Thursday, December 27, 2012
Two new names will take a seat on the commission
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
Per a press release from Gwinnett County, a group swearing-in ceremony will take place on Sunday, Dec. 30, for three members of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners. Chief Magistrate George F. Hutchinson III will preside over the ceremony and administer the oath of office to Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash, District 1 Commissioner Jace Brooks and District 3 Commissioner-elect Tommy Hunter. Nash, who has served 18 months as chairman after winning a special election in March 2011, was unopposed in both the primary and the general election. She begins her first full four-year term in January. Brooks was the only candidate to qualify for a special election to fill a vacancy in District 1, taking office in September. He had no …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The recount requested by current Gwinnett County Commissioner Mike Beaudreau yielded much the same results as the runoff.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
On Monday afternoon, current Gwinnett County Commissioner Mike Beaudreau requested a recount after falling behind following a runoff. He trailed opponent Tommy Hunter in the race for the District 3 seat in a runoff on Aug. 21st by 56 votes. The recount was completed Tuesday evening at about 6:15 and the results stand. Hunter has defeated Beaudreau by just 57 votes. Here are the numbers: Hunter will take office in January. Prior to the recount, Beaudreau had written on his Facebook page that while the results were not what he had wanted to see, but pending the results of the recount, "they are what they are." He went on to say that the narrow loss did not diminish what the team had accomplished and reiterated the importance of each and …
Monday, August 27, 2012
The District 3 Commissioner is seeking a recount after falling 56 votes short of re-election against Tommy Hunter.
Current Gwinnett County Commissioner Mike Beaudreau is seeking a recount following a close runoff election earlier this month. Gwinnett County's Communication Director Joe Sorenson has confirmed this news in an email to Patch. The Gwinnett County Republican Party first announced on their Facebook page Monday that Beaudreau is requesting the recount. Beaudreau currently is tailing opponent Tommy Hunter in last Tuesday's runoff election by just 56 votes. The Gwinnett GOP says the recount will begin Tuesday, August 28th at 4pm at Elections Headquarters in Lawrenceville. Sorenson expects the recount to be complete by the early evening. Gwinnett County's District 3 covers the eastern part of the county from the Highway 78 corridor north to I-…
Monday, August 20, 2012
Sheriff Conway Endorses Tommy Hunter for District Three County Commissioner in the Runoff Election August 21st.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway has placed his support behind candidate Tommy Hunter for District Three County Commissioner and had the following to say: "Tommy Hunter is a solid conservative who will be responsive to Gwinnett’s citizens. I urge you to vote for Tommy on Tuesday.” The Sheriff went on to say, “You can make a difference." Hunter is grateful to have the recent endorsement and stated the following, “I have always had the greatest respect for Sheriff Conway. He’s been a driving force for Conservative causes in Gwinnett for many years and earning his support is a great honor for me.” He went on to say, “I look forward to serving the citizens of District Three with an open door policy and respect for my constituents that …
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Current Gwinnett County District 3 Commissioner Mike Beaudreau is facing a challenge from candidates Jerry Oberholtzer, Mike Korom and Tommy Hunter. Who will get your vote?
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
On July 31, or in a subsequent runoff, one of four candidates will be the commissioner-elect for Gwinnett County's Commission District 3. The successful candidate will take up the office in January 2013. Current incumbent, Commissioner Mike Beaudreau, faces challenges from former mayor of Snellville Jerry Oberholtzer and two newcomers, Mike Korom and Tommy Hunter. Dacula Patch has covered this race extensively and provides the following information on the four candidates: Take our poll and let us know which one of these candidates you feel deserves your vote on July. 31.
The four candidates for Gwinnett County Commission District 3 answer questions submitted by Patch readers.
Next month, voters in Gwinnett County District 3 will decide if Mike Beaudreau, Jerry Oberholtzer, Tommy Hunter or Mike Korom will serve as the area's next county commissioner. Since Beaudreau, Oberholtzer, Hunter and Korom are all running as Republicans and there are no Democratic challengers, the race will be decided during the July 31 primary. The runoff, if necessary, will be held on Aug. 21. The deadline to register to vote in the primary is July 2. Dacula Patch asked each of the candidates to answer a series of questions relating to current political issues. The questionnaires were based in part on questions submitted by readers. Dacula Patch did not limit the length of the responses. Each candidate's answers are presented unedited …
Friday, June 15, 2012
Mike Beaudreau, Jerry Oberholtzer, Mike Korom and Tommy Hunter attempt to win over voters during two-hour question and answer session.
Being the incumbent can be tough. After eight years as the District 3 Gwinnett County Commissioner, incumbent Mike Beaudreau has made a number of decisions which challengers Jerry Oberholtzer, Tommy Hunter and Mike Korom were eager to question during a June 14 candidate forum at Stars and Strikes in Dacula. Each candidate was given the opportunity to ask two questions of another candidate. Five of the six questions asked by Hunter, Korom and Oberholtzer were directed at Beaudreau -- most calling the incumbent’s bona fides as a fiscal conservative into question. Hunter asked how Beaudreau could support the county trash plan based on conservative principles. “How do you rectify in your mind taking away the right of the residents to choose …
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Tommy Hunter, candidate for the Gwinnett County District 3 commission seat, believes government has lost sight of who it represents.
Tommy Hunter says he is ready to change the culture of Gwinnett County government if elected to represent District 3 on the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners. “I’m running for the Gwinnett County Commission because over the years that I have been involved in politics and decision making in Gwinnett County, I get the impression that government has slowly and steadily got away from understanding who it works for,” he said. Hunter, who currently represents District 4 on the Gwinnett County Planning Commission, said he has seen firsthand how government tends to get disconnected from what is really happening. “We’ve got budgets that we have to live by. When we get into a tight situation, we’re not able to go out here and tell our neighbors…
Chris
7:27 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
YES! I don't even live in Gwinnett but I love it. That big mouth bone head that wrote on and on for days about Beaudreau is a sore LOSER. Maybe he will shut up now. more ›