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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Committee for a Better Atlanta scores city candidates
A group of Atlanta’s and Georgia’s business and civic heavyweights have given out their scores on the dozens of folks running for city leadership this year. Five mayoral candidates got a rating of “excellent” from the Committee for a Better Atlanta.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: District 5
Voters in parts of Atlanta from Downtown to East Lake have a choice for their District 5 City Council seat this year: a veteran of City Hall or a first-time candidate. City services and the cost of housing top are top issues, the candidates say.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Liliana Bakhtiari
Atlanta City Council would be Liliani Bakhtiari’s first elected office. She spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? My biggest concern is the lack of proactive leadership in my district. Instead of waiting for living conditions to become bad enough for residents to come […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Natalyn Archibong
Attorney Natalyn Archibong was first elected to Atlanta City Council in 2001. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern about your district? A: I would say that looking at my inbox, the meetings that I’ve attended all across the district, delivery of city services is the universal concern … be it the condition of […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate profiles: District 2
Parts of Atlanta from Downtown to Little Five Points are going to get a new City Council member in an election this year that’s attracted more than $200,000 in donations, and talk about affordability, homelessness, taxes and planning.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Stephon Ferguson
Stephon Ferguson is a communications professional who is also known for evocative recreations of the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Atlanta City Council would be his first elected office. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: Homelessness. Whatever affects one […]
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At large Atlanta City Council race attracts high-profile support
The race for Atlanta City Council between incumbent Michael Julian Bond and challenger Courtney English has attracted thousands of dollars in donations and now some well-known supporters.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Zelda Jackson
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Zelda Jackson is a resident of Downtown and has worked for elected officials at several levels of government. Atlanta City Council would be her first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for the district? A: I think my No. 1 concern would […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Amir Farokhi
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Amir Farokhi has been a lawyer and worked for nonprofits. Atlanta City Council would be his first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for the district specifically? A: … The district itself is fairly diverse in neighborhoods and needs. I think there […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Nick Mulkey
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Nick Mulkey, a Downtown resident, is a former staffer at the city’s economic development agency. Atlanta City Council would be his first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for your district specifically? A: Specifically for my district, it would have to be […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Lauren Welsh
Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity. Lauren Welsh works in marketing and communications for nonprofits. Atlanta City Council would be her first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for the district specifically? A: Development without community voice and community input. We’re supposed to double in population in 20 […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate profiles: District 1
In one of the more crowded races for Atlanta City Council this year, five folks including the incumbent are looking for votes in parts of southeast Atlanta from Downtown to Lakewood.
