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The city of Atlanta, Georgia will hold a non-partisan mayoral election on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Incumbent Mayor Kasim Reed, a member of the Democratic Party who has been in office since 2010, is ineligible to run for re-election as he will have served two terms.
If no candidate receives an absolute majority, a runoff will be held between the top two finishers.
Candidates
Declared
- Al Bartell, Green Party Candidate
- Cathy Woolard, former Atlanta City Council President[1] [2][3]
- Peter Aman, former Chief Operating Officer of Atlanta[1][4][5]
- Elbert Bartell, [6] mediator and perennial candidate
- Kwanza Hall, Atlanta City Councilmember (District 2)[1] [7]
- Debra Ann Hampton [8]
- Ceasar Mitchell, Atlanta City Council President[1] [9]
- Kimberley Johnson Obasuyi [8]
- Robb Pitts, former Atlanta City Councilmember, current Fulton County Commissioner (District 2, At-Large) [8]
- Michael Sterling, Former Director of the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency[10] [8]
- Tommy Youngblood Jr, Former Civil Rights Activist for the NAACP. LGBT Advocate. [8]
- Mary Norwood, Atlanta City Councilmember (Post 2 At Large) and candidate for Mayor in 2009[2] [8]
- Keisha Lance Bottoms, Atlanta City Councilmember (District 11) [8]
- Vincent Fort, Georgia State Senator [11] [8]
Potential
- Michael Julian Bond, Atlanta City Councilmember (Post 1 At Large)[12]
- Felicia Moore, Atlanta City Councilmember (District 9)[13]
- Alex Wan, Atlanta City Councilmember (District 6)[13]
- Ivory Young, Atlanta City Councilmember (District 3)[13]
Dropped Out
- Margaret Kaiser, Georga State Representative, District 59, 2007-2016. Dropped out October 25, 2016. [14]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Bluestein, Greg (March 12, 2015). "The race for Kasim Reed's job begins: Cathy Woolard, Margaret Kaiser say they're in". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- 1 2 Blau, Max. "Cathy Woolard, Margaret Kaiser kick off 2017 mayoral race". Creative Loafing Atlanta. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ↑ Saunders, Patrick (March 12, 2015). "LGBT activist Woolard: 'I'm going to run hard' for Atlanta mayor". The Georgia Voice. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ↑ "Mayorwatch 2017: Peter Aman is in | Atlanta News & Opinion Blog | Creative Loafing Atlanta". Creative Loafing Atlanta. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- ↑ "Peter Aman Announces Campaign for Mayor of Atlanta | Peter Aman for Mayor of Atlanta". 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ↑ "Super Bowl In Mercedes Benz Stadium Announcement Prompts Bartell Entry In 2017 Atlanta Mayoral Race". Metro Atlanta CEO. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ↑ "Craig Lucie on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Upcoming Mayor's Race Candidates". Retrieved 2016-11-10.
- ↑ Commission, State Ethics. "Campaign Reports Search | Georgia Government Campaign Finance Commission of Georgia". media.ethics.ga.gov. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
- ↑ "Michael Sterling Declaration Form [PDF]" (PDF).
- ↑ Bluestein, Greg (November 10, 2016). "Vincent Fort jumps into race for mayor of Atlanta: 'City Hall has lost its way'". AJCS Politics. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ↑ Saporta, Maria (January 6, 2014). "Ceasar Mitchell's picks for committee chairs preview Atlanta's power shifts with an eye to 2017 mayoral election". Saporta Report. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "2017 Atlanta Mayoral Election Getting Crowded Before it Begins". Peach Pundit. September 30, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Margaret Kaiser opts out of race for mayor of Atlanta". Retrieved November 11, 2016.
External links
- Campaign website for Cathy Woolard
- Campaign website for Peter Aman
- Campaign website for Al Bartell
- Campaign website for Keisha Lance Bottoms
- Campaign website for Ceasar Mitchell
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