{"id":28205,"date":"2021-08-21T08:33:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T12:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=28205"},"modified":"2021-08-21T08:33:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T12:33:28","slug":"who-is-running-for-mayor-city-council-and-board-of-education-in-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=28205","title":{"rendered":"Who is running for Mayor, City Council and Board of Education in Atlanta?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"\/tag\/Atlanta\">ATLANTA<\/a> &#8212; The candidates have been set for the 2021 City of Atlanta Municipal General Election slated for Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. If necessary, a run-off election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All candidates are displayed in the order in which they qualified. The official ballot will be in alphabetical order. Here are the names of the candidates for each office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mayor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Felicia Moore<\/li><li>Kasim Reed<\/li><li>Mark Hammad<\/li><li>Kenny Hill<\/li><li>Sharon Gay<\/li><li>Andre Dickens<\/li><li>Walter Reeves<\/li><li>Richard N. Wright<\/li><li>Rebecca L. King<\/li><li>Glenn S. Wrightson<\/li><li>Nolan English<\/li><li>Roosevelt Searles III<\/li><li>Antonio Brown<\/li><li>Kirsten Dunn<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Council President&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sam Manuel<\/li><li>Mike Russell<\/li><li>Courtney English<\/li><li>Doug Shipman<\/li><li>Natalyn Mosby Archibong<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Council Post 1 At-Large Seat&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Michael Julian Bond<\/li><li>Jereme Sharpe<\/li><li>Alfred \u201cShivy\u201d <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"\/county\/Brooks\"   title=\"Brooks\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"863\">Brooks<\/a><\/li><li>Brandon Cory Goldberg<\/li><li>Todd A. Gray<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Council Post 2 At-Large Seat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Matt Westmoreland<\/li><li>Sonya Russell-Ofchus<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Council Post 3 At-Large Seat&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jacki Labat<\/li><li>Keisha Sean Waites<\/li><li>Ralph Long<\/li><li>Sherry B. Williams<\/li><li>Jodi Merriday<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Council District 1 Seat&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Victor D. Tate<\/li><li>Clarence Blalock<\/li><li>Kelly-Jeanne Lee<\/li><li>Russell Hopson<\/li><li>Nathan Clubb<\/li><li>Jason Winston<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Council District 2 Seat&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Amir Farokhi<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Council District 3 Seat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Byron Amos<\/li><li>Brandon Graham<\/li><li>Elijah Porter<\/li><li>Keona Jones<\/li><li>Ken Wainwright<\/li><li>Erika Estrada<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Council District 4 Seat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cleta Winslow<\/li><li>Larry B. Carter, II<\/li><li>Kim Scott<\/li><li>Jason Dozier<\/li><li>Rogelio Arcila<\/li><li>DeBorah \u201cSister\u201d Williams<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Council District 5 Seat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Liliana Bakhtiari<\/li><li>Katrina \u201cKatie\u201d Kissel<\/li><li>Doug Williams<\/li><li>Amanda \u201cMandy\u201d Mahoney<\/li><li>Samuel Bacote<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Council District 6 Seat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Justin A. Critz<\/li><li>Courtney Jenee DeDi<\/li><li>Alex Wan<\/li><li>Kathryn Voelpel<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Council District 7 Seat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Howard Shook<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Council District 8 Seat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Mary Norwood<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Council District 9 Seat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dustin Hillis<\/li><li>Devin \u201cBarrington\u201d Ward<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Council District 10 Seat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Andrea L. Boone<\/li><li>Jason Hudgins<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Council District 11 Seat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Marci Collier Overstreet<\/li><li>Ron Shakir<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Council District 12 Seat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Antonio Lewis<\/li><li>Jenne Shepherd<\/li><li>Joyce Sheperd<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board of Education Member District 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Wykeisha Howe<\/li><li>Katie Howard<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board of Education Member District 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bethsheba \u201cQueen Sheba\u201d Rem<\/li><li>Aretta Baldon<\/li><li>Keisha Carey<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board of Education Member District 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Michelle Olympiadis<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board of Education Member District 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jennifer McDonald<\/li><li>Mikayla Arciaga<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board of Education Member District 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Erika Y. Mitchell<\/li><li>Raynard Johnson<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board of Education Member District 6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Eshe Collins<\/li><li>Patreece Hutcherson<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board of Education Member District 7 At-Large<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kanesha \u201cKaCey\u201d Venning<\/li><li>Stephen Spring<\/li><li>Patricia \u201cGranny P\u201d Crayton<\/li><li>Tamara Jones<\/li><li>Royce Carter Mann<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board of Education Member District 8 At-Large<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Keedar Whittle<\/li><li>Cynthia Briscoe-Brown<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board of Education Member District 9 At-Large<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jason F. Esteves<\/li><li>D\u2019Jaris \u201cDJ\u201d James<\/li><li>Jason B. 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