the Augusta Democrat to the post in September.

The Southern District of Georgia covers 43 counties stretching from Savannah and Augusta to Statesboro and Dublin.

Gov. Sonny Perdue must now call a special election to fill Tarver’s seat.

Holiday weekend wrecks kill 15 people across Ga.

Authorities say traffic crashes in Georgia during the Memorial Day holiday weekend claimed the lives of more than a dozen motorists.
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