Donnie lives in Woodstock, Georgia. He attends Transfiguration Catholic Church.

Donnie has a bachelor of science degree from Louisiana State University in New Orleans. Donnie was the business manager for an audiology practice, started and sold restaurant businesses, and is an Air Force veteran who served in Vietnam.

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Donnie Henriques is currently serving as the Mayor of Woodstock. He was first elected in 2005. Prior to becoming mayor, Donnie was a Woodstock City Council member from 2000-2003.

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Wants to move up the improvements scheduled for Highway 140.

Supports the land-use plan to monitor county growth.

Wants to conduct a traffic study for Towne Lake Parkway.

- Wants to move up the improvements scheduled for Highway 140. 
- Supports the land-use plan to monitor county growth.
- Wants to conduct a traffic study for Towne Lake Parkway.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of June 6, 2025, Donnie Henriques’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

Wants to grow economic development and "stop putting up roadblocks that keep jobs out of Cherokee."

Wants to buy land to keep available for businesses that want to work in Cherokee.

- Wants to grow economic development and "stop putting up roadblocks that keep jobs out of Cherokee."
- Wants to buy land to keep available for businesses that want to work in Cherokee.

Public Services

Supports pay raises for public safety personnel.

- Supports pay raises for public safety personnel.

Public Safety

Taxes & Budget

Donnie Henriques

Genia Roberson’s campaign for County Commission Chair is her first entry into politics.

Wants to “protect what Cherokee County has and keep those growths \[like downtown Woodstock] consolidated and work on that with zoning and regulations.”

Supports statewide legislation that would give counties more influence in city annexations.

- Wants to “protect what Cherokee County has and keep those growths \[like downtown Woodstock] consolidated and work on that with zoning and regulations.”
- Wants to slow development.
- Supports statewide legislation that would give counties more influence in city annexations.

Wants to partner with local churches. She provided no further information on this topic.

Supports "whatever we are able to do as far as a rental cap is concerned.”

- Wants to partner with local churches. She provided no further information on this topic.
- Supports "whatever we are able to do as far as a rental cap is concerned.”

As of June 6, 2025, Genia Roberson did not have a website or any information online.

Supports pay raises for public safety personnel. She provided no further information on this topic.

- Supports pay raises for public safety personnel. She provided no further information on this topic.

Genia Roberson

Harry is from Canton, Georgia. He attended Cherokee High School. He lives with his wife in Cherokee County and is a member of Heritage Baptist Fellowship.

Harry has a bachelor's and master's degree in Finance and Accounting from Georgia State University. Harry is a Certified Public Accountant and former accounting manager with Southern Company and Georgia Power.

Harry Johnston is currently serving as the County Commission Chair for Cherokee County. He was elected in 2018. Previously, he served as the District 1 Commissioner from 2000 to 2014.

Wants to improve roads and other infrastructure to support the land-use plan used to monitor county growth.

Wants to continue to ask the Georgia Department Of Transportation commissioner for help with traffic issues.

- Wants to improve roads and other infrastructure to support the land-use plan used to monitor county growth.
- Wants to continue to ask the Georgia Department Of Transportation commissioner for help with traffic issues.

Said, “I am not necessarily in favor of building more affordable housing just to attract people to move to Cherokee County.”

Supports opportunities for affordable housing at a potential development between Bluffs Parkway and the airport, which is intended mainly for commercial use.

- Said, “I am not necessarily in favor of building more affordable housing just to attract people to move to Cherokee County.”
- Supports opportunities for affordable housing at a potential development between Bluffs Parkway and the airport, which is intended mainly for commercial use.

Family Life Publications

Wants to bring jobs to Cherokee by offering tax incentives and developing business parks to create more local employment opportunities.

- Wants to bring jobs to Cherokee by offering tax incentives and developing business parks to create more local employment opportunities.

Supports careful financial management to allow services to keep up with county growth while keeping tax rates low.

- Supports careful financial management to allow services to keep up with county growth while keeping tax rates low.

Harry Johnston

- County Commission Chairs oversee the Board of County Commissioners, which create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- The County Commission Chair is specifically responsible for preparing the county budget, which must be passed by the rest of the County Commissioners. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commission Chairs have additional executive duties including coordinating with the office of the Mayor for your county, appointing Commissioners to committees, and representing your county at official functions.
- County Commission Chairs are elected to 4-year terms in county-wide elections.

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