Politics & Government
Atlanta's Municipal Election: Who Are You Voting For?
Election Day is just four weeks away, and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is facing a trio of challengers, while a dozen of the 16 men and women who sit on the city council also face opposition.
Atlanta’s municipal election is four weeks away and will take place on Nov. 5, 2013. Mayor Kasim Reed is facing a trio of challengers, while a dozen of the 16 men and women who sit on the city council also face opposition.
This week, the Committee for a Better Atlanta (CBA), a nonpartisan committee representing more than 20 of Atlanta’s influential businesses and civic organizations, released its Consumer Reports-style evaluations of the candidates running for mayor and city council. The CBA Voter Guide rates candidates on business issues important to the community-at-large.
Who are you planning to vote for next month and why? Let us know in the comment section below. (Candidates are listed alphabetically)
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MAYOR
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Al Bartell
Fraser Duke
Mayor Kasim Reed
Glenn Wrightson
COUNCIL PRESIDENT
Rachele Fruit
President Ceasar Mitchell
COUNCIL DISTRICT 1
Bill Powell
Councilwoman Carla Smith
Robert Welsh
COUNCIL DISTRICT 2
Councilman Kwanza Hall
COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
Patricia Crayton
Rev. Darrion Fletcher
Councilman Ivory Young
COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
Torry Lewis
Sister DeBorah Williams
Councilwoman Cleta Winslow
COUNCIL DISTRICT 5
Councilwoman Natalyn Archibong
Christian Enterkin
Jon Jones
John Paul Michalik
Matt Rinker
COUNCIL DISTRICT 6
Tracey Austin
Mike Boyle
Councilman Alex Wan
COUNCIL DISTRICT 7
Abid Haque
Bobby Montgomery
Councilman Howard Shook
COUNCIL DISTRICT 8
Councilwoman Yolanda Adrean
COUNCIL DISTRICT 9
Councilwoman Felicia Moore
Ricardo Mosby
Duwon Robinson
COUNCIL DISTRICT 10
Councilman C.T. Martin
COUNCIL DISTRICT 11
Councilwoman Keisha Lance Bottoms
Ron Shakir
COUNCIL DISTRICT 12
Michael Jackson
Councilwoman Joyce Sheperd
COUNCIL POST 1-AT-LARGE
Councilman Michael Julian Bond
COUNCIL POST 2-AT-LARGE
Mary Norwood
Councilman Aaron Watson
COUNCIL POST 3-AT-LARGE
Andre Dickens
Councilman Lamar Willis
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