In Gwinnett, local redistricting spurs debates about demographic and political change

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Marlene Fosque, a member of the Gwinnett County Commission, speaks about local redistricting alongside other Democrats at the state Capitol. (Sam Gringlas/WABE)

In 2018, Marlene Fosque made history. Voters elected her the first Black person to serve on the Gwinnett County Commission in its 200-year history.

Two years later, Gwinnett County voters turned the entire county commission Democratic. 

For the first time, all the commissioners were people of color.