I talked him into running the Henry County Young Dems last year. I then talked him into also taking on Rudy Cox's race because I was over working on Jerry Brillant's campaign against State Senator Ronnie Chance. Now he's taken one out of my book and talked ME into running so you can bet i'm not going to let him sit this one out!
I remember when I first met David at a Neighborhood Leader training I hosted at my house. After about 30 minutes of talking while we waited for the other volunteers to arrive he told me I should run against Steve Davis and never let up in his recruitment of me for the 109.
I'm thrilled to have him on board to head up my campaign effort. If we win in 2010, it will be because of the sacrifice of people like David. He worked extremely hard last year as the YD President and he's already giving 100% with 511 days to go!
College student maps strategy in legislative campaign
By Valerie Baldowski
vbaldowski@henryherald.com
David Bucovaz refuses to let age stand in the way of his goals.
He has recently been named to spearhead a county-wide campaign for a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives.
Bucovaz turned 19 Thursday and is actively involved in the political process in Henry County. He is a native of Louisberg, N.C., and has lived in Henry for 15 years. He is a sophomore at Georgia State University majoring in history education.
"I come from a fairly conservative background," Bucovaz said.
He said he got his start in politics when he began working for the Democratic Party of Georgia's grassroots outreach initiative as a neighborhood leader in 2008. In May of that year, Bucovaz started the Young Democrats of Henry County. Later in August, he headed up the unsuccessful State Senate campaign of Rudy Cox. The campaign, Bucovaz admitted, taught him more about politics, and the constituents in the 17th district.
"That was my first big step in the political process," he said.
Cox said he first met Bucovaz last year when Cox declared his candidacy for the senate seat. Bucovaz, he said, brings an energetic and enthusiastic approach to the job.
"He's up and coming," Cox said. "He gets involved in the campaign. He's not shy."
Cox said last year was his first time running for public office, and working with Bucovaz was a positive experience. "I had a five-county area [to cover]," he added. "I had to get my name out there. We did a pretty good job."
The five counties Cox campaigned in were Henry, Spalding, Walton, Rockdale and Newton.
Bucovaz has participated in other politically-oriented activities as well. He took part in a phone-bank campaign last year to support then-presidential candidate Barack Obama's bid for the presidency, specifically in the Texas and Ohio primaries.
"The Democratic Party scored a major victory last year," said Bucovaz. "Obama only lost by five points in Henry County, and picked up Newton County."
The teen also participated in last year's unsuccessful campaign supporting Joe Mack Eckler in his race against incumbent Henry County Sheriff Keith McBrayer. McBrayer captured 80 percent of the vote in the primaries, and Bucovaz admitted it was an uphill battle supporting a Democrat in a county which usually votes Republican.
"It was extremely tough, because McBrayer was a hand-picked selection by his predecessor, Jim Chafin," he added.
His latest endeavor is managing the campaign of Jim Nichols, a candidate for the State House District 109 seat, now held by Republican Steve Davis.
Bucovaz said he is busy mapping out a strategy for introducing his candidate to voters. "Undoubtedly, getting his name out there is the biggest thing for a non-incumbent," he said. "[He needs] to get out there, meet people and shake hands."
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