Atlanta City Council would be Anna Tillman’s first elected office. She’s a geologist who has worked in the private sector for 30 years, including 20 years with the Shell Corporation. She spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? As I speak with homeowners, taxpayers […]
Author Archives: Maggie Lee
Maggie Lee is a freelance reporter who's been covering Georgia and metro Atlanta government and politics since 2008.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: DeBorah “Sister” Williams
DeBorah “Sister” Williams is a community activist who has previously run for Atlanta City Council, which would be her first elected office. Reached by phone, she said she did not want to participate in a Q and A, but described herself as a hard worker who gets things done. Campaign website Return to Atlanta City […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Cleta Winslow
Cleta Winslow was first elected to Atlanta City Council in 1993. She’s now on the Public Safety Committee, the Community Development/Human Services Committee and the Committee on Council. Winslow declined an interview request made in person by the Saporta Report, saying that media have gotten things wrong about her so she does not talk to […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Nick Hess
Atlanta City Council District 4 would be Nick Hess’ first elected office. He’s worked with an all-volunteer homelessness nonprofit called The Mad Housers for about 20 years, and has been running it for about 15, while also juggling work and family. The group is perhaps best known for constructing in basic temporary shelters for homeless […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Mr. Adassa
Some comments have been lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Atlanta City Council District 4 would be the first elected office for Mr. Adassa, who just goes by one name. He wants to make city government more lean and efficient. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district? A: It’s complex … […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Kim Parmer
Atlanta City Council would be Kim Parmer’s first elected office. As an engineering project manager, she helped work on the the Historic Fourth Ward Park. Parker said she she’s seen the housing and economic impacts the BeltLine can have, and believes the agency should continue working with the city and others to enhance the positive […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Christopher Brown
Atlanta City Council would be Christopher Brown’s first elected office. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your number one concern for your district specifically? A: Affordable housing. As Atlanta grown drives the Atlanta housing market to grow with it. District 4 encompasses the zip code 30310 which was ranked No. […]
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Democrats elbowing for place on Georgia gubernatorial ballot
By Maggie Lee The 2018 race for the Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nomination got a bit more heated Monday night at the Carter Center. That’s when former colleagues Stacey Abrams and Stacey Evans sat down for a conversation together as rival candidates for the top political job in Georgia. Abrams and Evans clashed early about education. […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: District 7
By Maggie Lee Candidates for a Buckhead-area Atlanta City Council seat say their concerns for the district are traffic, development and infrastructure. Incumbent City Councilman Howard Shook was first elected in 2001 and now chairs its Finance Committee; he says traffic is the No. 1 district concern for him. Atlanta City Council would be Rebecca […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Howard Shook
Atlanta City Councilman Howard Shook was first elected in 2001. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for District 7? A: Traffic congestion. Well I represent Buckhead. Kind of, “enough said.” I don’t know if you’re fated to have to go through there. Let me put it this way, [Councilwoman] Yolanda Adrean and I, […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Rebecca King
Atlanta City Council would be Rebecca King’s first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for District 7? A: For our district, it is development … development that impedes quality of life and first responders’ response time. These seem to be tough things with infrastructure. Basic infrastructure is our issue here as […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: District 6
Atlantans from parts of Lindbergh to Virginia Highlands will get a new City Council member in a November vote. Folks running for the office have a lot to say about transportation. Jennifer Ide and Kirk Rich are both angling to become an Atlanta City Council freshman in this year’s election. Incumbent Alex Wan is running […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Kirk Rich
Atlanta City Council would be commercial real estate broker Kirk Rich’s first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for the district? A: For the district, transportation. We have many transportation issues from gridlock to speeding through neighborhoods where kids play and people try to bike and walk, to massive amounts of […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Jennifer Ide
Atlanta City Council would be attorney and entrepreneur Jennifer Ide’s first elected office. She spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: The No. 1 issue I hear about from residents of District 6 is traffic congestion, in particular the impact that commercial development […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: District 3
Four candidates want to be on City Council from a district that runs all the way from Atlantic Station highrises to the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the westside bungalows of some of Atlanta’s most storied neighborhoods — and some of its most distressed.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Darrion Fletcher
Darrion Fletcher did not reply to requests to participate in this Q and A. Candidate website Back to Atlanta City Council District 3 candidate profiles
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Ricky Brown
Atlanta City Council would be the first elected office for candidate Ricky Brown. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for District 3 specifically? A: Safety, employment and equality. Q: What could you do as a Council member about that? A: Work closely with: the city, all […]
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Atlanta City Council Candidate Q and A: Ivory Lee Young Jr.
Some comments have been edited or condensed for brevity and clarity. Ivory Lee Young Jr. was first elected to City Council for District 3 in 2001. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for District 3 specifically? A: Balanced growth and development. Every demographic, every census tract is different. Every neighborhood has different needs. […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Greg Clay
Some comments have been edited or condensed for brevity and clarity. Atlanta City Council would be the first elected office for candidate Greg Clay. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: I think equity is one of the ones that rises to the top of my list. When you […]
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Georgia Attorney General: Immigration is an issue for Congress
As some states threaten the federal government with legal action over the immigration status of people brought to the U.S. as children, Georgia’s top official lawyer says that immigration is an issue for the U.S. Congress to settle.
