ELECTION 2022: Meet the primary runoff candidates

June 5, 2022 3:33 pm·

For the 2022 primary runoff elections on June 21, GwinnettForum presents these candidate answers, which were first printed prior to the May primary.

For the 2022 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 by clicking on the name links below. (To take you to the entire list of candidate answers, click here.)

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 primary endorsement. CLICK HERE to read our 2022 primary endorsements**

2022 FEDERAL RACES

2022 Congressional Candidates

Republicans, 6th District

- Jake Evans (+++)
- Rich McCormick (DNR)

Republicans, 7th District

- Michael Corbin
- Mark Gonsalves (+++)

2022 GEORGIA STATEWIDE CANDIDATES

For Lieutenant Governor

Democrats

- Charlie Bailey (+++)
- Kwanza Hall

For Secretary of State

Democrats

- Dee Dawkins-Haigler (NoA)
- Bee Nguyen (+++)

For Commissioner of Insurance

Democrats

- Raphael Baker
- Janice Laws Robinson (+++)

For Commissioner of Labor

Democrats

- William “Will” Boddie Jr. (DNR)
- Nicole Horn (+++)

2022 NON-PARTISAN SCHOOL BOARD POSTS

Gwinnett School Board, Post 4

Adrienne Simmons (+++)
Alexis Williams (NoA)

2022 NON-PARTISAN JUDICIAL RACES

For Judge of State Court (South seat)

Erica Dove (+++)
Matt Miller

Ballots

To view the 2022 sample runoff ballots, click these links:

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Continuing objectives

Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:

Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.

Interested in Gwinnett history?

Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.

The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.

ELECTION 2022: Meet the primary runoff candidates

(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 primary endorsement. CLICK HERE to read our 2022 primary endorsements**