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Shuchita Patel moved to Georgia when she was 7 years old. She is raising her kids in Forsyth County.

Shuchita Patel vies for Forsyth County Commissioner post

Shuchita Patel Announces Bid for Forsyth County Commission ...

Shuchita Patel moved to Georgia when she was 7 years old. She is raising her kids in Forsyth County. 

Shuchita is an attorney. She has worked at the law firm of Smith, Gambrell & Russell since 2018.

Shuchita is a finance professional: 15 years in FP&A, controllership, and compliance, spanning companies from global consulting firms to regional businesses.

Shuchita's campaign for Forsyth County commissioner, District 3, is her first time running for public office.

Supports living wages for county employees and contractors, conducting pay equity audits, and establishing labor standards for companies that receive county contracts or tax incentives.

Will addvocate for competitive bidding on county contracts and push back on no-bid awards.

Will fight for a living wage floor for all county employees and contracted workers—not minimum wage, a living wage.

Will require living wage compliance as a condition of county contracts. If you want to do business with Forsyth County, you pay your workers fairly.

Advocates for transparent pay equity reporting for county employees—across race, gender, and job classification—and push to close gaps where they exist.

Will oppose any attempt to cut county workforce or outsource public services as a budget shortcut.

- Supports living wages for county employees and contractors, conducting pay equity audits, and establishing labor standards for companies that receive county contracts or tax incentives.
- Will addvocate for competitive bidding on county contracts and push back on no-bid awards.
- Will fight for a living wage floor for all county employees and contracted workers—not minimum wage, a living wage.
- Will require living wage compliance as a condition of county contracts. If you want to do business with Forsyth County, you pay your workers fairly.
- Advocates for transparent pay equity reporting for county employees—across race, gender, and job classification—and push to close gaps where they exist.
- Will oppose any attempt to cut county workforce or outsource public services as a budget shortcut.

Economy

Supports investing in public spaces like parks and libraries.

Will advocate for an independent county ethics commission with real enforcement authority—not a body that issues a censure and moves on.

Will push for publicly accessible, plain-language budget reporting so residents don't need a finance degree to follow their own tax dollars.

- Supports investing in public spaces like parks and libraries.
- Will advocate for an independent county ethics commission with real enforcement authority—not a body that issues a censure and moves on.
- Will push for publicly accessible, plain-language budget reporting so residents don't need a finance degree to follow their own tax dollars.

Public Services

Supports tying affordable housing requirements to new development, strengthening tenant protections, and encouraging mixed-income housing projects.

Will push for affordable housing requirements in new residential developments. The teachers, nurses, and service workers keeping this county running deserve to live here too.

Will demand transparency on every zoning vote: who requested it, who donated to whom, and what the infrastructure impact is. On the record. Every time.

- Supports tying affordable housing requirements to new development, strengthening tenant protections, and encouraging mixed-income housing projects.
- Will push for affordable housing requirements in new residential developments. The teachers, nurses, and service workers keeping this county running deserve to live here too.
- Will demand transparency on every zoning vote: who requested it, who donated to whom, and what the infrastructure impact is. On the record. Every time.

Housing & Urban Development

As of March 11, 2026, Shuchita Patel’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Supports proactive infrastructure planning, responsible development, and investment in public spaces.

Advocates for requiring infrastructure capacity assessments—roads, schools, utilities—before new development approvals are granted. If the infrastructure isn't there, the approval waits.

Will fight for tree canopy protections and green space preservation requirements with actual enforcement teeth, not guidelines that get waived at the next meeting.

Advocates for investing in and protect existing public spaces—parks, libraries, trails—as essential infrastructure, not line items to cut when the budget gets tight.

- Supports proactive infrastructure planning, responsible development, and investment in public spaces.
- Advocates for requiring infrastructure capacity assessments—roads, schools, utilities—before new development approvals are granted. If the infrastructure isn't there, the approval waits.
- Will fight for tree canopy protections and green space preservation requirements with actual enforcement teeth, not guidelines that get waived at the next meeting.
- Advocates for investing in and protect existing public spaces—parks, libraries, trails—as essential infrastructure, not line items to cut when the budget gets tight.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Oppose development approvals that lack credible environmental impact assessments. "We'll manage the runoff" is not an environmental plan.

Advocate for meaningful tree canopy protection ordinances—with replacement requirements and penalties that actually deter clear-cutting for subdivisions.

Supports the preservation and expansion of public green space, trails, and park access in District 3, particularly in areas facing the most development pressure.

Will push for stormwater infrastructure investments that keep pace with development density, rather than approving density and deferring the infrastructure costs to future budgets.

Will oppose any rezoning of protected green space or environmentally sensitive land for commercial or residential development.

- Oppose development approvals that lack credible environmental impact assessments. "We'll manage the runoff" is not an environmental plan.
- Advocate for meaningful tree canopy protection ordinances—with replacement requirements and penalties that actually deter clear-cutting for subdivisions.
- Supports the preservation and expansion of public green space, trails, and park access in District 3, particularly in areas facing the most development pressure.
- Will push for stormwater infrastructure investments that keep pace with development density, rather than approving density and deferring the infrastructure costs to future budgets.
- Will oppose any rezoning of protected green space or environmentally sensitive land for commercial or residential development.

Energy & the Environment

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- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay in property and sales taxes, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms in staggered years. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.

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Forsyth County Commissioner, District 3, Democratic Primary

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