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Video: Meet Your Chief Magistrate Candidates

The four men running in Paulding County’s chief magistrate race each sat down with Dallas-Hiram Patch for one-on-one interviews on their campaign platforms.

 
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Clockwise, from top left, Brian Hardison, Dan Collins, incumbent Martin Valbuena and Freddy Henderson. The four are running for the office of Paulding County chief magistrate.
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Clockwise, from top left, Brian Hardison, Dan Collins, incumbent Martin Valbuena and Freddy Henderson. The four are running for the office of Paulding County chief magistrate. Credit Jon Gargis
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Meet Dan Collins, candidate for Paulding County chief magistrate, and hear why he's running. Credit Jon Gargis http://o1.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/55d0757b2711c1d39b2a4bb915ae89ae
Meet Freddy Henderson, candidate for Paulding County chief magistrate. Credit Jon Gargis http://o1.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/bd3455dfd3050162278837cba9ad4e49
Meet Brian Hardison, candidate for Paulding County chief magistrate. Credit Jon Gargis http://o2.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/37ce0bdc87488861fed6e8d18c63d38e
Meet Martin Valbuena, Paulding County's chief magistrate, who is seeking reelection. Credit Jon Gargis http://o3.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/57244741923227593fc7a084dc18b67d
Martin Valbuena outlines his first priority if reelected and explains some of the challenges the court currently faces. Credit Jon Gargis http://o4.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/1c6efe41c1eb91d54b78ef099a2335c0
Freddy Henderson shares his priorities for office if elected chief magistrate. Credit Jon Gargis http://o4.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/cc65e3905cc7b9dd1f51193bdb345603
Brian Hardison explains what he would do if elected chief magistrate and how his background relates to the position. Credit Jon Gargis http://o1.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/28e392830c4266e90ae308d76c0fc4d0
Dan Collins explains why he believes he is the best candidate for the job of Paulding County's chief magistrate. Credit Jon Gargis http://o1.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/1d01a865c6be5dbbddd2f6cadd397293
Brian Hardison talks about the challenges Paulding County and its court system faces. Credit Jon Gargis http://o3.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/89955fb010e8d61634d74da09751220d
Freddy Henderson explains some of the challenges the court system faces and how he would address them if elected chief magistrate. Credit Jon Gargis http://o4.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/2e3d7f2d0d329e5470f602fb52b9956b
Learn how you can learn more about and contact chief magistrate candidate Dan Collins. Credit Jon Gargis http://o5.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/b1b9affbe7e5aff10833f19dcd1018c1
Brian Hardison, candidate for Paulding County chief magistrate, talks more about his background and how you can find out more about him and his opponents. Credit Jon Gargis http://o1.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/70bc0a1b1f10db999d1cc86b7951c1a4
Freddy Henderson further explains his platform and shares how you can contact him. Credit Jon Gargis http://o5.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/8664e917e480ffc5268bddfa369a2189
Martin Valbuena talks more about platform and shares how you can contact him. Credit Jon Gargis http://o2.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/d5a7e1f1eb777bd1971f9348dc1f0fa0
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Four men. One office.

Paulding County’s chief magistrate race is the most contested county election this year, as incumbent Martin Valbuena is the only officeholder facing three opponents. Dan Collins, Brian Hardison and Freddy Henderson are aiming to unseat him.

All four candidates sat down in recent days with Dallas-Hiram Patch for one-on-one interviews. See what they had to say in the attached videos.

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Related Topics: Paulding County elections and election 2012

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