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Jon Jones Drops Council Bid, Endorses Natalyn Archibong in Atlanta District 5

While trolling the Interests this AM I ran across this article that I thought I would share with everyone:

Jon Jones, a candidate for the Atlanta City Council District 5 seat currently held by Natalyn Archibong, has dropped out of the race with only three weeks left.

Archibong--the most progressive member of the Council, according to the APN Atlanta City Councilmember Scorecard--faced four challengers in this November’s General Election, including Christian Enterkin, Jones, John Paul Michalik, and Matt Rinker.  Now she only faces three.

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“The seriousness of this race has escalated with our District witnessing our sixth death from violent crime.  That’s gonna be priority number one to face.  There’s only one candidate with twelve years of experience working with our police department addressing rising crime and that’s Natalyn Archibong,” Jones told Atlanta Progressive News in an interview.

“The other reason, mathematically it just makes sense.  There are five of us in the race.  It seems it’s gotten divisive.  If I stay in the race, it could fracture the vote.  It could lead to District 5 losing… someone who’s genuinely worked on their behalf, and replaced with a candidate that’s unknown, Matt Rinker or Christian Enterkin.  They stand on their promises, but they don’t come close to the record that Natalyn has,” Jones said.

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