Should Chip Rogers Have Presided Over Republican Convention?

A former Georgia state senator made a scheduled appearance into the political arena last weekend. 

Former Sen. Chip Rogers of Woodstock served as the convention chair of the 2013 Georgia Republican Party 11th Congressional District Convention held at Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta last Saturday. 

Rogers received many accolades from Republicans in the district, and several folks attending the convention expressed their feelings on the former senator's Facebook profile. 

"Kudos to Chip Rogers for his masterful chairmanship at yesterday's District Convention," wrote former Cherokee County Republican Party Chair Bob Rugg in the Cherokee's Republican Party Facebook group wall. "The task is always made more difficult when attempting to mitigate dissension."

Rogers is currently the executive director of GPB's Georgia Works initiative and. His salary is funded solely through taxpayer dollars. 

Rogers' role at GPB highlights jobs and industries either expanding or moving into the state. 

Rogers quit the state Senate less than a month after his re-election to his seat to take the position with GPB, which he said "is like a dream come true." He had yet to complete his previous term or take the oath for the new term before he resigned.

Rogers came under fire for a meeting he organized in which Georgia Snate Republican leaders were briefed in the state Capitol on Agenda 21, which is a United Nations comprehensive plan for sustainable development. 

So, tell us: Should Chip Rogers have presided over the convention?