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Gwinnett school board candidates square off in runoffs Tuesday

Voting stickers in multiple languages are ready to be handed at the Gwinnett County Voter and Registration offices. (Miguel Martinez / AJC)

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Voting stickers in multiple languages are ready to be handed at the Gwinnett County Voter and Registration offices. (Miguel Martinez / AJC)
By Josh Reyes
June 15, 2024

Two Gwinnett County school board seats will be decided Tuesday in election runoffs.

The elections could shift the balance of power in Georgia’s largest school district, where the five-member board has frequently been split on major issues.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution asked the four candidates in the two races several questions to get a better understanding of their positions on some of the important issues facing the school district and its roughly 180,000 students.

Here’s our look at the candidates in each race:

District 1: Incumbent faces former teacher in Gwinnett school board runoff

District 3: Gwinnett school board candidates outline divergent visions for the district

About the Author

Josh Reyes covers Gwinnett County Public Schools for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A native of Virginia, he wrote about local government and public safety at the Daily Press and The Virginian-Pilot. He graduated from Christopher Newport University with a B.A. in English.

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