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Government of DeKalb County, Georgia
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| Seat: Decatur |
| Population (2020): 764,382 |
| County Commissioners: 7 |
| County Website: Official website |
The county government of DeKalb County is located in Decatur, Georgia. The county was established in 1822 and covers a total of 267 square miles.[1]
Elections
2024
DeKalb County, Georgia, held general elections for chief executive officer, chief magistrate, sheriff, solicitor general, tax commissioner, county commission, soil and water board, superior court clerk, probate court judge, and state court judge and a special election for two county commission seats on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for May 21, 2024. A runoff election was scheduled for December 3, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was March 8, 2024.
2022
DeKalb County, Georgia, held general elections for board of commissioners, state court judges, associate state court judge, superior court judges, and soil & water conservation district board on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 24, 2022. A primary runoff was scheduled for June 21, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 11, 2022.
2020
DeKalb County, Georgia, held general elections for chief executive officer, board of commissioners for districts 1, 4, 5, and 6, sheriff, district attorney, clerk of the superior court, solicitor general, tax commissioner, chief magistrate, DeKalb County soil and water conservation district supervisors (2 seats), and multiple judgeships on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 9, 2020. A runoff election was scheduled for December 1, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was March 6, 2020.
2018
DeKalb County, Georgia, held general elections for county commissioner on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on May 15, 2018.
Elected officials
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County commissioners
- See also: County commission
The county commission functions as the county's primary legislative and policy-making body. DeKalb County has seven commissioners who are elected to four-year terms. Five commissioners are elected by district, while two commissioners are elected at large as the commission chair.[2]
The table below provides information on each of the county commissioners:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| DeKalb County Commission District 1 | Robert Patrick | January 1, 2021 |
| DeKalb County Commission District 2 | Michelle Long Spears | January 1, 2023 |
| DeKalb County Commission District 3 | Nicole Massiah | January 1, 2025 |
| DeKalb County Commission District 4 | Chakira Johnson | January 1, 2025 |
| DeKalb County Commission District 5 | Mereda Davis Johnson | 2015 |
| DeKalb County Commission District 6 | Ted Terry | January 1, 2021 |
| DeKalb County Commission District 7 | LaDena Bolton | January 1, 2025 |
The widget below automatically displays information about their meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:
Other elected officials
- Click here for Ballotpedia's coverage of the DeKalb County School District.
DeKalb County residents also elect the following public officials:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| DeKalb County Clerk of Superior Court | Debra DeBerry | 2011 |
| DeKalb County District Attorney | Sherry Boston | 2016 |
| DeKalb County Executive | Lorraine Cochran-Johnson | January 1, 2025 |
| DeKalb County Sheriff | Melody Maddox | |
| DeKalb County Solicitor General | Donna Coleman-Stribling | 2016 |
| DeKalb County Tax Commissioner | Irvin Johnson | 2016 |
Special districts
- See also: Special districts
Special districts are a form of local government that exist to fulfill a specific purpose within a certain geographic area. This region can be as large as a county or smaller than a city block. Special districts have the power to tax their local residents in order to fund operational expenditures. Although a special district may be formed for any stated purpose, the most common examples include library, hospital, transportation, airport, utility, conservation, sanitation, fire control, and flood control districts.
Soil and Water District
| Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office |
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| DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District | Jan Dunaway | Nonpartisan | May 3, 2004 |
| DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District | Carol Hayes | Nonpartisan | 2019 |
| DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District | Dell MacGregor | Nonpartisan | |
| DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District | Paige Penland | Nonpartisan | January 1, 2023 |
| DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District | Vacant |
Recent news
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See also
| DeKalb County, Georgia | Georgia | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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