Kelsea Bond

Kelsea Bond

Nonpartisan

Candidate, Atlanta City Council District 2

Elections and appointments

Next election

November 4, 2025

Education

High school

Decatur High School

Bachelor's

University of Georgia, 2015

Graduate

Georgia State University, 2017

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Birthplace

Decatur, Ga.

Profession

Organizer

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Kelsea Bond is running for election to the Atlanta City Council to represent District 2 in Georgia. Bond declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 4, 2025.

Bond completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Kelsea Bond was born in Decatur, Georgia. Bond graduated from Decatur High School. Bond earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia in 2015 and a graduate degree from Georgia State University in 2017. Bond's career experience includes working as an organizer. Bond has been affiliated with the Atlanta Democratic Socialists of America, United Campus Workers Southeast, and Jobs with Justice.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Atlanta, Georgia (2025)

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Atlanta City Council District 2

The following candidates are running in the general election for Atlanta City Council District 2 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Kelsea Bond (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	William Jacob Chambers (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Alex Bevel Jones (Nonpartisan)
		Rod Mack (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Courtney Smith (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	James White III (Nonpartisan)

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2025

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I’m a union member, former education policy worker, and community organizer running to make Atlanta more affordable for working people. I grew up in DeKalb County to a family of educators and public sector workers, who taught me to believe that our government has a responsibility to provide housing, healthcare, and public education as a human right. Over the years, I have played a leading role supporting and building up the local labor movement here in Atlanta – working with unions like Starbucks Workers United, Amazon Teamsters, and Delta IAM to fight for workers’ right to a union and a good contract. I have also been on the ground fighting for LGBTQ+ rights and reproductive justice - working with abortion rights organizations to advocate for a Statewide Reproductive Freedom Act, and creating an Atlanta City abortion fund. I’m ready to fight for truly affordable housing, expanding public transit, and a green future for everyone living in our city.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Build Affordable Housing: Rent has skyrocketed because of corporate greed, and colluding landlords who jack up prices year after year. We can lower housing costs by investing city funds in affordable social housing, holding corporate developers accountable to their promises to build affordable units, and freezing property taxes for long-time homeowners who deserve to stay in their communities. Housing is a human right – not a commodity!
• Green New Infrastructure: Creating a green, resilient city is not just an environmental issue — it’s an economic issue. Let’s expand public transit by investing in high-speed bus lanes, sidewalks on every street, citywide light rail, and safer infrastructure for bicyclists and pedestrians. With the threat of climate change worsening annually, we must protect Atlanta’s most vulnerable neighborhoods by preserving our public parks and tree cover to prevent flooding and fight the summer heat. Atlanta deserves a green future!
• People Over Profits: The Atlanta way just isn’t working for the working class. Billionaires and corporate developers are ripping off working Atlantans roughly $290 million per year in unpaid taxes, and they’re eating millions more in corporate tax breaks for projects like the Gulch, Cop City, and the Beltline. Enough is enough: it’s time the ultra-wealthy paid their fair share. Voters deserve democratic, public control over city-funded projects. We need Atlanta to work for all of us – not just the 1%.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Atlanta needs to invest now in dense, social, affordable housing, and hold developers accountable to their promises to build affordable units.

These next four years, we need to continue pushing City Council to stand up for abortion rights, the right to contraception, and queer healthcare.

I’m committed to pushing for high speed bus lanes, light rail, and fully connected bike grid and sidewalks — in all parts of Atlanta.

We need to invest in affordable housing, prevent displacement in historically Black neighborhoods, and address the root causes of racist police violence that has led to the murder of countless Black and Brown Americans.

In red states like Georgia, we must do all we can to support union organizing and workers’ rights.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to great labor leaders like Sara Nelson (president of the American Flight Attendants Association) and Shawn Fain (President of resident of UAW), and progressive, outspoken politicians like Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Bigger Than Bernie:How We Can Win Democratic Socialism in Our Time, On Fire: The Case for the Green New Deal

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I am a great community organizer, communicator, and coalition builder who has worked with unions and progressive organizations across Metro Atlanta to fight for workers’ rights and progressive legislation. I believe I am good at bringing community members and workers together.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

I believe that our City government has a responsibility to put people over profits, and prioritize the will of the many over that of the wealthy few. Atlanta City Council must do all it can to make Atlanta more affordable for working people by reducing housing and transportation costs, and ensuring that private developers and corporations pay their fair share to make that happen. We must also uphold democracy and transparency and bring working people into the democratic decision-making process.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I was seven years old when George W. Bush became president, despite losing the popular vote. This was a major historic political moment for me, since it demonstrated that our country’s election system isn’t truly democratic.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My very first job was at the University of Georgia dining hall, where I made $7.25 an hour. I worked other campus jobs throughout college and grad school, until I got my first job working in education policy.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Reproductive healthcare has been extremely expensive for me over the last few years, which is why I feel strongly about not just reproductive justice but ensuring healthcare is treated as a human right in this country - regardless of your financial situation.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Atlanta Democratic Socialists of America, IUPAT DC77

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Our City officials need to uphold the same democratic principles we demand at the state and federal levels. We need to make civic engagement more accessible and easier to understand, even if it makes people in power uncomfortable. We must expand transparency around city policy, make City Council meetings easier to attend, and hold city officials and agencies accountable when they act in self-interest instead of upholding the democratic will of voters. Our city officials failed by repeatedly denying Atlanta voters the right to hold a referendum vote on Cop City, and when they blocked residents from addressing valid concerns about the proposal. In office, I’ll commit to upholding democracy, and empowering everyday people to engage in the democratic process at City Hall.

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