<p>Insurance agent Tracy Smith and lawyer Barry Irwin are both challenging incumbent ACC Commissioner Ovita Thornton in District 9 in Athens, Georgia. APN interviewed all three candidates and edited them together for this week’s podcast.</p><p>0:00 - Intro0:28 - Meet Barry Irwin2:14 - Meet Tracy Smith5:23 - Meet Ovita Thornton10:36 - Tracy&#39;s experience12:42 - Barry&#39;s experience &amp; top priorities15:08 - Tracy&#39;s top priorities18:46 - Ovita&#39;s top priorities19:47 - Ovita&#39;s voting record on resolutions25:40 - Tracy&#39;s thoughts on Ovita as commissioner26:44 - Ovita responds to Tracy&#39;s criticism29:24 - The water crisis in Pinewoods33:37 - Why voters should choose Ovita35:36 - Why voters should choose Tracy36:15 - Why voters should choose Barry37:53 - Outro</p><p><br></p>