Three incumbent Gwinnett County commissioners – all of them Republicans – have drawn Democratic challengers in this year’s elections.
Chairman Charlotte Nash, District 1 Commissioner Jace Books and District 3 Commissioner Tommy Hunter each drew Democratic opposition when candidates qualified to run for office last week. None of the incumbents faces a challenge from their own party in the May primary election.
Nash, the retired county manager who was first elected in 2011, faces a challenge from Jim Shealey, a retired teacher from Norcross and chairman of the Gwinnett Democratic Party.
Brooks, elected in 2012, is a business consultant from Suwanee. He’ll face Lawrenceville Democrat Derek Johnson, an information technology director, in November.
Hunter, also elected in 2012, is a civil engineer from Buford. He’ll face Democrat Jasper Watkins III, a Grayson pharmacist, in the general election.
A complete list of candidates for county offices is below.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN
CHARLOTTE NASH
PO BOX 147
DACULA GA 30019
PARTY: REPUBLICAN
INCUMBENT: YES
OCCUPATION: PUBLIC OFFICIAL
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/07/2016
JIM SHEALEY
4496 E JONES BRIDGE RD
NORCROSS GA 30092
E-mail: jim@electjimshealey.com
PARTY: DEMOCRATIC
INCUMBENT: NO
OCCUPATION: RETIRED TEACHER
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/11/2016
WEBSITE: elect jim shealey.com
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1
DEREK JOHNSON
1195 MEADOW PERCH CT
LAWRENCEVILLE GA 30043 - 6688
E-mail: derekjohnson@paradynesolutions.com
PARTY: DEMOCRATIC
INCUMBENT: NO
OCCUPATION: IT DIRECTOR
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/09/2016
JACE BROOKS
PO BOX 2183
SUWANEE GA 30024 - 2378
PARTY: REPUBLICAN
INCUMBENT: YES
OCCUPATION: BUSINESS CONSULTANT
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/08/2016
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3
JASPER WATKINS III
1645 NATCHEZ WAY
GRAYSON GA 30017 - 1067
E-mail: watkins3for3@gmail.com
PARTY: DEMOCRATIC
INCUMBENT: NO
OCCUPATION: PHARMACIST
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/09/2016
TOMMY HUNTER
5048 STEFAN RIDGE WAY
BUFORD GA 30519 - 5408
PARTY: REPUBLICAN
INCUMBENT: YES
OCCUPATION: CIVIL ENGINEER
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/08/2016
FOR CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT
RICHARD T. ALEXANDER JR
5000 DUNCANS LAKE DR
BUFORD GA 30519
PARTY: REPUBLICAN
INCUMBENT: YES
OCCUPATION: ATTORNEY AT LAW; CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/07/2016
FOR JUDGE OF THE PROBATE COURT
CHRISTOPHER A. BALLAR
5600 CREEK DALE WAY
BUFORD GA 30518
PARTY: NON PARTISAN
INCUMBENT: YES
OCCUPATION: PROBATE COURT JUDGE
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/07/2016
FOR SHERIFF
KEITH VAN NUS
PO BOX 667
DACULA GA 30019
E-mail: keithv733@icloud.com
PARTY: REPUBLICAN
INCUMBENT: NO
OCCUPATION: RETIRED DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS - HEBRON CHURCH
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/08/2016
WEBSITE: www.electkeithvannus.com
R.L. BUTCH CONWAY
2915 CAMMIE WAGES RD
DACULA GA 30019 - 1932
PARTY: REPUBLICAN
INCUMBENT: YES
OCCUPATION: SHERIFF
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/07/2016
FOR TAX COMMISSIONER
RICHARD STEELE
PO BOX 490621
LAWRENCEVILLE GA 30049
PARTY: REPUBLICAN
INCUMBENT: YES
OCCUPATION: TAX COMMISSONER
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/07/2016
FOR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 1
CAROLE C. BOYCE
3287 BAILEY RD
DACULA GA 30019 - 1243
PARTY: REPUBLICAN
INCUMBENT: YES
OCCUPATION: EDUCATOR
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/07/2016
FOR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 3
MARY KAY MURPHY
4516 RIDGEGATE DR
DULUTH GA 30097 - 2322
PARTY: REPUBLICAN
INCUMBENT: YES
OCCUPATION: COLLEGE ADMINISTRATOR
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/08/2016
FOR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 5
LOUISE RADLOFF
4439 PLANTATION LN
NORCROSS GA 30093 - 3314
E-mail: lradloff@outlook.com
PARTY: DEMOCRATIC
INCUMBENT: YES
OCCUPATION: EXECUTVE DIRECTOR - INTERLOCKING COMMUNITIES
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/07/2016
FOR JUDGE, STATE COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY (TO SUCCEED SHAWN F. BRATTON)
LATAWSHA LITTLE-HILL
PO BOX 3602
LILBURN GA 30048
E-mail: electlittlehill@gmail.com
PARTY: NON PARTISAN
INCUMBENT: NO
OCCUPATION: ATTORNEY
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/08/2016
WEBSITE: electlittlehill.com
SHAWN BRATTON
388 VISTA LAKE DR
SUWANEE GA 30024
PARTY: NON PARTISAN
INCUMBENT: YES
OCCUPATION: JUDGE OF STATE COURT
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/07/2016
WEBSITE: www.shawnbratton.com
FOR JUDGE, STATE COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY (TO SUCCEED CARLA E. BROWN)
CARLA BROWN
PO BOX 248
LAWRENCEVILLE GA 30046 - 0193
E-mail: carla@judgecarlabrown.com
PARTY: NON PARTISAN
INCUMBENT: YES
OCCUPATION: STATE COURT JUDGE
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/07/2016
WEBSITE: judgecarlabrown.com
RONDA COLVIN-LEARY
PO BOX 83
LAWRENCEVILE GA 30046 - 5102
E-mail: rleary2016@gmail.com
PARTY: NON PARTISAN
INCUMBENT: NO
OCCUPATION: ATTORNEY
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/09/2016
FOR JUDGE, STATE COURT OF GWINNET COUNTY (TO SUCCEED EMILY BRANTLEY)
EMILY BRANTLEY
798 MIDDLE FORK TRL
SUWANEE GA 30024
E-mail: emily.brantley@gwinnettcounty.com
PARTY: NON PARTISAN
INCUMBENT: YES
OCCUPATION: JUDGE OF STATE COURT
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/07/2016
FOR JUDGE, STATE COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY (TO SUCCEED JOHN F. DORAN)
JOHN DORAN
3325 MCKINLEY POINT DR
DACULA GA 30019 - 1599
PARTY: NON PARTISAN
INCUMBENT: YES
OCCUPATION: STATE COURT JUDGE
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/07/2016
FOR CHIEF MAGISTRATE
KRISTINA HAMMER BLUM
5218 FOX HILL CT
NORCROSS GA 30092 - 1601
PARTY: NON PARTISAN
INCUMBENT: YES
OCCUPATION: CHIEF MAGISTRATE JUDGE
QUALIFIED DATE: 03/07/2016
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