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C.T. Martin
C.T. Martin was a member of the Atlanta City Council in Georgia, representing District 10 from 1990 to 2017.[1]
Martin was a candidate for president of the Atlanta City Council in Georgia. Martin was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Martin received his B.S. from Shaw University. He later received his master's degree in social work from Atlanta University.[2]
Elections
2017
The city of Atlanta, Georgia, held a general election for mayor, city council president, three at large council members, 13 by district council members, and two city judges on November 7, 2017.[3] Alex Wan and Felicia A. Moore defeated C.T. Martin in the general election for city council president.[4]
| Atlanta City Council President, General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Alex Wan |
38.23% | 33,321 |
| Felicia A. Moore |
35.31% | 30,778 |
| C.T. Martin | 26.43% | 23,039 |
| Write-in votes | 0.04% | 32 |
| Total Votes | 87,170 | |
| Source: DeKalb County, Georgia, "Election Summary Report, November 7, 2017, Unofficial and Incomplete," November 7, 2017 and Fulton County, Georgia, "November 7, 2017 Municipal General and Special Elections," accessed November 7, 2017 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Campaign themes
2017
Martin's campaign website the following themes:
| “ |
Atlanta City Councilmember C.T. Martin is a leader we can count to fight for us at City Hall. For more than two decades, Councilmember Martin has been working hard on the issues we care about. From keeping our community’s safe and working to improve opportunities for our working families, youth and seniors, to fighting to keep our hard earned tax dollars protected. He is committed to ensuring that City resources and services work well for all of us–not only today, but in the future. Councilmember Martin supports a variety of issues that seek to improve the quality of life for all Atlantans including: Economic Development Councilmember Martin led the negotiations to secure funding for the new Department of Family and Children’s Services. The new facility not only provides an up-to-date service location for District 10 residents, but also located along our main thoroughfare; it also greatly improves the visual appeal along Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Education As a member of council, Councilmember Martin continues to support wholeheartedly the Young Scholars Fund. To raise funds for educational field trips—locally and internationally—is an annual event on Councilman Martin’s calendar. To date, he has raised thousands of dollars to support academic enrichment opportunities from District 10 youth. Providing support at every level is critical if we are to prepare young leaders to return to their community to give back and to help restore confidence and move the Atlanta Public Schools forward. Public Safety Giving our Public Safety Officers the resources needed to protect our citizens, and the incentive to invest in long-term law enforcement service is the key to providing effective public safety services and keeping our city safe. Atlanta’s felony crimes are at the lowest they have been since 1969. For the first time in Atlanta’s history, there are nearly 2,000 police officers on the force. Significant improvements have been made in the crime-fighting equipment and technologies available to our police, including a Video Integration Center. Each fire truck now has four firefighters, rather than just three, and response times have improved. Senior Citizens Providing home improvement through business partnerships and ensuring that sidewalks especially leading to public transportation and neighborhood stores, driveways and other neighborhood paths are usable by the elderly and disabled is also important to the quality of life for independent seniors. He also co-sponsors weekly enrichment activities at the Senior Citizen Fun, Health and Fitness program at the Old Adamsville Recreation Center. He has consistently lead the charge for our seniors, supported several legislative actions on their behalf, including: Approved an ordinance authorizing the City of Atlanta to waive 30 percent of its water and sewer rates for taxpayers age 65 and over whose annual household income does not exceed $25,000 annually. Adopted a resolution declaring a need for a Comprehensive Healthcare Center in Southwest Atlanta, thus supporting the efforts of the citizens of Southwest Atlanta to re-open Southwest Hospital and Medical Center. Sponsoring various health education sessions in the community regarding diabetes awareness, stroke prevention, nutrition, and fitness. Infrastructure |
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| —C.T. Martin (2017) | ||
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Atlanta, "Martin," accessed January 13, 2015
- ↑ C.T. Martin 2017 campaign website, "About," accessed October 11, 2017
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2017 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar," accessed February 24, 2017
- ↑ City of Atlanta, "2017 General Municipal Election," accessed September 21, 2017
- ↑ C.T. Martin 2017 campaign website, "Issues," accessed October 11, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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| Preceded by - |
Atlanta City Council, District 10 1990–2018 |
Succeeded by Andrea Boone |
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