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dReam Center hosting big panel of Georgia, DeKalb candidates tonight
Residents cast their vote on the first day of early voting in the Athens-Clarke County elections in Athens, Ga., Monday, April 30, 2018. Voters across Georgia are now able to cast early ballots for the upcoming primary election that includes races for governor, the U.S. Congress and the state Legislature.
The dReam Center Church outside Decatur is hosting a panel discussion tonight with candidates in the May 22 primary elections.
So far, dozens of candidates are on the list, but the church said more could be added before the event, which is set to begin after the conclusion of a 7:30 p.m. worship service. The church is located at 2600 HF Shepherd Drive, Decatur.
The candidates who are expected and the positions they are running for are:
- Stacey Abrams - Governor
- Stacey Evans - Governor (A representative from the campaign will attend, not Evans)
- Howard Mosby - State House District 83
- Becky Evans - State HD 83
- Michelle Henson - State HD 86
- Pam Stephenson - State HD 90
- Dee Haigler Hawkins - Georgia Secretary of State
- John Barrow -Georgia Secretary of State
- Larry Johnson - DeKalb County Board of Commissioners District 3
- Felton Wright- DeKalb BOC District 3
- Ed Williams - DeKalb BOC District 7
- John Tolbert - DeKalb BOC District 7
- Janice Laws - Georgia Insurance Commissioner
- Cindy Zellner - Georgia Insurance Commissioner
- Sid Chapman - State Superintendent
- Sam Mosteller - State Superintendent
- Tunde Akinyele - Judge
- Latisha Dear-Jackson - DeKalb Superior Court Judge
- Gina Bernard - DeKalb Superior Court Judge
- Roderick Bridges - DeKalb Superior Court Judge
- Nicholas Smith - DeKalb Superior Court Judge
- Genet Hopewell - DeKalb Superior Court Judge
- Joel Thibodeaux - State Senate District 43
- Sabrina McKenzie - State SD 41
- Steve Henson - State SD 41
- Tanya Anderson - Senate SD 43
- Richard Keatly - Georgia Labor Commissioner
- Fred Quinn - Georgia Labor Commissioner
- Johnny White - Georgia Public Service Commissioner
- Dawn Randolph - Georgia Public Service Commissioner
- John Noel - Georgia Public Service Commissioner
- DiiJon DaCosta - DeKalb County Board of Education, District 6
- Juan Parks- U.S. Congress District 4
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