Gary Black

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Three-term Georgia State Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black addressed a large crowd of conservatives Monday evening at the Forsyth County Tea Party meeting at the VFW facility.

Black, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, said, “Folks were in a dilemma. I’m going to offer you a solution. I’m asking you to hire me to serve Georgia.”

He spent 40 years in the farm business as a cattleman, 21 years as president of the Georgia Agribusiness Council and three terms as the state’s Commissioner of Agriculture.

Under his leadership, Georgia Department of Agriculture divisions for information technology, animal health, homeland security, and food safety have garnered national acclaim.

A second part of the solution called for replacing Georgia’s Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock. “We must replace Raphael Warnock,” he said to loud applause.

He spoke about President Joe Biden’s agenda to “fundamentally change America.”

“We’ve got global laughter, inflation running up the wazoo, embarrassment at every level and a 5 trillion dollar spending package,” he said. This dilemma is weighing on all of us.” He said America is on the edge of “adding stars to our flag, justices to the supreme court and ending the filibuster.”

He said Georgians had their own agenda but can’t get it passed until Republicans can retake the U.S. Senate.

“We’d love to see the border sealed,” he said. “I want our country protected. I want a fearless approach to national defense. I want a culture of life in America. Life begins at conception for me period.”

He also talked about his experience working within the federal government and how President Donald Trump appointed him to serve on his agriculture commission advisory panel.

“During Hurricane Michael, I worked with President Trump and Congress to bring historic relief to our producers. It took 13 months to get the money into Georgia’s hands but through the program we crafted we were able to get $171 million to help relieve Georgia’s farmers.

“We must retake our country. We must stand on our values. We can get back to having a Georgia Senator who stands for our values. It starts right here in Forsyth County tonight.”