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Will One Georgia County's Changing Population Affect Government Diversity?

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Democrat Jim Shealey, a county commission candidate, pauses while addressing voters at a fundraiser in Norcross on a muggy late-summer evening. (Sam Whitehead/GPB)
Democrat Jim Shealey, a county commission candidate, pauses while addressing voters at a fundraiser in Norcross on a muggy late-summer evening. (Sam Whitehead/GPB)
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Gwinnett County in northeast Georgia is one of the most diverse counties in the southeast. Minority groups are a majority of the population there.

The Gwinnett County Commission only has white members, but this year, one African-American candidate is trying to change that. Sam Whitehead of Here & Now contributor Georgia Public Broadcasting has the story.

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Sam Whitehead, reporter for Georgia Public Broadcasting. He tweets @sclaudwhitehead.

This segment aired on October 31, 2016.

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