Qualifying for the July 20 primary election has come to a close.
All Forsyth County’s state legislative delegates have qualified to retain their post, with the exception of District 24 state Rep. Tom Knox, who relinquished his seat to run for state insurance commissioner, and District 51 state Sen. Chip Pearson, who qualified earlier in the week before announcing Friday he would not seek re-election.
The races for the two congressional districts that cover Forsyth County filled up fast, with both District 7 U.S. Rep. John Linder and former District 9 U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal not seeking re-election.
Qualifying ended at noon Friday.
The following people qualified:
Forsyth County Commission
District 1
* Ralph “Pete” Amos, Republican
* Mary Chatfield, Democrat
* Brant Meadows, Republican
* Michael Robinson, Republican
District 3
* James “Jim” Harrell (Incumbent), Republican
* Todd Levent, Republican
* Josh D. Shorr, Republican
* Mark A. Venco, Republican
Forsyth County Board of Education
District 1
* Ann Crow (Incumbent), Republican
* Brian Sorrell, Republican
District 2
* Lawrence Duckworth, Republican
* Camille Fareri, Democrat
* Kristin Morrissey, Republican
U.S. Representative, District 7
Clay Cox, Lilburn
Party: Republican
Age: 41
Occupation: CEO
Chuck Efstration, Dacula
Party: Republican
Age: 27
Occupation: Prosecutor
Jef Fincher, Duluth
Party: Republican
Age: 56
Occupation: Real estate consultant/flight attendant
Ronnie Grist, Lawrenceville
Party: Republican
Age: 49
Occupation: Retired
Doug Heckman, Norcross
Party: Democrat
Age: 50
Occupation: Marketing
Jody Hice, Bethlehem
Party: Republican
Age: 50
Occupation: Minister
Tom Kirby, Loganville
Party: Republican
Age: 49
Occupation: Human resource safety manager
Tom Parrott, Norcross
Party: Republican
Age: 59
Occupation: CPA
Rob Woodall, Lawrenceville
Party: Republican
Age: 40
Occupation: Chief of staff
U.S. Representative, District 9
Chris Cates, Blairsville
Party: Republican
Age: 53
Occupation: Cardiologist
Tom Graves, Ranger
Party: Republican
Age: 40
Occupation: Small business owner
Lee Hawkins, Gainesville
Party: Republican
Age: 59
Occupation: Dentist
Bert Loftman, Jasper
Party: Republican
Age: 68
Occupation: Retired neurosurgeon
Bobby Reese, Flowery Branch
Party: Republican
Age: 55
Occupation: Real estate broker
Bill Stephens, Cumming
Party: Republican
Age: 53
Occupation: Businessman
Steve Tarvin, Chickamauga
Party: Republican
Age: 58
Occupation: Textile executive
State Senator, District 27
Jack Murphy (Incumbent), Cumming
Party: Republican
Age: 68
Occupation: Businessman
State Senator, District 51
Steve Gooch, Dahlonega
Party: Republican
Age: 43
Occupation: Businessman
Joseph Mann, Mineral Bluff
Party: Democratic
Age: 32
Occupation: Businessman
State Representative, District 9
Amos Amerson (Incumbent), Dahlonega
Party: Republican
Age: 75
Occupation: Retired
State Representative, District 23
Mark Hamilton (Incumbent), Cumming
Party: Republican
Age: 54
Occupation: Business owner
State Representative, District 24
Mike Dudgeon, Suwanee
Party: Republican
Age: 42
Occupation: Chief technology officer
Anna McManus, Suwanee
Party: Republican
Age: 44
Occupation: Insurance agent/consultant
Douglas Wright, Cumming
Party: Republican
Age: 51
Occupation: Stay-at-home dad
Commissioner of Insurance
Dennis Cain, Hazlehurst
Party: Republican
Age: 56
Occupation: Insurance agent
Rick Collum, Moultrie
Party: Republican
Age: 40
Occupation: Attorney
Seth Harp, Midland
Party: Republican
Age: 67
Occupation: Attorney
Ralph T. Hudgens, Hull
Party: Republican
Age: 67
Occupation: Investor
Tom Knox, Cumming
Party: Republican
Age: 66
Occupation: Attorney
John Mamalakis, Savannah
Party: Republican
Age: 61
Occupation: Insurance agent and administrator
Stephen Dale Northington, Acworth
Party: Republican
Age: 40
Occupation: Insurance agent
Gerry Purcell, Alpharetta
Party: Republican
Age: 48
Occupation: Businessman
Maria Sheffield, Atlanta
Party: Republican
Age: 35
Occupation: Attorney
Mary Squires, Atlanta
Party: Democrat
Age: 52
Occupation: Consultant