Tracie Cason/Gwinnett Superior Court
The Gwinnett Superior Court is the highest trial court in Georgia, with exclusive jurisdiction over all felony criminal cases, cases regarding property, family law cases (divorce and custody matters), and cases involving injunctive relief.
Victoria Smith/Gateway85 Community Improvement District
Gateway85 Community Improvement District is the state’s largest CID and represents more than 550 business owners, accounting for more than $1 billion in commercial property value in Gwinnett County. The district has 3,000 businesses that employ more than 30,000 workers, making it one of metro Atlanta’s most important employment centers.
Gateway85 CID is focused on improving the bottom line of businesses within the district by using funds paid by the property owners in the form of added millage rate. Those funds are then used to update infrastructure like bridges and sidewalks, study mobility and logistics improvements, and enhance security and beautification efforts over its 14-square mile district along the I-85 corridor about one mile north of I-285.
JL Robb/Author of “The End: The Book: The Series”
JL Robb was born in Augusta, GA in 1947. The journey from birth to author of 7 books is an intriguing story in itself, and book-worthy. Robb was also born into a world-wide pandemic. Like the pandemic the world is experiencing today, polio was also viral. There was no vaccine and at age 5, polio hit wher Robb lived in High Point, N.C, so he was sent to live with relatives in Georgia. It was there that Robb got his first taste of Aunt Kiki’s Bible. At age 10, he read the Book of Revelation and has been hooked since.
He left home at 16, graduated from high school, joined the Navy from 1968-74 where he served as Hospital Corpsman, graduated from N.C. State University with a degree in Zoology, and became sales manager for major medical company. Then he and a few friends opened what Billboard Magazine branded as “Atlanta’s Hottest Disco”. The drift away from the God he grew up knowing continued.
In 1979, Robb revisited Revelation and was hooked again. It seemed it was happening. He decided to read the Bible, starting on page 1 and 6 months later was hooked on the entire Book. In 2000, at age 53, Robb started getting a calling to write a book series when he would pray. After 10 years of hearing that voice, he thought maybe it was God, so at age 63, he decided to take the journey if God would help him as he had never written a novel.
This is where his story gets interesting. Robb began to have a series of dreams telling him what to write, and he would wake up, write it on a post-it, and stick it on the bathroom mirror. He said he knew they were messages because “I could have never in a million years thought up the story I wrote”.
In 2010 he began to write and the journey lasted 9 years. During that time, Robb dealt with prostate cancer, malignant melanoma, open-heart surgery, Bell’s Palsy and 2 minor strokes. He trudged on, never quitting, trying to finish before health problems did him in. A friend suggested he was really ticking off Satan and to keep up the good writing. Apparently he did, as his much talked-about “The End-The Book-The Series” – a 7-book series about prophecies that have not yet happened – is rated 4-5 stars in Amazon Reviews. “If it was not for the polio pandemic, I probably would have never read Revelation.” Now at the age of 73, he admits it was quite a journey. and the dreams kept him going.
Dave Emanuel/City of Snellville
Snellville is a city in Gwinnett County with a population of approximately 20,000. Although it wasn’t chartered until 1923, the city was founded in the late 1800’s as a mercantile center. Like most of Gwinnett County, Snellville grew rapidly through the 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s and lost much of its small town feel. That started to change in 2010 and with construction of a new Towne Center as the city adds amenities and attractions that will be transformational.
Sharon Levell/Women for Trump and Black Voices for Trump
Atlanta business owner Sharon Levell serves as an Advisory Board Member for Women for Trump and Black Voices for Trump.
What makes Women for Trump so special? They are women. Women who know what it takes to get the job done. A group of women who knows that the next 4 years are critical. Their team has decades of experience in politics, media, and grassroots activism. Women that have been successful, and have shown they can make a difference. There are millions of women who support Donald Trump and they’re not standing in the shadows anymore! They won’t be pushed around by bullies who tell them who they are “supposed” to like. And they’re not going to keep quiet just because the Washington, D.C. power elites want them to!
Black Voices for Trump encourages the black community to re-elect President Donald J. Trump by sharing experiences and successes of everyday Americans as a result of the Trump administration. Re-electing the President will ensure greater economic opportunity, safer communities, and better healthcare policies for generations to come.
Melvin Everson/Gwinnett Technical College
Gwinnett Tech has been providing career-focused education and training in this region for more than 25 years. Their programs focus on real-world education for real-world jobs and help you gain the knowledge you need to realize your dreams.
Gwinnett Tech offers more than 140 programs – degree, diploma and certificate options – that you can finish in two years or less. Programs in the fastest growing fields, plus emerging industries and technologies, where employers need a highly skilled workforce and Gwinnett Tech graduates are in demand.
Gwinnett Technical College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the associate degree.
Randy Rich/Gwinnett Superior Court Judge
Judge Randy Rich was born and raised in Snellville and graduated from South Gwinnett High School. He was first elected to the Gwinnett State Court bench in 2004. Then in 2014 the Governor appointed him to the Superior Court. Known for years around the courthouse as a legal innovator, Judge Rich launched the “1 day / 1 trial” early release for jury duty, started the Gwinnett County Business Court, and handles an additional caseload as an Accountability Court Judge. Additionally, Judge Rich started a video conferencing system with the jail that saves Gwinnett County thousands of dollars per year by not transporting inmates to the courthouse for routine hearings. Judge Rich regularly teaches CLEs on the topics of professionalism, ethics, and evidence. He is an adjunct law school professor and is the author of a collection of trial problems used by law school students.
George Awuku/Candidate for Gwinnett County Commission Chair
George Awuku is a longtime resident of Gwinnett County, a small business owner, and a family man. He has worked with Gwinnett officials on several projects as an outside Georgia State licensed Professional Civil Engineer, so he is aware of the many problems facing Gwinnett County concerning road, sewer, water and outdoor recreation improvement and development.
Beth Beskin/Candidate for Georgia Supreme Court Justice
Beth Beskin is a candidate for Georgia Supreme Court Justice. The election is nonpartisan, statewide and will be held June 9th. Absentee voting is already underway. Early in-person voting commences May 18, 2020.
Prior to running for the Supreme Court, Beth served on the Judicial Nominating Commission and worked in the Attorney General’s office fighting waste fraud and abuse.
Beth Beskin has practiced law for 30 years. She is currently a partner at Freeman, Mathis & Gary. Previously, she served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Georgia Department of Law, Medicaid Fraud Division. She has spent a lifetime working in the business and civic world to better her community. During her career, Beth has practiced family law, insurance defense, ERISA litigation and various cases for the plaintiff as well as the defense. Beth served the legal community as a member of the Georgia Judicial Nomination commission from January 2019 through March 2020.
Beth was elected to serve as state representative for House District 54 in the Georgia General Assembly from 2015 to 2019. During the 2017-2018 legislative term, Beth served as the Chief Deputy Whip of the majority party. She served on the Georgia Commission on Child Support as well as on the Capitol Arts Standards Commission.
