Meet Georgia’s 2020 primary candidates

For the 2020 primaries, GwinnettForum asked all candidates facing opposition in Gwinnett County, and also asked all statewide candidates, to visit for 30 minutes, which qualified these visitors to answers six questions in 100 words each. You can read their answers below by clicking on the links below.  Candidates with no opposition are not listed.

PROFILE KEY

• (DNR) indicates a candidate did not respond to our interview request.
• (NoA) means the candidate visited with GwinnettForum but did not send answers to six questions.
•  indicates a candidate has received GwinnettForum’s Runoff endorsement.

2020 Georgia Primary Candidates

2020 FEDERAL RACES

2020 Senatorial Candidates

Democrats, Statewide

• Sarah Riggs Amico
• Marckeith DeJesus   DNR
• James Knox
• Tricia Carpenter McCracken     DNR
• Jon Ossoff   DNR
• Maya Dillard Smith   DNR
• Teresa Pike Tomlinson

2020 Congressional Candidates

Democrats, 4^TH DISTRICT

• William Haston
• Henry C. “Hank” Johnson Jr.   DNR
• Elaine Amankwah Nietmann    DNR

Democrats, 7^TH DISTRICT

• Carolyn Bourdeaux
• John Eaves
• Nabilah Aishah Islam
• Zahra S. Karinshak  DNR
• Brenda Lopez Romero
• Rashid Malik

Republicans, 7^th District

• Lisa Babbage
• Mark Gonsalves
• Lynne Homrick
• Zachary Kennemore
• Rich McCormick  DNR
• Renee S. Unterman
• Eugene Yu

Democrats, 10th DISTRICT

• Andrew Ferguson  DNR
• Tabita Johnson-Green  DNR

2020 GEORGIA STATEWIDE CANDIDATES

For Public Service Commission, District 4

Democrats

• Daniel Blackman  DNR
• John Noel   

2020 Supreme Court Candidates (Non-Partisan)

Justice of the Supreme Court (Bethel seat)

• Elizabeth “Beth” Beskin   DNR
• Charles Bethel

Justice of the Supreme Court (Warren seat)

• Hal Moroz
• Sarah Hawkins Warren

2020 GWINNETT COUNTY CANDIDATES

County Commission Chair

Democrats

• Nicole Love Hendrickson
• Andy Morgan
• Desmond A. Nembhard
• Curt Thompson
• Lee Thompson Jr.

Republicans

• George Awuku  DNR
• Marcia L. Neaton 
• David Post

County Commission District 1

Republicans

• Laurie McClain
• Jacqueline Tseng

County Commission District 3

Democrats

• Roger Marmol
• John Henry Moye Jr. 
• Justin Walsh
• Jasper Watkins III
• Derrick J. Wilson

Republicans

• Ben Archer
• Matt DeReimer 
• Kim Walker

Gwinnett School Board, Post 1

Democrats

•  Segun Adeyina  DNR
• Karen Watkins

Gwinnett School Board, Post 5

Democrats

• Tarece Johnson
• Louise Radloff

District Attorney of Gwinnett

Democrats

• Patsy Austin-Gatson
• Wesley “Wes” Person

Sheriff of Gwinnett County

Democrats

• Curtis Clemons
• Benjamin J. Haynes
• Floyd Scott
• Keybo Taylor

Republicans

• Louis “Lou” Solis
• Keith Van Nus

Tax Commissioner of Gwinnett County

Democrats

• Regina M. Carden
• Maureen McIvor
• Tiffany Porter

2020 GEORGIA LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES

Senate District 9

Democrats

• Nikki Merritt
• Cheryl Renee Moses
• Gabe Okoye

Senate District 41

Democrats

• Gil Freeman   DNR
• Mohammed Jahangir Hossain   DNR
• Kim Jackson
• Beverly R. Jones
• Sabrina McKenzie  DNR

Senate District 45

Democrats

• Ernie Anaya    DNR
• Matielyn Jones 
• Richard Smith

Republicans

• Sammy Baker
• Clint Dixon
• Noemi Puntier  DNR

Senate District 48

Democrats

• Michelle Au
•  Josh Uddin

House District 93

Democrats

• Dar’Shun Kendrick
• Alfred Reynolds   DNR

House District 99

• Jorge Granados
• Marvin Lim

House District 103

Republicans

• Timothy Barr  DNR
• Derrick McCollum  DNR
• Donald Schmidt

House District 104

Democrats

• Nakita Hemingway 
• Andrea Stephenson

House District 106

Democrats

• Emily Leslie
• Rebecca Mitchell

2020 NON-PARTISAN JUDICIAL CANDIDATES

State Court Judge  (Bratton Seat)

• Shawn Bratton
• Matthew Miller

Superior Court Judge  (Rich Seat)

• Tamela Adkins
• Randy Rich

Superior Court Judge  (Schrader Seat)

• Deborah Fluker
• Kelly Kautz
• Christa Kirk
• B.T. Parker
• Kathryn “Kathy” Schraeder

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