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==Government and politics== {{See also|Gwinnett County Police Department}} [[File:GwinnettPoliceVehicle2021.jpg|thumb|Gwinnett County police car in 2021]] [[File:Atlanta espn 2003.jpg|thumb|Gwinnett County police car in 2003]] Under Georgia's "home rule" provision, county governments have free rein to legislate on all matters within the county, provided that such legislation does not conflict with state or federal law, or state or federal Constitutions. Gwinnett County, Georgia is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners, which exercises both legislative and executive authority within the county. The Chair of the Board is elected county-wide and serves full-time. The four other commissioners are elected from single-member districts and serve part-time positions. The board hires a county administrator who oversees daily operations of the county's twelve executive departments. Gwinnett County has a police department that operates under the authority of the Board of Commissioners. Some of the local Gwinnett city budgets have recently come under increasing scrutiny of the General Funds allocated to police services. Cities such as Duluth have allocated as much as forty percent of their city budgets, reaching some of the highest levels in the nation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.duluthga.net/departments/1budget_and_finance/docs/FY%202017%20budgetfinal.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618052408/https://www.duluthga.net/departments/1budget_and_finance/docs/FY%202017%20budgetfinal.pdf |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |url-status=live|title=CITY OF DULUTH GEORGIA : ANNUAL BUDGET REPORT : FISCAL YEAR 2017|website=Duluthga.net|access-date=July 12, 2018}}</ref> Solutions to high spending being discussed include additional “investment in mental health, housing, youth development and living wages would stabilize communities and prove more effective than policing.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2017/08/07/how-much-do-u-s-cities-spend-every-year-on-policing-infographic/#4ce45f91e7b7|title=How Much Do U.S. Cities Spend Every Year On Policing? [Infographic]|first=Niall|last=McCarthy|website=Forbes.com|access-date=June 18, 2018|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618025934/https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2017/08/07/how-much-do-u-s-cities-spend-every-year-on-policing-infographic/#4ce45f91e7b7|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to the Board of Commissioners, county residents also elect persons to the following positions: Sheriff, District Attorney, Probate Court Judge, Clerk of State/Superior Court, Tax Commissioner, State Court Solicitor, Chief Magistrate Judge (who appoints other Magistrate Court judges), Chief Superior Court Judge and Superior Court Judges, and Chief State Court Judge and State Court Judges. Gwinnett County has the largest public school system in the state of Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us - Gwinnett County Public Schools |url=https://www.gcpsk12.org/about-us |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=www.gcpsk12.org |language=en-US}}</ref> Members of the Board of Education are elected from special election districts in the county. For most of the time from [[1964 United States presidential election in Georgia|1964]] to [[2012 United States presidential election in Georgia|2012]], the county was a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. The only Democrat to carry the county in this period was former Georgia governor [[Jimmy Carter]] in [[1976 United States presidential election in Georgia|1976]], who carried Gwinnett County during his sweep of every county in the state. However, the Republican edge narrowed, and then eventually was eliminated, in the 2010s as the county, as well as the rest of the [[Atlanta metro]] area, became larger and more diverse. In [[2016 United States presidential election in Georgia|2016]], [[Hillary Clinton]] became the first Democrat to win Gwinnett County in 40 years and the first non-Georgian Democrat to do so since [[John F. Kennedy]] in [[1960 United States presidential election in Georgia|1960]], doing so by 5.9 points. This was due to changing demographics with white college-educated voters, as well as a [[white flight]] out of the county. In [[2018 Georgia gubernatorial election|2018]], [[Stacey Abrams]] became the first Democrat to win Gwinnett County in a gubernatorial election since [[1986 Georgia gubernatorial election|1986]] when [[Joe Frank Harris]] swept every county statewide. The Democratic trend became even more apparent in [[2020 United States presidential election in Georgia|2020]], when [[Joe Biden]] won the county by 18.2 points, the best showing for a non-Georgian Democrat since Kennedy's 73.50%. [[Raphael Warnock]] earned 62.8% of the vote here in the [[2022 United States Senate election in Georgia|2022 Senate runoff election]], substantially improving upon Biden's result. {{PresHead|place=Gwinnett County, Georgia|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323225526/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Democratic|173,041|242,507|5,270|Georgia}} {{PresRow|2020|Democratic|166,400|241,994|5,956|Georgia}} {{PresRow|2016|Democratic|146,989|166,153|17,808|Georgia}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|159,855|132,509|4,992|Georgia}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|158,746|129,025|3,167|Georgia}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|160,445|81,708|2,190|Georgia}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|121,756|61,434|7,921|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|96,610|53,819|12,516|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|81,822|44,253|24,501|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|66,372|20,948|620|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|54,749|14,139|0|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|27,185|21,958|2,309|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|13,912|20,838|0|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|18,181|2,896|0|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1968|American Independent|5,350|3,230|8,909|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1964|Republican|6,823|6,705|3|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|2,336|6,479|0|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,443|5,687|0|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,015|6,026|0|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|413|2,832|482|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|713|3,339|0|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|728|4,023|20|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|541|2,382|3|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|91|2,616|1|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|1,062|970|0|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|207|1,011|116|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,140|1,645|0|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|222|1,528|270|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|55|997|590|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1908|Democratic|541|677|433|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1904|Democratic|132|1,219|856|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1900|Democratic|373|1,052|233|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1896|Democratic|773|1,250|138|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1892|Democratic|253|1,572|926|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1888|Democratic|186|2,004|23|Georgia}} {{PresRow|1884|Democratic|146|1,094|0|Georgia}} {{PresFoot|1880|Democratic|244|1,812|0|Georgia}} Gwinnett County is one of six "reverse pivot counties", counties that voted Republican in [[2008 United States presidential election in Georgia|2008]] and 2012 before voting Democratic in 2016 onward.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Reverse-Pivot_Counties:_The_counties_that_voted_McCain-Romney-Clinton_from_2008-2016 |title=Reverse-Pivot Counties: The counties that voted McCain-Romney-Clinton from 2008-2016 |access-date=May 29, 2020 |archive-date=November 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105072046/https://ballotpedia.org/Reverse-Pivot_Counties:_The_counties_that_voted_McCain-Romney-Clinton_from_2008-2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="2" | District !! Name !! Party !! First elected !! Incorporated Cities of Gwinnett County represented<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/web/gwinnett/departments/boardofcommissioners/districtmap |title=Commission District Map |access-date=August 23, 2019 |archive-date=August 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823172752/https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/web/gwinnett/departments/boardofcommissioners/districtmap |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | style="background:blue;"| | At-Large (Chair) | [[Nicole Love Hendrickson]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2020 | All |- | style="background:blue;"| | 1 | Kirkland Carden | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2020 | [[Duluth, Georgia|Duluth]], [[Peachtree Corners]], [[Berkeley Lake, Georgia|Berkeley Lake]], [[Suwanee, Georgia|Suwanee]], [[Norcross, Georgia|Norcross]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 2 | Ben Ku | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2018 | [[Lilburn, Georgia|Lilburn]], Unincorporated Tucker, Unincorporated Stone Mountain, Unincorporated Norcross, Unincorporated Lawrenceville |- | style="background:blue;"| | 3 | Jasper Watkins III | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2020 | [[Auburn, Georgia|Auburn]], [[Braselton, Georgia|Braselton]], [[Dacula, Georgia|Dacula]], [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]], [[Grayson, Georgia|Grayson]], [[Loganville, Georgia|Loganville]], [[Snellville, Georgia|Snellville]] |- | style="background:red;"| | 4 | Matthew Holtkamp | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2022 | [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]], [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]], [[Rest Haven, Georgia|Rest Haven]], [[Sugar Hill, Georgia|Sugar Hill]], [[Suwanee, Georgia|Suwanee]] |} ===United States Congress=== {| class=wikitable |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Senators ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Name ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Party ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| First Elected ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Level |- | style="background:blue;"| | Senate Class 2 | [[Jon Ossoff]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2021 | Senior Senator |- | style="background:blue;"| | Senate Class 3 | [[Raphael Warnock]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2021 | Junior Senator |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Representatives ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Name ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Party ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| First Elected ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Area(s) of Gwinnett County represented |- | style="background:blue;"| | District 4 | [[Hank Johnson]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2007 | [[Berkeley Lake, Georgia|Berkeley Lake]], [[Duluth, Georgia|Duluth]], [[Lilburn, Georgia|Lilburn]], [[Norcross, Georgia|Norcross]], [[Peachtree Corners, Georgia|Peachtree Corners]] |- | style="background:red;"| | District 9 | [[Andrew Clyde]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2020 | [[Auburn, Georgia|Auburn]], [[Braselton, Georgia|Braselton]], [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]], [[Dacula, Georgia|Dacula]], [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]], [[Mulberry, Georgia|Mulberry]], [[Rest Haven, Georgia|Rest Haven]], [[Sugar Hill, Georgia|Sugar Hill]], [[Suwanee, Georgia|Suwanee]] |- | style="background:red;"| | District 10 | [[Mike Collins (politician)|Mike Collins]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2023 | [[Dacula, Georgia|Dacula]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | District 13 | [[David Scott (Georgia politician)|David Scott]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2003 | [[Grayson, Georgia|Grayson]], [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]], [[Lilburn, Georgia|Lilburn]], [[Loganville, Georgia|Loganville]], [[Snellville, Georgia|Snellville]] |} ===Georgia General Assembly=== ==== Georgia State Senate ==== {| class=wikitable |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| District ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Name ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Party ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| First Elected ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Area(s) of Gwinnett County represented |- | style="background:blue;"| | 5 | Sheikh Rahman | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2019 | [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]], [[Lilburn, Georgia|Lilburn]], [[Norcross, Georgia|Norcross]], [[Peachtree Corners, Georgia|Peachtree Corners]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 7 | [[Nabilah Islam]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2023 | [[Berkeley Lake, Georgia|Berkeley Lake]], [[Duluth, Georgia|Duluth]], [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]], [[Norcross, Georgia|Norcross]], [[Peachtree Corners, Georgia|Peachtree Corners]], [[Suwanee, Georgia|Suwanee]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 9 | Nikki Merritt | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2021 | [[Grayson, Georgia|Grayson]], [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]], [[Lilburn, Georgia|Lilburn]], [[Loganville, Georgia|Loganville]], [[Snellville, Georgia|Snellville]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 40 | [[Sally Harrell]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2019 | [[Norcross, Georgia|Norcross]], [[Peachtree Corners, Georgia|Peachtree Corners]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 43 | [[Tonya Anderson]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2017 | [[Grayson, Georgia|Grayson]], [[Loganville, Georgia|Loganville]], [[Snellville, Georgia|Snellville]] |- | style="background:red;"| | 45 | Clint Dixon | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2021 | [[Auburn, Georgia|Auburn]], [[Braselton, Georgia|Braselton]], [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]], [[Dacula, Georgia|Dacula]], [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]], [[Mulberry, Georgia|Mulberry]], [[Rest Haven, Georgia|Rest Haven]], [[Sugar Hill, Georgia|Sugar Hill]], [[Suwanee, Georgia|Suwanee]] |- | style="background:red;"| | 46 | [[Bill Cowsert]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2007 | [[Dacula, Georgia|Dacula]] |- | style="background:red;"| | 48 | Shawn Still | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2023 | [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]], [[Sugar Hill, Georgia|Sugar Hill]], [[Suwanee, Georgia|Suwanee]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 55 | [[Randal Mangham]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2025 | [[Snellville, Georgia|Snellville]] |} ====Georgia House of Representatives==== {| class=wikitable |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| District ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Name ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Party ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| First Elected ! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Area(s) of Gwinnett County represented |- | style="background:red;"| | 30 | Derrick McCollum | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2022 | [[Braselton, Georgia|Braselton]], [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]], [[Mulberry, Georgia|Mulberry]] |- | style="background:red;"| | 48 | Scott Hilton | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2023 | [[Peachtree Corners, Georgia|Peachtree Corners]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 88 | Billy Mitchell | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2003 | [[Lilburn, Georgia|Lilburn]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 93 | Doreen Carter | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2015 | [[Snellville, Georgia|Snellville]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 94 | Karen Bennett | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2013 | [[Snellville, Georgia|Snellville]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 95 | Dar'shun Kendrick | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2011 | [[Snellville, Georgia|Snellville]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 96 | Arlene Beckles | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2025 | [[Duluth, Georgia|Duluth]], [[Norcross, Georgia|Norcross]], [[Peachtree Corners, Georgia|Peachtree Corners]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 97 | Ruwa Romman | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2023 | [[Berkeley Lake, Georgia|Berkeley Lake]], [[Duluth, Georgia|Duluth]], [[Norcross, Georgia|Norcross]], [[Peachtree Corners, Georgia|Peachtree Corners]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 98 | Marvin Lim | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2021 | [[Lilburn, Georgia|Lilburn]], [[Norcross, Georgia|Norcross]] |- | style="background:red;"| | 99 | Matt Reeves | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2023 | [[Duluth, Georgia|Duluth]], [[Sugar Hill, Georgia|Sugar Hill]], [[Suwanee, Georgia|Suwanee]] |- | style="background:red;"| | 100 | David Clark | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2015 | [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]], [[Rest Haven, Georgia|Rest Haven]], [[Sugar Hill, Georgia|Sugar Hill]], [[Suwanee, Georgia|Suwanee]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 102 | Gabe Okoye | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2023 | [[Grayson, Georgia|Grayson]], [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]] |- | style="background:red;"| | 103 | Soo Hong | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2023 | [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]], [[Rest Haven, Georgia|Rest Haven]], [[Sugar Hill, Georgia|Sugar Hill]], [[Suwanee, Georgia|Suwanee]] |- | style="background:red;"| | 104 | Chuck Efstration | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2013 | [[Auburn, Georgia|Auburn]], [[Braselton, Georgia|Braselton]], [[Mulberry, Georgia|Mulberry]] |- | style="background:red;"| | 105 | Sandy Donatucci | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2025 | [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]], [[Dacula, Georgia|Dacula]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 106 | Shelly Hutchinson | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2019 | [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]], [[Lilburn, Georgia|Lilburn]], [[Snellville, Georgia|Snellville]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 107 | Sam Park | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2017 | [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]], [[Suwanee, Georgia|Suwanee]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 108 | Jasmine Clark | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2019 | [[Lilburn, Georgia|Lilburn]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 109 | Dewey McClain | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2013 | [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]], [[Lilburn, Georgia|Lilburn]] |- | style="background:blue;"| | 110 | Segun Adeyina | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2023 | [[Grayson, Georgia|Grayson]], [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]], [[Loganville, Georgia|Loganville]], [[Snellville, Georgia|Snellville]] |- | style="background:red;"| | 111 | Rey Martinez | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2023 | [[Dacula, Georgia|Dacula]], [[Loganville, Georgia|Loganville]] |- | style="background:red;"| | 112 | Bruce Williamson | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2011 | [[Loganville, Georgia|Loganville]] |}
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