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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.
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General excellence
Award winner
Georgia Press Association
Better Newspaper Contest’
2007. 2009-2016
SECTION A: VOL 26 NO. 5
JULY 28 - AUG. 3,2016
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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
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