2025 GA General Election

2025 Georgia Municipal Runoff

Joe Sawyer

Staff Directory • Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer has been a resident of Peachtree Corners since 1994. He was raised in the Lynwood Park Community located in Brookhaven, GA, and graduated from Chamblee High School in 1983. He attended Alabama State University in 1983 on a football scholarship. Sawyer served in the US Army and was medically discharged in 1991 due to Spina Bifida. Sawyer is a two-time cancer survivor. Sawyer has owned Alpha & Omega Carpet Cleaning in Peachtree Corners since 2001. He has been a preacher since 1998 and served under his father, Bishop Cornelius Sawyer until his passing in 2014. Sawyer continues to preach and serve God. Sawyer has a passion for community service and served as president of the Meadow Green HOA for 10 years and currently serves on the Board of the UPCCA. He is the current President and Co-founder of Bridges Peachtree Corners, an organization that has numerous community events that have included feeding the first responders during the COVID pandemic, feeding teachers, and making sure no one is left behind. Sawyer’s mission as a City Councilman is to build community while embracing diversity. He has been married to his beautiful wife, Kim, since 1992 and has two daughters, Lauren and Lacy, and six grandchildren.

Joe is a small business owner and preacher. He has owned Alpha & Omega Carpet Cleaning in Peachtree Corners since 2001. He has been a preacher since 1998 and served under his father, Bishop Cornelius Sawyer, until his passing in 2014. Sawyer served in the US Army and was medically discharged in 1991 due to Spina Bifida.

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Joe is currently a member of the Peachtree Corners City Council. He was elected in 2021 and is serving his first term. He is the first person of color to sit on the Peachtree Corners City Council.

Supports balanced growth citywide, with a focus on business growth and redeveloping the city's south side.

Supports balanced growth citywide, including business growth and redeveloping the city's south side.

Plans to work with Gwinnett County police to ensure community safety.

As of September 8, 2025, Joe Sawyer did not have a website or any information online.

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Joe is a small business owner who has operated Alpha & Omega Carpet Cleaning in Peachtree Corners since 2001. He has also worked as a preacher since 1998, serving under his father, Bishop Cornelius Sawyer, until his passing in 2014.

Supports balanced growth citywide, business growth, and creating an economic engine to redevelop the city's south side.

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As president and co-founder of Bridges Peachtree Corners, organized community events such as feeding first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic and teachers.

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