ELECTION 2008: Lasseter officially in hunt


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 05/01/08

Former Duluth Mayor Shirley Lasseter was the only candidate to qualify for a county race in Gwinnett County on Wednesday.

Lasseter's qualification fulfills a previous announcement to seek the Republican nomination for the County Commission seat being vacated by District 1 Commissioner Lorraine Green.

Green is running for chairman of the Gwinnett board in the July 15 primary against incumbent Charles Bannister.

QUALIFIERS

These candidates have qualified as of Wednesday:

Board of Commissioners Chairman

Lorraine Green, Republican, incumbent commissioner and owner of an environmental engineering firm

Charles Bannister, Republican, incumbent commission chairman and former state legislator

Board of Commissioners District 1

Bruce LeVell, Republican, Duluth jeweler who serves on the boards of MARTA and the Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District

Carol N. Hassell, Republican, former Suwanee City Councilwoman and public relations executive

Shirley Lasseter, Republican, director of public safety education for the Georgia Department of Insurance and Fire Safety and the former mayor of Duluth

Board of Commissioners District 3

Mike Beaudreau, Republican, national accounts manager for Ricoh

Doug Stacks, Republican, Dacula, planning manager for the city of Lilburn

Board of Education, District 1

Carole Boyce, Republican, Dacula, incumbent

Board of Education, District 3

Mary K. Murphy, Republican, incumbent

Board of Education, District 5

Louise Radloff, Norcross, incumbent

Ravindra Kumar, Democrat, Lilburn, researcher and teacher

Ralph Villani, attorney, Democrat, former teacher who later went to law school

Chief Magistrate

George Hutchinson, Republican, Lawrenceville, incumbent

Tax commissioner

Katherine Sherrington, Republican, incumbent

Sheriff

Butch Conway, Republican, incumbent

Clerk of Superior Court

Thomas Lawler, Republican, Norcross, incumbent

Probate Judge

Walter J. Clarke, Republican, Lawrenceville, incumbent

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