Q&A: Ga. Attorney General-Elect Sam Olens, Part II
The former Cobb Commission chairman offers his pointed assessment of the local political scene he left behind and the issues facing the county.
Sam Olens was chairman of the Cobb County Commission for eight years before stepping down earlier this year to run for Georgia attorney general. He was also chairman of the Atlanta Regional Commission for five years. He will be sworn in as the state's attorney general Jan. 10. Olens, who is 52, lives in East Cobb with his wife and two children. They have lived in Cobb since 1984. This is Part II of an interview with Olens, focusing on Cobb County. Part I was published Monday. This interview took place before the current commission voted last week to hold a March referendum to extend the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Q. What was your biggest accomplishment as chairman of the Cobb Commission? A. I got everyone working on the same …
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