Meridian Star - Two Meridianites to run for Pickering seat - "The newest additions to the mish-mash of candidates are Greg Hatcher (not to be confused with fellow candidate Gregg Harper), a Meridianite who is employed with his family's consulting business, and another Meridianite, Bill Marcy.
Hatcher announced his candidacy for the 3rd Congressional District Wednesday at the MSU Riley Center lobby in front of a small crowd of supporters. Though Hatcher has no previous experience working in politics, he does not feel his inexperience is a drawback. 'I'm hoping that somebody who's not really that political can go in there and maybe make a difference,' he said. Hatcher cited law and politics classes he had taken while in college at the University of Alabama as part of the experience that he feels makes him a qualified candidate, and added: 'I've done negotiating and I've also done group building and those kinds of things in my business and also in my personal life.'
Bill Marcy will announce his candidacy today at noon in front of the Lauderdale County courthouse. Marcy, a former police officer and military police platoon sergeant, said he is running because he's 'tired of sitting in the sidelines and watching people do the wrong things for the wrong reasons.' He is for a strong military, limited government, and supports a flat tax.
There are five other candidates for the Republican nomination: former Pickering aide John Rounsaville, of Madison; State Senator Charlie Ross, of Brandon; attorney Gregg Harper, of Madison; businessman David Landrum, of Brandon; and Southern Baptist minister James Broadwater, of Flowood. Rounsaville began his campaign early, while most of the other candidates have only recently begun hitting the campaign trail."
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