Gwinnett County is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It forms part of the Atlanta metropolitan area,being located about 9 miles northeast of Atlanta city limits. In 2020,the population was 957,062,making it the second-most populous county in Georgia. Its county seat is Lawrenceville. The county is named for Button Gwinnett,one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence.
Lilburn is a city in Gwinnett County,Georgia,United States. The population was 14,502 at the 2020 census. The estimated population was 12,810 in 2019. It is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area.
Georgia's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is currently represented by Republican Buddy Carter,though the district's boundaries were redrawn following the 2010 United States census,which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia. The first election using the new district boundaries were the 2012 congressional elections.
Gwinnett Place Mall is a largely vacant shopping mall located in the Pleasant Hill Road corridor of Duluth,Georgia,in the United States. Once the leading mall in the region,the mall centered on one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation,until the openings of Mall of Georgia in Buford and Sugarloaf Mills in Lawrenceville. It was used as the Starcourt Mall filming location for the third season of Netflix's Stranger Things.
Johns Creek is a city in Fulton County,Georgia,United States. According to the 2020 census,the population was 82,453. The city is a northeastern suburb of Atlanta.
Peachtree Corners is a city in Gwinnett County,Georgia,United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area,and is the largest city in Gwinnett County with a population of 42,243 as of the 2020 US Census.
Grayson High School is located in Loganville,Georgia and has an enrollment of over 3,100 students. The school pulls students from many areas of southeastern Gwinnett County,mainly Grayson,Loganville,and Lawrenceville.
Sugarloaf Parkway is an at-grade and limited-access highway in Gwinnett County in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The highway provides a cross-county route from Duluth to Dacula. In 2010,a freeway extension opened past the former eastern terminus at Georgia State Route 20 (SR 20),and the highway was extended to US 29/SR 316 in Dacula.
William Robert Woodall III is an American attorney and politician who was the U.S. representative for Georgia's 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2021. The district included most of Gwinnett County,a suburban county northeast of Atlanta. A Republican,Woodall prior to being elected to Congress,worked for his predecessor,John Linder from 1994 to 2010,eventually becoming Linder's chief of staff. Woodall announced in February 2019 that he would not seek reelection to a sixth term in Congress.
The Gwinnett Environmental &Heritage Center is an environmental and cultural community center and museum in Buford,Georgia,United States. The center opened in 2006 and is designed to be an educational facility with a focus on environmentalism. The building itself follows the center's environmental theme and is a green building that utilizes less water and energy than other buildings of its size. It hosts exhibits and summer programs,many of which are focused on environmental topics,including water science and preservation primarily geared towards children. Located at the center are an historic home and barn from the 1800s that were each moved to sit adjacent to the facility in 2012 from elsewhere in Gwinnett County. It also has a ropes course that opened in 2011 and is connected to a series of several miles of walking trails that lead to other nearby destinations.
OFS is an American technology company known for designing and manufacturing fiber optic solutions. Since the mid-2010s,the company's headquarters in Norcross,Georgia was used as a film studio.
Buzz Brockway is an American politician. He previously served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 102nd District from 2013 until January 14,2019. Brockway represented the 101st district from 2011 to 2013. He sponsored 277 bills. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Joyce Chandler is an American former educator and politician from Georgia. Chandler is a former Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing District 105 from 2013 until January 14,2019. Chandler has sponsored 125 bills.
George Pierce Park is the largest city park in Suwanee,Georgia. It is a 304-acre (1.23 km2) park near the northern edge of the city. Included in the park are jogging and cycling paths,playgrounds,basketball courts,soccer fields,baseball fields,a pond and a senior learning center.
Brenda Lopez Romero is an American politician and is the first Latina to have ever been elected to the Georgia General Assembly. She was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 99th District,serving from 2017 to 2021. State Rep. Lopez Romero served on the State House Education,Retirement,and State Planning and Community Affairs committees. Lopez Romero sponsored 72 bills. She is a member of the Democratic party. After weeks of lobbying by the Latino Victory Fund,Georgia House Minority Leader Bob Trammell and other public figures in the state,Lopez Romero launched her campaign for Georgia's 7th congressional district on May 1,2019. After a second place finish to Carolyn Bourdeaux,Romero went on to lead the Gwinnett County Democratic Party as its Chair. Additionally,she serves as Senior Assistant District Attorney for the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit handling special projects.
Rachelle Dinet Hutchinson is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,she serves in the Georgia House of Representatives from the 107th District,taking office in January 2019.
Elizabeth Bachman Moore is an American attorney and former member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 95th District,serving from 2019 to 2023. She is a member of the Democratic Party. At the time Moore represented the 95th District it included the cities of Peachtree Corners,Berkeley Lake,Duluth,Norcross,and Johns Creek. The district included citizens of both Gwinnett and Fulton counties. As of 2022,District 95 was changed to a completely different area south of Snellville and north of Stonecrest and Conyers.
The 2022 Georgia Secretary of State election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the Secretary of State of Georgia. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won re-election to a second term. Raffensperger emerged as a major national figure in early January,2021 when he faced significant pressure from then-President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. The party primary elections took place on May 24,with runoffs scheduled for June 21. Trump had been taped in a phone call asking Raffensperger to "find 11,780 votes," the exact number needed for Trump to carry the state.
Georgia School of Orthodontics (GSO) is an orthodontic school located in Atlanta,Georgia,United States. It was established in 2016 and offers a 36 month Advanced Specialty Education Program in Orthodontics &Dentofacial Orthopedics. In response to GSO's growth,the school opened another location in Georgia in 2017.
The Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center is a courthouse and administrative center for Gwinnett County,Georgia located in the county seat of Lawrenceville,Georgia.
