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Jennifer Ide
Jennifer Ide was a member of the Atlanta City Council in Georgia, representing District 6. Ide assumed office in 2018. Ide left office on January 3, 2022.
Ide ran for re-election to the Atlanta City Council to represent District 6 in Georgia. Ide won in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Ide earned her J.D. from Emory University. She is the co-founder of a healthcare technology company called Rimidi.[1]
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.[2] Jennifer Ide defeated Kirk Rich in the general election for District 6 seat on the city council.[3]
| Atlanta City Council District 6, General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jennifer Ide |
68.69% | 6,353 |
| Kirk Rich | 31.27% | 2,892 |
| Write-in votes | 0.04% | 4 |
| Total Votes | 9,249 | |
| 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
Ide's campaign website included the following themes for 2017:
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Great cities need great neighborhoods. Great, livable cities have many things in common, including active citizen involvement, access to diverse and affordable housing options, greenspaces and environmental sustainability, a growing and diverse economy, reliable city services for residents and businesses, and a balanced budget and solid financial condition. We are on the right track on many fronts, but have significant hurdles in others, such as housing and economic mobility. What does Atlanta need to take the city to the next level? My vision for the city is one grounded in (1) smart development, (2) ethical and effective government, and (3) collaboration with partner governments, business, and the not-for-profit sector to expand opportunity for all. I will be a strong, effective voice on the Atlanta City Council to represent the vibrant, diverse residents of District 6 and turn our progressive values into action. With smart development we can preserve and enhance our neighborhoods: Through smart development, the City can expand access to jobs, improve citizens’ health and quality of life, and accommodate future growth without negatively impacting our quality of life. We need a transparent approach to development that supports historic preservation, includes more opportunities for public input, and holds developers accountable. Smart development means having a vision and being proactive in what our business districts, neighborhoods and commercial sectors look like. Rather than just building buildings, we need to be developing communities. The City should play an active role in shaping Atlanta’s growth, with strong commercial sectors and development in or near residential neighborhoods protecting their character, while making them stronger and connecting neighbors. Particularly along the Beltline and in other TADs, we need to focus on how development should play a role in supporting the public good and the core components needed for a community—access to housing, jobs, health, and education. With smart development, we can end traffic gridlock. Smart development will include working hand-in-hand with MARTA to prioritize the expansion of public transportation in the city. An expanded and improved transit system is necessary to alleviate traffic congestion, shorten commute times between job centers and areas of the city without meaningful access to them, and keep millennial workers and attract new business to Atlanta. Atlanta needs an expanded rail backbone, as well as more appropriate bus service and additional “last-mile” options. In addition to MARTA, Atlanta needs to work through its backlog of infrastructure projects to ensure that our roads, bridges, sidewalks, and bike lanes are functional, and we need to be good stewards of the Renew Atlanta and TSPLOST funds as we do so. With smart development, we can create healthier neighborhoods and grow our greenspaces. Innovative thinking in housing development can also be a tool in targeting health discrepancies. Atlanta has a 13-year differential in life span across zip codes that are only a few miles apart. Development that includes gardens, recreational facilities and/or greenspace, and retail including health clinics could play a key role in addressing this disparity. We should look at ways to incentivize public good, such as space for early childhood education and grocery stores in new developments. Supporting a healthy population is not only the right thing to do for our residents, but also for having a productive work force. We need an ethical and effective government that will be a good steward of our tax dollars. Atlanta has emerged from the recession and is on solid financial footing. City residents have voted for an expanded tax burden for transportation and infrastructure projects. The next City government must be good stewards of the City's finances. Citizens deserve to have full visibility into the city's finances and decision making. Technology not only makes this possible, it makes it easy. Citizens deserve to be able to see, in a detailed manner, where their tax dollars are being spent. I pledge to bring increased transparency and accessibility to our City finances, which will go a long way in ensuring that public dollars are being spent in an ethical and efficient manner. We must collaborate with partner governments, business, and the not-for-profit sector to expand opportunity for all. Atlanta does not operate in a vacuum. Encompassing both Fulton and DeKalb counties, and having an independent school system (APS), Atlanta must cooperate and collaborate with its sister governments to fully serve its residents. I feel strongly that the dysfunctional relationship between the City and the Atlanta Public School Board must be repaired. The challenges facing APS and Atlanta's students are too great to be solved without the support and collaboration of the City. Our futures are intertwined and we have to work together, whether this is in supporting the expansion of early childhood education in the City, ensuring that after school programming is coordinated with school curricula, or partnering workforce services with the school system to make sure every student has a path to graduation and beyond. As a City Council member, I commit to being the bridge that convenes the groups and the Administration on an ongoing basis as we build trust and solve problems together. Atlanta is a great city. With a forward-looking vision that it can be one of the best places to live, work, and learn, we can make it even greater.[1][4] |
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| —Jennifer Ide (2017) | ||
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jennifer Ide 2017 campaign website, "Home," accessed October 12, 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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