Brooks Widens Lead in Gwinnett BOC Fund-Raising
Brooks and McClain report more donations as they stump for the vacant District 1 seat.
Even as they campaign for office and advance voting is under way, Jace Brooks and Laurie McClain continue to raise funds in their effort to be elected to the Gwinnett Board of Commissioners. The latest campaign reports filed in state records show that Brooks, a former Suwanee City Council member, has taken a fund-raising lead of almost 3-to-1 over McClain, a Duluth resident whose accounting firm is based in Suwanee. Both Republicans, they are seeking the vacant District 1 seat, which represents Suwanee and Duluth, in the July 31 GOP Primary. The post was formerly held by Shirley Lasseter, who resigned. Brooks reports about $35,400 in cash contributions, McClain lists about $11,900. Brooks also has outspent McClain by a wide margin in cash …
