Cohilas among state leaders to meet with Trump

Oct. 16--MACON -- Dougherty County Commission Chairman Chris Cohilas was the lone county representative to meet with President Trump during a visit and Georgia briefing on Hurricane Michael at a Red Cross Shelter in Macon late Monday.

According to a White House press release, participants were:

--The President

--The First Lady

--Governor Nathan Deal

--Secretary Sonny Perdue, Department of Agriculture

--Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, Department of Homeland Security

--Administrator Brock Long, Federal Emergency Management Center

--Representative Sanford Bishop, United States Representative from Georgia's 2nd Congressional District

--Representative Austin Scott, United States Representative from Georgia's 8th Congressional District

--Commissioner Gary Black, Agriculture Commissioner for Georgia

--State Senator Dean Burke, State Senator from Georgia's 11th Senate District

--Chris Cohilas, County Commissioner for Dougherty County, Georgia

--Homer Bryson, Director, Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency

--Virginia Mewborn, Operations Center Director, American Red Cross

--Charles Blake, Division Disaster Executive, American Red Cross

--Paul Bowers, Chief Executive Officer of Georgia Power

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