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Gwinnett candidate drops out after controversial tweets about Jews

Suwanee City Council candidate Joe Briggs (Facebook photo)
Suwanee City Council candidate Joe Briggs (Facebook photo)
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Nov 6, 2017

Suwanee City Council candidate Joe Briggs has dropped out of the race after receiving backlash from his controversial social media activity.

Briggs, a 59-year-old engineer, drew fire last week after The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published screenshots of inflammatory tweets he wrote about Jews and Israel.

More: The AJC's 2017 Gwinnett County voter's guide

Suwanee, like several other cities in Gwinnett and elsewhere, will hold municipal elections Tuesday.

ExploreTo find out why Briggs says his family and community “didn’t deserve this,” read the full story at myAJC.com.

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Gwinnett police Cpl. Michele Pihera details report that suspect shot at officers during car chase, officer fired back. Video by John Spink/AJC

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Before taking over the AJC's Sports Daily newsletter, Tyler Estep spent two years writing the A.M. ATL newsletter. A Gwinnett County native and University of Georgia graduate, he has been with the AJC since 2015 and previously worked as a reporter on the breaking news, hyperlocal and local government teams.

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