MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Milledgeville native announced he is seeking the Republican nomination for the open 10th Congressional district seat.

Stephen Simpson hopes to win the seat that is being vacated after Congressman Paul Broun announced in February he is running for the U.S. Senate in 2014.

"America is on the wrong track. We face a national debt that threatens national security, an administration incapable of telling the truth, and new big-government health care laws that burden businesses and hurt American workers," Simpson said in a news release.

Simpson served in the U.S. Army for 20 years. He worked at the Pentagon as an intelligence officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency and later for the Secretary of the Army in the office of Congressional Liaison.

"We are over-taxed, over-regulated and over-litigated and Georgia's $72 billion agriculture business is suffered under the strain of excessive federal regulation," Simpson stated. "I'm running because there's a crisis of leadership in Washington, D.C. I've served by country before and I'm ready to serve again."

Since retiring from the military, Simpson has worked in the banking industry and has owned a small business. He is married and has two sons.

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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- There's still no word on when Bibb County Elections will happen.

On June 7th, Bibb County Attorney Virgil Adams sent a letter to the Department of Justice responding to all its questions regarding the request to move elections to July and switch to nonpartisan.

In that letter he asked the DOJ to respond by June 17th, or Bibb County might ask a federal court judge to step in.

Adams says as of right now he doesn't plan on taking legal action.

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Another Warner Robins City Council member says he's ready to take the lead of the International City.

Surrounded by family and close friends, council member Daron Lee announced he will run for mayor of Warner Robins.

"I will represent all of the people, not some of the people," Lee said during a news conference on Tuesday.

The council member and minister plans to push for public transit, recreation and economic development. He wants to focus on the senior citizens and the service men and women in the community.

"Those that serve Robins Air Force Base, it is important that continued support of Robins Air Force Base shall be a priority," Lee said.

Lee is the second city council member in the growing Warner Robins mayoral race. Warner Robins City. Council member Mike Brashear announced he will resign from his Council Four Post when he qualifies for the mayor's race in August. Chuck Chalk announced he will make another run for mayor. Chalk went head-to-head with Shaheen in the last election in 2009. Retired firefighter Randy Toms announced that he too will run.

Joe Musselwhite, Warner Robins Publics Works Director is expected to announce his bid on Tuesday at 5 p.m.