Harold Hardnett, reached via phone, was asked to participate in Saporta Report’s Q and A, but did not respond to a subsequent email by an Oct. 6 deadline. Campaign website Back to Atlanta City Council District 11 candidate profiles
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Andrea Boone
Andrea Boone is a City Hall veteran, as Kasim Reed’s Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Constituent Services; and before that, a top aide to Councilman C.T. Martin. She spoke to the Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: At the top of my list for […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Beverly Rice
Beverly Rice is an educator who is also board chair of Quest Communities Development Organization, a nonprofit that develops supportive housing. She spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: When I look into the eyes of hungry children who are living in poverty […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Kenny Hill
After he retired from Home Depot, Kenny Hill and his wife founded the Launchpad Foundation to provide housing, life skills and career training to the homeless. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your number one concern for your district specifically? A: Great question but not a simple answer. If I […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Kwame Abernathy
Atlanta City Council would be Kwame Abernathy’s first elected office. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: Equitable economic development on all sides of the district and the city is so very important. Q: What could you do as a Council member […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Dustin Hillis
Atlanta City Council would be Dustin Hillis’ first elected office. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: The number one overarching concern for District 9, just like the city as a whole, is the level of inequity present. There is an obvious […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: William Harrison
Some responses have been condensed or lightly edited for brevity and clarity. Atlanta City Council would be William Harrison’s first elected office. He’s a member and former chair of the Atlanta Citizen Review Board, which investigates allegations of police misconduct. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically (as opposed to […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Duwon Robinson
Update Oct. 17: Since this story originally ran, Duwon Robinson has been definitively disqualified from having his name appear on printed ballots. Answers have been condensed and edited for brevity and clarity. Note: Duwon Robinson has been disqualified from having his name appear on printed ballots, but he says he is going to appeal that […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Jason Dozier
Atlanta City Council would be Jason Dozier’s first elected office. He served in Afghanistan in 2010 and 2011, where he coordinated special operations missions among numerous U.S. and Afghan forces. He said that work is a testimonial to his belief in the power of collaboration and communication. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Shawn Walton
Atlanta City Council would be Shawn Walton’s first elected office. Reached by phone, Walton acknowledged Saporta Report’s inquiry, but did not reply to the emailed questionnaire by an end of September deadline. Campaign website Return to Atlanta City Council District 4 candidate profiles
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Dan Burroughs
Atlanta City Council District 4 would be the first elected office for Dan Burroughs, a bartender whose side jobs have included church guitarist and rideshare driver. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your number one concern for your district specifically? A: My No. 1 concern for District 4 is maintaining […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: J.P. Matzigkeit
J.P. Matzigkeit is CFO of Wahoo Fitness,an Atlanta tech fitness company. Atlanta City Council would be his first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for District 8 specifically — as opposed to the city as a whole? A: I have been meeting with lots of people throughout the district since I […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q & A: Anna Tillman
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 […]
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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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You Can Improve Lives in Destructive Hurricane Season
By Judy Monroe, MD, president and CEO of the CDC Foundation If you have watched the news lately, you have seen the devastation from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. You may be wondering how you can help our friends, neighbors and fellow American citizens, on the mainland and in U.S. territories. In the aftermath of […]
