Meet the 2020 General Election candidates

For the 2020 General Election, GwinnettForum asked all candidates facing opposition in Gwinnett County, plus all statewide candidates, to visit for 30 minutes. This qualified these candidates to answer six political questions in 100 words each. You can read their answers below by clicking on their name links below.  Candidates with no opposition are not listed.

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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 General Election endorsement.

2020 FEDERAL RACES

U.S. Senate Race No. 1 (Perdue seat)

• David Perdue DNR
• ☑ Jon Ossoff 
• Shane Hazel

U.S. Senate Race No. 2 (Isakson seat)

• Al Bartell
• Allen Buckley
• Doug Collins  DNR
• John Fortuin
• Derrick E. Grayson
• Michael Todd Greene  DNR
• Annette Davis Jackson
• Deborah Jackson
• Jamesia James DNR
• A. Wayne Johnson  (Withdrew)
• Tamara Johnson-Shealey  DNR
• Matt Lieberman
• Kelly Loeffler  DNR
• Joy Felicia Slade DNR
• Brian Slowinski
• Valencia Stovall DNR
• Ed Tarver
• Kandiss Taylor
• ☑ Raphael Warnock
• Richard Dien Winfield

2020 Congressional Candidates

Fourth District

• ☑ Johsie Cruz Ezammudeen   
• Henry C. “Hank” Johnson Jr.  DNR

Seventh District               

• Rich McCormick  DNR
• ☑ Carolyn Bourdreaux

Tenth District

• Jody Hice  DNR
• Tabita Johnson-Green    DNR

2020 Public Service Commission Candidates

District 1

• ☑ Jason Shaw
• Robert G. Bryant
• Elizabeth Melton

District 4

• ☑ Lauren Bubba McDonald Jr. 
• Daniel Blackman  DNR
• Nathan Wilson

2020 Georgia Legislative Candidates

Senate District 9

• ☑ P.K. Martin, IV 
• Nikki Merritt

Senate District 40

• Garry Guan
• ☑ Sally Harrell 

Senate District 41

• William Park Freeman   DNR
• ☑ Kim Jackson  

Senate District 45

• Clint Dixon
• ☑ Matielyn Jones 

Senate District 48

• ☑ Matt Reeves    
• Michelle Au

House District 93

• Hubert Owens, Jr.   DNR
• ☑ Dar’Shun Kendrick 

House District 95

• Erica McCurdy
• ☑ Beth Moore 

House District 97

• ☑ Bonnie Rich 
• Mary Blackmon Campwell   DNR

House District 98

• David Clark
• ☑ Taeho Cho  

House District 101

• Carol Field    DNR
• ☑ Sam Park  

House District 102

• Soo Hong     DNR
• ☑ Gregg Kennard  

House District 103

• Timothy Barr   DNR
• ☑ Clifton Marshall   

House District 104

• ☑ Chuck Efstration 
• Nakita Hemingway

House District 105

• Erick Dierks
• ☑ Donna McLeod   

House District 106

• Brett Harrell  DNR
• ☑  Rebecca Mitchell 

House District 107

• Michael McDonnell
• ☑ Shelly Hutchinson 

House District 108

• Johnny Crist
• ☑ Jasmine Clark 

2020 Georgia Gwinnett County Candidates

District Attorney of Gwinnett

• ☑ Daniel J. “Danny” Porter 
• Patsy Austin-Gatson

Sheriff of Gwinnett County

• Louis “Lou” Solis Jr.
• ☑ Keybo Taylor   

Tax Commissioner of Gwinnett County

• ☑ Richard Steele  
• Tiffany Porter

County Commission Chair

• David Post
• ☑ Nicole Love Hendrickson 

County Commission District 1

• Laurie McClain
• ☑ Kirkland Carden 

County Commission District 3

• Ben Archer
• ☑ Jasper Watkins III   

Gwinnett School Board, Post 1

• ☑ Carol C. Boyce    
• Karen Watkins

Gwinnett School Board, Post 5

• ☑ Mary Kay Murphy   
• Tanisha Banks

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