Robb Pitts is familiar with the Fulton County Commission: he was elected to an at large seat in 2002 and stayed until 2014. Before that, he was an Atlanta City Council member and president. He spoke to SaportaReport via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your biggest concern for Fulton County? My biggest immediate concern is […]
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Mayoral candiate Ceasar Mitchell loses opponent, gains supporter
Atlanta mayoral candidate Michael Sterling is suspending his campaign and endorsing Ceasar Mitchell in this year’s election.
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Candidate Q and A: Fulton County Commission District 4
Voters in a big chunk of Atlanta from Old Fourth Ward to Adams Park to Bolton will get for a new Fulton County commissioner in this year’s election. Commission hopefuls are talking about a lot of things including topics literally close to home: gentrification and property taxes.
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Fulton County Commission Candidate Q and A: Steven Lee
Steven Lee was first elected to the Atlanta Board of Education four years ago. This election cycle, he’s seeking a move to Fulton County Commission District 4. He spoke to SaportaReport via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your biggest concern for Fulton County Commission District 4? A: We must find a way to ensure that […]
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Fulton County Commission candiate Q & A: Kathryn Flowers
Fulton County Commission District 4 would be Kathryn Flowers’ first elected office. She spoke to SaportaReport via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your biggest concern for Fulton County Commission District 4? A: There are several concerns, however an immediate and most pressing issue is creating a fair tax system that does not displace Fulton County […]
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Fulton County Commission Candidate Q and A: Natalie Hall
Fulton County Commission District 4 would be Natalie Halls’s first elected office. She spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your biggest concern for Fulton County Commission District 4? A: The Board of Commissioners froze residential property tax assessments at the 2016 assessment levels. This measure temporarily avoids large assessment increases and, […]
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Fulton County Commission Candidate Q and A: Reese McCranie
Fulton County Commission District 4 would be Reese McCranie’s first elected office. He spoke to SaportaReport via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your biggest concern for Fulton County Commission District 4? A: The inability of our local government to meaningfully address the lack of affordable housing is one of our government’s greatest moral failings. In […]
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Fulton County Commission Candidate Q and A: Joshua McNair
Fulton County Commission District 4 would be Joshua McNair’s first elected office. He spoke to SaportaReport via email. Campaign website Q: What’s your biggest concern for Fulton County Commission District 4? A: The biggest concern throughout the district is affordability and equity in housing. Leaders from all levels of government must be engaged in the process […]
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Fulton County Commission Candidate Q and A: Eddie Lee Brewster
Some answers have been slightly condensed for clarity. Eddie Lee Brewster served on the East Point City Council more than 10 years ago. He’s now running for Fulton County Commission in District 4, which covers parts of Atlanta. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for District 4? A: My No. 1 concern for […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: District 12
Atlanta City Council District 12’s incumbent councilwoman faces three challengers in this year’s election to represent an area that runs from Pittsburgh and Fort McPherson all the way south and east to the city limits.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Diana Watley
Atlanta City Council District 12 would be Diana Watley’s first elected office. She did not reply to multiple voice mails or emails sent to the phone number and email address specified in her campaign registration documents. Campaign website Back to Atlanta City Council District 12 candidate profiles
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Joyce Sheperd
Joyce Sheperd was first elected to Atlanta City Council District 12 in 2004. Reached by phone, she acknowledged Saporta Report’s request for comment, but said she had to consider how much SR covers District 12 before she decided whether to take part. She did not reply to a subsequent email. Campaign website Back to Atlanta […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Michael Jackson
Atlanta City Council District 12 would be Michael Jackson’s first elected office. He spoke to Saporta Report via email. Campaign website A: What’s your No. 1 concern for District 12? Q: My number one concern for district 12 is that it’s without a true Council person that shows concern for the communities and its citizens. […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Randy Gibbs
Atlanta City Council District 12 would be Randy Gibbs’ first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for District 12? A: My No. 1 concern is the poor leadership and representation. I think that it leads to poor quality of life. I think it also leads to the fact that we don’t […]
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Atlanta mayoral candidates question each other, days before early voting starts
Days ahead of the start of early voting in Atlanta, top mayoral candidates are looking not just at the issues, but are going on the attack a bit in their bids to get into — and win — a runoff that’s all but certain to come.
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: District 11
By Maggie Lee Parts of southwest Atlanta like Cascade, Campbelltown Road and Greenbriar are going to get a new City Council member this year. The eight folks running say their concerns are things like jobs, poverty, preservation, safety and getting ready for the growth that’s coming to southwest Atlanta. Incumbent District 11 Councilwoman Keisha Lance […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Georgianne Thomas
Atlanta City Council would be Georgianne Thomas’ first elected office. She sent her regrets for missing an Oct. 6 deadline to speak to Saporta Reprt, saying her focus has been on getting votes. Campaign website Back to Atlanta City Council District 11 candidate profiles
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Marci Overstreet
Atlanta City Council District 11 would be Marci Overstreet’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: I’m motivated to serve my community as its Council member because my neighbors and I have agreed that our legacy community is worth […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Brionté McCorkle
Some comments have been lightly edited for clarity. Atlanta City Council District 11 would be Brionté McCorkle’s first elected office. Campaign website Q: What’s your No. 1 concern for District 11? A: A: One of the biggest things to me is that there’s a lot of change that has been long-awaited that is coming to […]
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Atlanta City Council candidate Q and A: Edith Ladipo
Some comments have been lightly edited for clarity. Atlanta City Council District 11 would be Edith Ladipo’s first elected office. Campaign website Q: What is your No. 1 concern for your district? A: My main concern is the disinvestment in the community, the deterioration and blighted conditions. All of these are intertwined with the issue […]
