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Pokemon Go...home KR The Official Legal Organ of DeKalb County, GA. Serving East Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Doravllle, Dunwoody, Lithonla, Pine Lake, Tucker and Stone Mountain. IX/e/ DC thechampionnewspaper.com oTheCHAMPION ist Place General excellence Award winner Georgia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest’ 2007. 2009-2016 SECTION A: VOL 26 NO. 5 JULY 28 - AUG. 3,2016 500 Stephen Bradshaw is congratulated by supporters at the Village Corner in Stone Mountain after defeating District 4 Commissioner Sharon Barnes Sutton in a runoff election July 26. Photo by Carla Parker by Horace Holloman horace@dekalbchamp.com A fter months of a back-and-forth battle for the District 4 Commission seat, Stephen Bradshaw sat among family and friends at the Village Corner restaurant victorious. Bradshaw unseated incumbent Sharon Barnes Sutton in a runoff election July 26, defeating Sutton with 79 percent of the votes. More than 100 Bradshaw supporters came to congratulate the newly-elected commissioner. “It feels wonderful. I’m gratified by the overwhelming show of support and I’m happy that we took the high road and I think people appreciated that we took the high road,” Bradshaw said. See Bradshaw on Page 5A State senate district 43, state rep. district 91 by Carla Parker carla@dekalbchamp.com Former DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones will be the Democratic nominee for the State House District 91 seat. Jones defeated consultant Rhonda Taylor with 54 percent of votes in the July 26 run-off election. Taylor received 46 percent. Jones will take on Republican nominee Carl Anuszczyk, CEO of Jackpot Software Inc., in the November election. Former District 92 Rep. Tonya P. Anderson will take on incumbent Sen. Janice Van Ness for the District 43 seat in November. Anderson defeated Dee Dawkins- Haigler, who represented House District 91 from 2008 to 2016, in the run off with 50.05 percent of votes. Johnson retains tax commissioner's office by R. Scott Belzer sbelzer@dekalbchamp.com Photo by Travis Hudgons 'Now it's time to move on and continue doing the work of the tax commissioner and tax office.' - Irvin Johnson I nterim tax commissioner Irvin Johnson retained his seat as the county’s highest paid official on July 26 during a run-off election. Johnson received 62.2 percent of the vote with all precincts reporting whereas Susannah Scott received 37.8 percent. “It feels great,” Johnson said Tuesday night. “Now it’s time to move on and continue doing the work of the tax commissioner and tax office. I thank my constituents for their votes and good race.” Johnson congratulated his opponent, Scott, for a good and clean contest. Johnson ran a campaign promising continued innovation and ease at the tax commissioner’s office, touting his accomplishments in the form of self-serving kiosks and public tax bill seminar sessions. Johnson also credits his 15 years of experience at the tax commissioner’s office and serving as See Johnson on Page 5A 64116 1 Q'CHAMPIONNEWSPAPER championnews ^championnewspaper
