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Mayoral election in Atlanta, Georgia (2021)

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Election dates
Filing deadline: August 20, 2021
General election: November 2, 2021
Runoff election: November 30, 2021
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor
Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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Andre Dickens defeated Felicia Moore in the general runoff election for mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, on November 30, 2021. Incumbent Keisha Lance Bottoms announced on May 6 that she would not seek re-election, making her the first Atlanta mayor since World War II to choose not to run for a second term.[4]

Dickens and Moore advanced to the runoff after placing second and first, respectively, in the November 2 general election. Moore received 41% of the vote followed by Dickens with 23%. A candidate could have won the general election outright if he or she had received at least 50% of the vote. This was the seventh mayoral runoff in the city since 1973 and the second since that time where the second-place finisher in the general election went on to win the runoff.

Both Dickens and Moore were members of the Atlanta City Council. Dickens, first elected to the city council in 2013 and winning re-election in 2017, raised $1.2 million from campaign donors according to pre-general election campaign finance reports. Moore, first elected to the city council in 1997 and elected its president in 2017, raised $1.3 million from campaign donors according to pre-general election campaign finance reports. Both candidates were Democrats.[5][6]

Crime was a key issue in the race, with both candidates emphasizing their stances amid an uptick in murders in the city.[7][8][9] According to data released by the Atlanta Police Department, homicides in the city increased from 99 in 2019 to 157 in 2020, a 62% increase and the highest number in the city in more than twenty years.[10]

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Jeremy Redmon wrote, "The two candidates sound remarkably similar when they talk about public safety ... Both are pitching comprehensive approaches that involve hiring more police officers, boosting their training, and tackling problems many of their supporters say are intertwined with crime: poverty, homelessness and mental illness."[11] Dickens named his plan SAFE Streets Atlanta and Moore said her plan focused on five areas—the 5 C's—"Community, Cops, Courts, Code Enforcement, and Children."[12][13]

Redmon said the candidates differed on issues regarding the chief of police, Rodney Bryant, and a 2020 vote on police funding. Dickens said he would begin a 100-day contract with Bryant, who was named the permanent chief of police in May 2021, in order to track his performance. Moore said she would name an interim chief to replace Bryant while she searched nationally for a permanent chief.[11] On the topic of funding, in 2020, the Atlanta City Council decided against a proposal to withhold $73 million in police funding until the city government developed a plan to change policing culture.[11] Dickens supported the proposal and Moore said she opposed it.[11]

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Dickens
Moore


This page focuses on the general runoff election for mayor of Atlanta. For more in-depth information on the November 2 general election, see the following page:

Candidates and election results

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Atlanta

Andre Dickens defeated Felicia Moore in the general runoff election for Mayor of Atlanta on November 30, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Image of Andre Dickens
Andre Dickens (Nonpartisan)
 
63.4
 
50,709
Image of Felicia Moore
Felicia Moore (Nonpartisan)
 
36.6
 
29,223

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 79,932
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General election

General election for Mayor of Atlanta

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Atlanta on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Felicia Moore
Felicia Moore (Nonpartisan)
 
40.7
 
39,520
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Image of Andre Dickens
Andre Dickens (Nonpartisan)
 
23.0
 
22,343
Image of Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed (Nonpartisan)
 
22.4
 
21,743
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Sharon Gay (Nonpartisan)
 
6.8
 
6,652
Image of Antonio Brown
Antonio Brown (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.7
 
4,600
Image of Kenneth Darnell Hill
Kenneth Darnell Hill (Nonpartisan)
 
0.6
 
546
Image of Rebecca King
Rebecca King (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
374
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Mark Hammad (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
346
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Kirsten Dunn (Nonpartisan)
 
0.3
 
272
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Walter Reeves (Nonpartisan)
 
0.2
 
163
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Glenn Wrightson (Nonpartisan)
 
0.2
 
151
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Richard N. Wright (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
139
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Nolan English (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
100
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Roosevelt Searles III (Nonpartisan)
 
0.1
 
73
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Henry Anderson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
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Brandon Adkins (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
162

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 97,184
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Candidate profiles

This section includes candidate profiles created in one of two ways: either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, or Ballotpedia staff compiled a profile based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements after identifying the candidate as noteworthy.[14]


Andre Dickens

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Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

  • Atlanta City Council (Assumed office: 2013)

Biography:  Dickens received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1998 and a master's degree in public administration from Georgia State University in 2013. He worked as an engineer and manager until 2005. At the time of the election, he was an executive with TechBridge, a tech nonprofit focused on issues relating to poverty.


Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

Dickens said, "we cannot have a prosperous Atlanta unless it is a uniformly safe place to live, work, and raise a family." As part of his SAFE Streets plan, Dickens said he would hire 250 new officers, use new training techniques, and engage in community policing.

Dickens highlighted legislative efforts he supported on the city council including the creation of the Department of Transportation, the implementation of a $15 minimum wage for city employees, and the establishment of BeltLine Inclusionary Zoning for affordable housing.

Dickens said, "The cloud of corruption of past administrations has impacted not only the morale of the city, but the efficiency of our government as well." He said he supported ethics and transparency reforms while on the city council and released his tax returns during the mayoral race.

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Sources: Andre Dickens' campaign website, "Public Safety one-pager," accessed Oct. 27, 2021, Andre Dickens' campaign website, "Ethics," accessed Oct. 27, 2021, Andre Dickens' campaign website, "About," accessed Oct. 27, 2021; LinkedIn, "Andre Dickens," accessed Oct. 27, 2021

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Mayor of Atlanta in 2021.

Felicia Moore

Image of Felicia Moore

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Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

  • Atlanta City Council President (Assumed office: 2018)
  • Atlanta City Council (1998-2018)

Biography:  Moore received a bachelor's degree in communications from Central State University in 1983 and a master's degree in public administration from Central Michigan University in 2015. Before joining the Atlanta City Council, Moore volunteered with her Neighborhood Planning Unit and worked in real estate.


Key Messages

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Moore called crime the biggest issue facing constituents and said she would "[make] every neighborhood safer, no matter what income bracket or zip code," by addressing violent crime as well as its root causes.

Moore said, "I am proud to be the only elected official running for Mayor ... who has never had a single ethics question or investigation," and said that she "will bring to the Mayor's office the principles of ethics, transparency, and accountability."

Moore highlighted city policies she had either supported or introduced while on the city council including the NW Atlanta revitalization project, an anti-discrimination bill, and the "Mattie's Call" alert system to help police locate missing adults with dementia or other mental disabilities.

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Sources: Atlanta Civic Circle, "Felicia Moore," accessed Oct. 4, 2021, Felicia Moore's campaign website, "Proven Record," accessed Oct. 4, 2021; LinkedIn, "Felicia A. Moore," accessed Oct. 4, 2021

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Mayor of Atlanta in 2021.

Campaign finance

Contribution details

The graph below provides a more detailed look at candidates' contributions by splitting up the totals shown above into the different types of contributions recorded by the Office of the Municipal Clerk in Atlanta: itemized, unitemized, and loans (hover over the terms for details).

Noteworthy endorsements

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This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.

Click the links below to see endorsement lists published on candidate campaign websites, if available.

Noteworthy endorsements
Endorsement Dickens Moore
Newspapers and editorials
The Emory Wheel[15] ✔
Elected officials
U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams (D)[16] ✔
State Sen. Tonya Anderson (D)[17] ✔
State Sen. Donzella James (D)[18] ✔
State Sen. Emanuel Jones (D)[19] ✔
State Sen. Nan Orrock (D)[20] ✔
State Sen. Elena Parent (D)[17] ✔
State Sen. Sheikh Rahman (D)[21] ✔
State Sen. Valencia Seay (D)[17] ✔
State Sen. Horacena Tate (D)[22] ✔
State Rep. Roger Bruce (D)[23] ✔
State Rep. Park Cannon (D)[24] ✔
State Rep. Becky Evans (D)[25] ✔
State Rep. Stacey Evans (D)[26] ✔
State Rep. El-Mahdi Holly (D)[18] ✔
State Rep. Sheila Jones (D)[27] ✔
State Rep. Mesha Mainor (D)[28] ✔
State Rep. Pedro Marin (D)[29] ✔
State Rep. Dewey McClain (D)[30] ✔
State Rep. Josh McLaurin (D)[26] ✔
State Rep. Kim Schofield (D)[26] ✔
State Rep. Erica Thomas (D)[31] ✔
DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox (D)[32] ✔
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D)[33] ✔
DeKalb County Commissioner Steve Bradshaw (D)[34] ✔
DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson (D)[35] ✔
DeKalb County Commissioner Robert Patrick (D)[36] ✔
DeKalb County Commissioner Jeff Rader (D)[37] ✔
DeKalb County Commissioner Ted Terry (D)[38] ✔
Fulton County Commissioner Khadijah Abdur-Rahman (D)[35] ✔
Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. (D)[35] ✔
Fulton County Commissioner Natalie Hall (D)[35] ✔
Incumbent Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D)[39] ✔
Atlanta City Councilman Michael Bond[40] ✔
Atlanta City Councilwoman Andrea Boone[40] ✔
Atlanta City Councilwoman Jennifer Ide[41] ✔
Atlanta City Councilwoman Marci Collier Overstreet[42] ✔
Atlanta City Councilwoman Carla Smith[42] ✔
Atlanta City Councilman Matt Westmoreland[43] ✔
Atlanta Board of Education member Eshé Collins[44] ✔
Atlanta Board of Education member Jason Esteves[44] ✔
Atlanta Board of Education member Erika Yvette Mitchell[44] ✔
Atlanta Board of Education member Michelle Olympiadis[44] ✔
Individuals
Frmr. Mayor Shirley Franklin (D)[45] ✔
General election candidate Sharon Gay[46] ✔
State Rep.-elect Edna Jackson (D)[47] ✔
Frmr. Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton[48] ✔
Frmr. Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young (D)[49] ✔
Organizations
Atlanta Black Chambers[50] ✔
Atlanta Realtors[51] ✔
Bakers, Confectioners, Tobacco, and Grain Millers Local 42[52] ✔
Communications Workers of America Local 3204[53] ✔
EMILY's List[54] ✔
Higher Heights for America[55] ✔
International Association of Fire Fighters Local 134[56] ✔
National Black Church Initiative[57] ✔
Professional Association of City Employees[58] ✔
Progressive Firefighters of Georgia[59] ✔
Service Employees International Union Southern Region[60] ✔
Turnout Democrats[61] ✔
United Auto Workers Georgia State Community Action Program[53] ✔
UNITE HERE Local 23[62] ✔

Timeline

2021

Campaign advertisements

This section shows advertisements released in this race. Ads released by campaigns and, if applicable, satellite groups are embedded or linked below. If you are aware of advertisements that should be included, please email us.

Andre Dickens

"Now" - Dickens campaign ad, released Nov. 16, 2021
"Safe and Proud" - Dickens campaign ad, released Oct. 25, 2021
"Lyric" - Dickens campaign ad, released Oct. 13, 2021
"10,000 Lights" - Dickens campaign ad, released Oct. 11, 2021
"The Path" - Dickens campaign ad, released Oct. 11, 2021
"Adamsville" - Dickens campaign ad, released Sept. 15, 2021

Felicia Moore

"Invest" - Moore campaign ad, released Sept. 30, 2021
"Commitment" - Moore campaign ad, released Sept. 21, 2021


A sample ad from the candidate's Facebook page is embedded below. Click here to see the candidate's Facebook Video page.


Debates and forums

November 27 Verzuz battle

On Nov. 27, 2021, Dickens and Moore participated in a Verzuz battle hosted by the Atlanta NAACP, The People's Uprising, The Village Market, Radio ONE, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Greater Atlanta.[63]

Official recording, livestreamed Nov. 27, 2021

November 23 candidate forum

On Nov. 23, 2021, Dickens and Moore participated in a candidate forum hosted by Atlanta Black Pride.[64]

November 18 debate

On Nov. 18, 2021, Dickens and Moore participated in a debate hosted by CBS46, Georgia Stand-Up, and Clark Atlanta University.[65]

November 16 debate

On Nov. 16, 2021, Dickens and Moore participated in a debate as part of the Atlanta Press Club's Loudermilk-Young Debate Series.[66]


Click on the links below for summaries of the debate:

November 8 candidate forum

On Nov. 8, 2021, Dickens and Moore participated in a candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters Atlanta-Fulton County and the ACLU-Georgia.[67]

Official forum recording, livestreamed Nov. 8, 2021


Use the links below for summaries of the forum :

Pre-general debates and forums

Click "Show more" below to view debates and forums that took place before the November 2 general election. Only those forums featuring both Dickens and Moore are shown below.

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October 24 candidate forum

On Oct. 24, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and two other candidates participated in a candidate forum hosted by WJZA Smooth Jazz 101.1.[68]

October 22 candidate forum

On Oct. 22, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and two others participated in a candidate forum hosted by the Hillside International Truth Center.[69]

October 21 candidate forum

On Oct. 21, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and seven others participated in a candidate forum hosted by the Advancing Black Businesses PAC & Governmental Affairs Committee.[70]

October 18 candidate forum

On Oct. 18, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and seven others participated in a candidate forum hosted by the Concerned Black Clergy of Metropolitan Atlanta.[71]

October 14 candidate forum

On Oct. 14, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and four others participated in a candidate forum hosted by Livable Buckhead and the Buckhead Business Association.[72]

Official forum recording, released Oct. 14, 2021


Use the link below for a summary of the forum:

October 13 debate

On Oct. 13, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and four others participated in a debate hosted by 11Alive.[73]

Official debate recording livestreamed Oct. 13, 2021

October 12 debate

On Oct. 12, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and five others participated in a debate series hosted by the Atlanta Press Club as part of the group's Loudermilk-Young Debate Series.[74]

Official debate recording released Oct. 13, 2021

Use the links below to view summaries of the debate:

October 10 debate

On Oct. 10, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and three others participated in a debate hosted by WSB-TV and the Atlanta Police Foundation.[75]

Official debate recording released Oct. 10, 2021

Use the links below to view summaries of the debate:

October 6 candidate forums

Atlanta Regional Housing candidate forum

On Oct. 6, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and three others participated in a candidate forum regarding affordable housing hosted by the Atlanta Regional Housing Forum in partnership with Enterprise, House ATL, and the TransFormation Alliance.[76]

Official forum recording released Oct. 6, 2021


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Early Education Alliance candidate forum

On Oct. 6, Dickens, Moore, and five others participated in a candidate forum regarding early childhood topics hosted by Georgia Early Education Alliances for Ready Students (GEEARS), The Junior League of Atlanta, and Promise All Atlanta Children Thrive (PAACT).[77]

Housing and transportation candidate forum

On Oct. 6, Dickens, Moore, and one other candidate participated in a candidate forum regarding housing and transportation hosted by Beltline Rail Now, Neighbors for More Neighbors Atlanta, Thread ATL, and YIMBY Action.[78]


Use the link below to view a summary of the forum:

October 5 candidate forums

Emory University mayoral forum

On Oct. 5, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and 11 others participated in a candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters - Atlanta/Fulton County, Emory University, and the ACLU of Georgia. Invitations to the forum were extended to all fourteen candidates who qualified to appear on the ballot.[79]

Official forum recording livestreamed Oct. 5, 2021


Use the link below to view a summary of the forum:

Latin American mayoral forum

On Oct. 5, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and one other candidate participated in a candidate forum regarding topics in the Latino community hosted by the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Latin American Association, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Ohio River South, and Telemundo Atlanta.[80]

Official forum recording livestreamed Oct. 5, 2021


Use the link below to view a summary of the forum:

October 4 candidate interviews

On Oct. 5, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and three others participated in a candidate interview series hosted by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.[82]

Official interview recording livestreamed Oct. 4, 2021

Use the link below for a summary of the interviews:

October 2 candidate forum

On Oct. 2, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and two others participated in a candidate forum hosted by the Georgia Tech Student Government Association and 95.5 WSB.[83]

Official interview recording livestreamed Oct. 2, 2021

September 27 candidate forum

On Sept. 27, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and two others participated in a candidate forum hosted by ArtsVoteATL focused on art and culture in Atlanta.[84]

Official forum recording livestreamed Sept. 27, 2021

September 26 candidate forum

On Sept. 26, Dickens, Moore, and two others participated in a candidate forum regarding small business hosted by the Old Fourth Ward Business Association, Atlanta Civic Circle, and Butter.ATL.[85]

Official forum recording released Sept. 30, 2021

September 21 debate

On Sept. 21, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and three others participated in a debate hosted by Kiss 104.1 FM.[86]

Use the link below to view a summary of a debate:

Atlanta Civic Circle candidate questionnaires

On Sept. 15, 2021, Atlanta Civic Circle released a series of candidate questionnaires assembled in conjunction with SaportaReport. Responses from Dickens and Moore are shown below:[89]

September 14 candidate forum

On Sept. 14, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and three others participated in a candidate forum hosted by the Council for Quality Growth, the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, and the Atlanta Realtors Association.[87]

June 8 candidate forum

On June 8, 2021, Dickens, Moore, and three others participated in a candidate forum hosted by Committee for a Better Atlanta, a business coalition.[88]

Official forum recording livestreamed June 8, 2021
Skip to the 42:00 mark


Use the links below to view a summaries of the forum:

Campaign themes

See also: Campaign themes

Andre Dickens

Campaign website

Dickens' campaign website stated the following:

“

Public safety

A letter to Atlanta:
I have long insisted that we cannot have a prosperous Atlanta unless it is a uniformly safe place to live, work and raise a family. My public safety philosophy has been informed by my time as chair of the Public Safety Committee during my first term on the Atlanta City Council, where I passed legislation that helped deliver some of the safest years in recent history, and I plan to continue that trend when I become Mayor.
My public safety plan is designed to bring Atlanta fully into 21st Century policing by prioritizing diversity, modern comprehensive training, and providing our officers the resources to prioritize community policing.
The modern police force needs to be able to provide a nuanced response to the community and that requires hiring and training a police force that is prepared to do more than simply arrest and incarcerate our community. While arrests for violent criminals are of course necessary, we simply cannot arrest our way out of a crime wave. We need a comprehensive approach. Diversion and police alternatives are an integral part of managing Atlanta’s criminal justice system. More importantly, those tactics, responsibly deployed, have granted countless Atlantans a second chance at becoming productive members of our society.
We will ensure that this is a crime spike and not the new normal by reassigning non-sworn personnel to non-emergencies, redeploying the police force for a robust presence at shopping centers, gas stations, clubs and bars, and hiring more officers to fill the gaps we currently have in the department.
We have persevered through difficult times in Atlanta’s history before, just as we are in the second year of a global pandemic, and together, we will continue to do so.
Yours in service,
Andre Dickens
Candidate for Atlanta Mayor
My pledge, as mayor:
As a twice-elected citywide councilmember, I have tackled several complex issues (like affordable housing and transportation) through legislation and collaboration. We have changed the way the city works on these issues, and I am proposing that we do it again, with S.A.F.E. Streets Atlanta, a 4-Point Plan to reduce violent crime.
As Mayor, I will focus on immediately halting the crime that’s plaguing our communities. I have a plan to stop crime TODAY – by coordinating and investing new federal resources in additional officers, technology and tactics, including partnerships with groups that can help us identify, arrest and detain dangerous criminals.
I also know that we have to fight the crime of TOMORROW – and I will simultaneously invest resources in job placement programs, anti-recidivism outreach, after school programs and creating good paying jobs for citizens and communities that have been overlooked for too long.
Safe Streets Atlanta Plan:
S is to SURGE the police force by 250 officers during my first year in office while training every APD employee in racial sensitivity and de-escalation techniques.
  • Atlanta needs to be a beacon of the 21st Century training and reform for community safety and justice.
  • We need to have the best training and the best community engagement in order to result in better recruitment, retention, and community engagement all of which contribute to less crime.
A is to ARREST gang leaders that are preying on our children and resolve pandemic-related court backlogs to get violent criminals off our streets.
  • We need to support the District Attorney’s office and provide assistance to help reduce our backlogs.
  • We also need better youth engagement as part of our community policing efforts to help reduce youth crime through a Youth Commissioner to work and partner with Atlanta Public Schools.
F is to create a task FORCE with GBI, FBI, and ATF to address gun trafficking and a task force to hire and deploy specialists to deal with non-violent issues like mental health and homelessness.
  • Collaboration is key to addressing the far reaching impacts of crime. That extends to federal and local agencies as well as the District Attorney’s office.
  • We need to also collaborate with specialists to better address the non-violent issues that currently have a police response.
E is to EMPOWER APD to engage in community policing and to support them with new technologies to reduce response times, like smart streetlights, shot-spotters and software connecting APD and Fulton Sheriffs.
  • Community policing should be a foundational element of our future policing and that includes supporting officers who wish to live in the community they serve.
  • We should provide stipends to officers to help them live in the city much like we have done with our cadet housing initiative.
  • Community policing starts with having the best trained officers in the nation and extends to youth engagement, specialists responding to non-violent calls, collaboration with community leaders, and building trust through accountability.
My Accomplishments
  • Joined the APD Chief of Police Advisory Council in November 2020 as the only City Councilmember in order to provide input to the Chief and APD leadership staff on public safety needs and solutions throughout the city.
  • Endorsed by the International Brotherhood of Police and the Atlanta Police Foundation in 2013 and 2017 City Council races.
  • Chaired the Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee in 2017, during which time homicides went down 33%, and all violent crimes decreased 12%.
  • Championed and passed pay increases for Investigators and Senior Patrol Officers effective retroactively to August, 2015.
  • Co-sponsored “ban the box” legislation, which no longer requires applicants to reveal prior convictions on employment applications.
  • Conducted monthly “Walk-n-Talks” with APD and community members to walk the streets preventing crime.
  • Hosted NPU Public Safety leaders at the Video Integration Center to see how APD uses cameras.
  • Introduced and passed “8 Can’t Wait” legislation to ban dangerous police tactics and create clearer escalation of force procedures.
  • Sponsored legislation increasing annual salaries for Senior Patrol Officers (18-O-1085) and sponsored legislation to purchase additional license plate readers (18-O-1249).
  • Served on Pre-Arrest Diversion Initiative Design Team (16-C-5087) and sponsored legislation studying feasibility for Midnight Basketball League (16-R-3272)

Transportation
My vision has been to not just to get people where they are going each day, but get them where they are going in life. The issue of transportation is top of mind for most Atlantans, and I am committed to improving the city’s transportation infrastructure and connectivity.

My Plan:
I have the transportation expertise, proven track record and integrity to address Atlanta’s traffic and transportation problems and ensure that the millions of federal transportation dollars coming to the city are allocated efficiently and equitably. As a council member, I created the Department of Transportation to not only bring expertise to transportation planning, but to streamline the procurement process as well. One of the major sources of our traffic and transportation project backlog is the corruption that plagued the procurement process during the prior administration. I will bring an engineer’s systematic and strategic approach to these issues and ensure that the procurement process is open and transparent so that city projects can be implemented with confidence and efficiency.
Implement Project Delivery Excellence with Honesty, Integrity, and Transparency
  • Overcome the corruption in contracting leftover from 2017.
  • Deliver on projects – including Complete Streets, Sidewalks/Streetscapes, Resurfacing and Street Capacity Improvements – that were promised in the TSPLOST.
  • Create an easy-to-understand dashboard for federally-funded and locally-funded projects.
  • Streamline procurement to remove roadblocks so that Atlanta’s crumbling infrastructure can be fixed quickly. Current 15-month long procurement process for purchasing goods and services caused by corruption in the previous administration must be addressed immediately.
  • Resolve project backlog:
  • All budgeted, resourced projects will be started and completed by strengthening and fully resourcing the ATLDOT that I created – now in its second year of operation.
  • Build bike infrastructure from Cycle Atlanta 1.0 (2013) and 2.0 (2017) and re-engage the community on bike infrastructure.
Focus on and Fast-track Small, Impactful Projects
  • Revive the Pothole Posse famously and effectively implemented under Mayor Shirley Franklin.
  • Prioritize sidewalks within ½ mile of schools and senior facilities.
  • Quickly address safety and traffic calming measures like speed humps and 4-way stops, pedestrian beacons, and ADA ramps.
  • Maintain the existing network of Lite Individual Transit (LIT) lanes (a/k/a bike lanes) with regular sweeping and overgrowth trimming.
BeltLine Rail & Campbellton Road Transit
  • Leverage the federal infrastructure package to complete BeltLine rail and Campbellton Road transit by 2030.
  • Ensure trail infrastructure does not preclude rail.
Vision Zero Strategy & Implementation
  • Complete the rollout of Vision Zero that I helped to adopt by reducing speed limits and installing traffic calming devices and streetlights across the entire city.
  • Adopt a “safe systems” design program where crashes are not deadly because street design prevents cars from speeding as easily.
  • Work with GA Dept of Transportation to implement safety projects on state routes and set clear safety priorities for state routes inside city limits.
  • Use signal timing to give people walking priority and create safer crossings to schools.
Free MARTA For All By 2030
Free MARTA will have the biggest impact on equity in the city and is a tool to combat climate change.
  • Implement a phased approach by providing students, seniors, disabled persons and city employees with subsidies first followed by free MARTA access.
  • Research best practices of existing free transit cities (Kansas City, Olympia, and Boston that’s soon to come).
  • Analyze data from MARTA’s free bus programs during the pandemic.
  • Create a parking tax that will be create a new large, recurring revenue stream.
  • Replace Atlanta appointees to the MARTA board with transit riders and/or experts.
Drive the growth of more Equitable Transit-Oriented Development
Lead transit-oriented development planning and increase density for all rail stations and high-capacity transit.
  • Revise zoning or development codes to require an affordable housing component and reduced parking near transit.
My Accomplishments:
I have shown through my city council efforts that I am the right leader to address Atlanta’s traffic and transportation issues:
  • In 2019, created legislation to formally establish a city-wide Atlanta Department of Transportation (ADOT) to oversee all transportation related activities, planning, and management within the city. This new department has brought increased efficiency and effectiveness to all transportation efforts within the city.
  • Chairs the Transportation Committee, focusing on increasing access and equity in transportation.
  • Co-authored a resolution authorizing the City to coordinate MARTA tax and TSPLOST transportation project lists and plans.
  • Authored a resolution to preserve the connectivity to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive after construction of Mercedes Benz Stadium.
  • Passed legislation after the 2014 snowstorms to involve Georgia Tech in efforts to review the City’s preparedness plan for natural disasters.
  • Supported the Renew Atlanta Bond that has led to numerous street repaving and signal light improvements
  • Organized “One Corridor,” a town hall series led by community leaders, six adjourning neighborhood planning units, and churches along the Donald Lee Hollowell corridor. These town halls brought together the community, MARTA, GDOT, ADOT, Atlanta Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, City Planning, and State Representatives together in one room.

Ethics
Atlanta must have a government as good as its people. The cloud of corruption of past administrations has impacted not only the morale of the city, but the efficiency of our government as well. I am dedicated to transparency, that’s why I posted my tax returns on my website (Returns – Andre Dickens) and challenged the other candidates to do so as well. The Race for City Hall: Will you get to see your next mayor’s tax returns? The voters of Atlanta need and deserve this type of transparency.

While serving on the City Council, I led the charge for the most sweeping ethics, procurement, and transparency reforms in recent Atlanta history. Some of my major initiatives include:

  • Creating government purchase card regulations to ensure accountability in how government officials spend discretionary funds.
  • Establishing the Independent Procurement Review Office to provide mandatory independent review of all procurements over $1 million, helping to ensure transparency and fairness in government contracting.
  • Working closely with the City Ethics Office to review existing practices and create a set of recommendations and policies to ensure that tax dollars are spent with integrity, and oversight.

Jobs
Andre knows what it takes to create better jobs for Atlantans and help local businesses thrive, and will continue to champion Atlanta as a destination for growing businesses. He is focused on ensuring that while the city continues to entice Fortune 100 enterprises, it remains diligent in its support and recognition of the small businesses that employ so many Atlantans.

While on the Atlanta City Council, Andre:

  • Co-sponsored and passed legislation requiring city government to pay a minimum hourly wage of $15.
  • Sponsored and hosted the “Blacks In Tech” policy conference, focused on advancing efforts to bring more diversity to STEM fields.
  • Helped create 21,000 new jobs and $3.3 billion of capital investment in Atlanta as the Invest Atlanta Board Secretary.

Andre has also excelled in creating jobs and economic opportunities through his work in the private sector:

  • Created a program at TechBridge that has provided free training IT to nearly 300 low income people to get certified in technology skills, allowing them to get IT jobs averaging $56,000 a year.
  • Formed agreements with Microsoft, AirBnB, Georgia Power, Accenture and others to ensure that part of their workforce comes from the TechBridge program Andre created to provide free IT training for low income people.
  • Co-founded a retail furniture business with his sister and grew it into a multi-million dollar business with over twenty employees.

Housing
Affordable/Equitable Housing Plan

Housing isn’t just about buildings and profit. It’s about people. And this problem doesn’t just impact people in poverty, it impacts all of us. A successful housing affordability strategy requires a collective approach, where all parties are seated at the table. I am committed to ensuring development without displacement and providing practical, diverse housing options for our diverse community. As Atlanta thrives, I will continue to work hard to secure affordable housing opportunities for all.

My Plan:
Diversity of Housing for Our Diverse Community
Build/Preserve 20,000 Units of Affordable Housing In 8 Years
  • Appoint a Chief Housing Officer with experience in building and preservation of housing.
  • Lead the partnership with the Atlanta Housing Authority to build affordable housing on Bowen Homes, Hollywood Courts, Bankhead, Englewood, North Avenue, and other sites where hundreds of acres lay barren yet are ripe for the development of mixed-income housing.
  • Incentivize amenity driven, transit oriented, and mixed-income development in underdeveloped parts of town.
  • Increase housing options around transit stops
  • Streamline and consolidate the building codes to avoid unnecessary costs which are passed on to renters
Development without Displacement
Provide Provisions, Incentives and Support For Seniors & Long-term Residents
  • Freeze property taxes for seniors.
  • Ensure that there are fair and equitable tax abatements in Atlanta, Fulton County, and Dekalb County.
  • Increase properties that have long-term affordability.
  • Expand Community Land Trusts.
  • Complete and expand the recommendations of HouseATL, a cross-sector group of civic leaders committed to developing and coordinating a housing affordability action plan in the City of Atlanta.
  • Increase acquisition and transactions at the Land Bank Authority.
Mission work, not just profit work
Allocate increased funding for affordable housing, including:
  • $250 million affordable housing bond
  • $10 million in funding from the general fund each year
  • $10 million in new annual funding from renewable sources
Incentivize affordable housing development for deeper AMI
  • Expand existing Inclusionary Zoning Policy citywide and lower the percentage of affordability to include 30-50% AMI.
  • Include wrap-around services that families need – day care, after school programs, health care, pharmacies, grocery, banking – in new affordable housing developments modeled after mixed-use developments
  • Make property tax exemptions for nonprofit developers automatic
  • Create a recurring revenue source for affordable development by leveraging Catalytic Capital and Impact Investments
My Accomplishments:
My work to provide and protect affordable housing throughout the city demonstrates my deep commitment and leadership to equitable housing for all:
  • Successfully wrote and championed groundbreaking Inclusionary Zoning legislation requiring new rental developments in the BeltLine and Westside neighborhoods to provide affordably priced set aside units.
  • Authored monumental legislation that requires any development receiving public dollars to produce affordable housing units.
  • Pushed legislation that has become the model for affordable housing legislation in Fulton and DeKalb Counties, and for Invest Atlanta, BeltLine, and APS.
  • Created the fund and program to rehab senior homes along the BeltLine Westside Trail and co-sponsored legislation creating the $40 million Housing Opportunity Bond.
  • Passed legislation that requires Affordable Housing Impact Statements for all land developments.
  • As Community Development Chairman and Invest Atlanta Board Secretary, incentivized more than 2,000 affordable units.

Diversity & inclusion

My Plan:
  • Revitalize and prioritize the City’s Human Relations Commission by providing more autonomy, authority and funding to the Commission.
  • Promote more efficient and effective use of grant dollars provided to the City by the federal government’s Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOWPA).
  • Commission a study to ensure gender pay equity for City employees.
  • Elevate workforce development for LGBTQ youth and trans people.
  • Promote tourism and Invest Atlanta incentives to attract LGBTQ conferences and jobs.
  • Continue to promote Atlanta as the LGBTQ capital of the South and the Black LGBTQ capital of the US.
  • Expand the City’s LGBTQ Advisory Board to prioritize the needs of the LGBTQ community.
My Accomplishments:
  • Endorsed by Georgia Equality in 2013 and 2017 City Council races.
  • Successfully wrote and championed groundbreaking Inclusionary Zoning legislation requiring new rental developments in the BeltLine and Westside neighborhoods to provide affordably priced set aside units.
  • Voted in support of legislation to earmark emergency housing money for LGBTQ youth and young adults (17 – R – 4360).
  • Co-sponsored and passed legislation requiring city government to pay a minimum hourly wage of $15.
  • Sponsored and hosted the “Blacks In Tech” policy conference, focused on advancing efforts to bring more diversity to STEM fields.
  • Created a program at TechBridge that has provided free training IT to nearly 300 low income people to get certified in technology skills, allowing them to get IT jobs averaging $56,000 a year.
  • Voted in support of legislation to create an LGBTQ+ Historic Context Statement for the City of Atlanta (21 – R – 3004)
  • Co-sponsored legislation urging the Georgia General Assembly to defeat discriminatory legislation, including the “Religious Freedom” bill eventually vetoed by Governor Deal (16 – R – 3250).
  • Co-sponsored “ban the box” legislation, which no longer requires applicants to reveal prior convictions on employment applications.
  • Voted in support of legislation urging the Georgia General Assembly to enact the CROWN Act to prohibit discrimination in employment against natural or protective hairstyles.

Environmental & Clean Energy
As a chemical engineer, I can say climate change is a decades-long pandemic that we must meet and master today or we will suffer through endless tomorrows. We must expand our environmental policy out of its silo and into every part of our city. The only way to truly combat climate change is for it to reach into all facets of our government.

My Plan
1. Achieve 100% Clean Energy by 2035
  • Incentivize sustainable development and redevelopment
  • Institute solar bulk purchasing programs
  • Develop a clean energy workforce training program
  • Provide free public transit by 2030
  • Increase supply of diverse housing options
  • Reduce the energy burden on 10 percent of most overburdened Atlanta households.
2. Protect Atlanta's Tree Canopy
  • Support a new Tree Protection Ordinance to help protect our tree canopy and “City in the Forest”
  • Work with Department of City Planning to balance out economic development while maintaining tree canopy
  • Work with organizations like Trees Atlanta, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, and Chattahoochee Riverkeepers
  • Encourage amenity-driven, transit-oriented, mixed-income projects
  • We have space for growth without infringing on the tree canopy
  • Add housing and mixed-use/mixed-income development in underserved areas
Why Clean Energy?
1. Clean Energy can advance equity
We can advance equity through increased deployment of clean energy because it –
  • Reduces energy burdens by lowering utility bills and stabilizing energy costs
  • Improves financial stability by providing entrepreneurship and thriving wage job opportunities
  • Reduces harmful carbon emissions that pollute our air
  • Promotes economic development and building community wealth
2. Clean Energy means lower bills
  • Atlanta experiences energy burdens 25% higher than the national average.
  • We know that clean energy investments like weatherization, energy efficiency, rooftop solar and community microgrids work.
  • Investments like weatherization can reduce the low-income energy burden by at least 25 percent.
  • Energy efficiency and solar energy creates healthier home environments and can stabilize energy costs for working families, senior citizens, and low-wealth communities.
3. Clean energy means new, good paying jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities
My Record
  • Affordable housing and transit champion
  • Voted for Clean Energy Atlanta
  • Created the Beltline Inclusionary Zoning plan
  • Created the City’s Department of Transportation
  • Led efforts to rehab and weatherize 100 senior homes
  • Voted for Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge
  • Supported West Atlanta Watershed Alliance and Proctor Creek
  • Supported local black farmers

Education & youth
Andre is a proud product of Atlanta Public Schools (APS), a graduate of Georgia Tech and Georgia State, and the father of a daughter who attended Atlanta Public Schools, so he knows the value of our public education institutions. Providing the youth of Atlanta the best education possible is key to helping them achieve their true potential.

His achievements on the Atlanta City Council have prepared him to tackle the issues facing Atlanta’s youth:

  • Added two youth-focused positions to the Atlanta Citizen Review Board for police accountability.
  • Successfully created the City of Atlanta/Atlanta Board of Education Joint Commission – the first joint commission of its kind.
  • Led the charge to return ownership of APS property deeds from the City to the school system.
  • Primary Councilmember to help broker the APS/Beltline dispute. Voted against the BeltLine budget that reduced tax revenue for APS.
  • Hosted the Scholarship Academy and Fair at City Hall every November for more than 500 high school seniors and juniors.
  • Revived the City’s Youth Commission to give youth a voice in government.
  • Sponsored the Teen “Midnight” Basketball League which started summer 2017 with more than 120 youth participants.
  • Required new school zone light beacons as a part of Renew Atlanta Bond projects.
  • Hosted Back 2 School Bash, where more than 1,000 book bags with school supplies have been given to APS students leading into the school year.
  • Sponsored APS Get Our Kids Connected campaign supporting thousands of students attending APS who do not have internet connection and/or appropriate equipment for distance learning, by partnering with Comcast to provide free laptops and 12 months of free internet.

Arts & Culture
Arts are an integral part of a thriving, diverse community, and our city needs to develop and support the artists of Atlanta. Atlanta children deserve the benefits that arts bring which are safety, a whole education, appreciation, empathy, and a future full of opportunities. We want to reinvigorate the creative economy after the devastating impacts of COVID on the arts community. Arts are vital to our humanity, culture, health, and community, so as Mayor, I will use the resources of the City to advocate for the arts on behalf of the citizens, visitors, and artists of Atlanta.

My goals as Mayor include:
1 Make the arts accessible to everyone.
2 Support individual artists.
3 Ensure equity in art funding and support.
4 Reinvigorate the creative economy after impacts of COVID.
5 Further cultivate the Atlanta arts community for future generations.
My Plan
1. Codify an Atlanta Arts, Culture & Creative Economy Advisory Committee to the Mayor
  • Appoint a variety of members from different artistic disciplines and backgrounds within the Atlanta arts community, including college and university members and APS Arts faculty.
  • Solicit advice and support from the Advisory Committee to better understand and engage with the Arts community.
  • Committee would be tasked with developing a comprehensive Arts and Culture Plan for the City of Atlanta along with the Office of Cultural Affairs, which will lead to greater funding and exposure opportunities.
2. Establish an Arts District Exploratory Commission
  • Appoint a commission to seek out the best place or places to develop creator districts with spaces available specifically for creators (artist lofts, creator workspaces, studio space, etc.).
  • Develop a diverse group of artists and art designed to uplift the underserved and build wealth on a local level.
  • Determine/develop strategies to establish more affordable housing and artist studio options through art focused land trusts, live/work studio space, and mixed-income developments.
  • Evaluate strategies implemented in other cities to learn best practices for long-term, dedicated revenue streams to support arts development and fund it through various means like private development.
3. Provide Greater Support for Artists
  • Develop strategies to restore economic vitality to the large number of artists who lost wages during COVID.
  • Increase access to local grants and federal funding through the National Endowment for the Arts.
  • Ensure equity in art philanthropy and government funding.
  • Provide direct financial support for those who lost income during COVID.
  • Develop strategies to help with healthcare for artists.
  • Provide greater exposure through exhibition spaces in city facilities such as city hall, recreation centers, etc.
4. Increase the Annual Grant Making Capacity Within the City’s Budget
  • The general fund contribution to arts grant-making moved from $1 million to $2 million under Mayor Bottoms. The goal was to get to $3 million, and I will do that in my budget.
  • As Mayor, I will put in the American Rescue Plan up to $12 million in funding for small businesses, nonprofits, and the arts community.
  • Additionally, I will put in the American Rescue Plan up to $4 million to support permanent affordable commercial spaces for small businesses and creatives in LMI or gentrifying communities.
5. Provide Additional Dedicated Revenue Streams for Arts
  • I believe that a percentage of all eligible infrastructure project budgets should be set aside for art.
  • I also believe private developers should contribute 1% of each construction project to the arts.

Community
Andre works hard to promote equity, strengthen Atlanta communities and recognize leaders who have done so much for our city.

While on the Atlanta City Council, Andre has:

  • Successfully created the John Lewis Memorial Task Force, resulting in the changing of Freedom Parkway to “John Lewis Freedom Parkway” and the permanent installation of the John Lewis “Good Trouble” tribute wall at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport.
  • Hosted drive-through lunch giveaways during the COVID pandemic, handing out more than 6,000 meals to families.
  • Hosted regular “Movies in the Park” for families to enjoy a night together in an area park.
  • Endorsed by Georgia Equality in 2013 and 2017 City Council races.
  • Served as Chairman of the Community Development and Human Services Committee for 3 years.
  • Developed and funded the Community Leadership Institute of Atlanta for 25 community leaders to receive proper training each year.
  • Hosted Neighborhood Jazz Concert in West Manor Park every year for neighbors to enjoy live jazz performances.[90]
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—Andre Dickens' campaign website (2021)[91]

Felicia Moore

Campaign website

Moore's campaign website stated the following:

“

Increasing Public Safety and Reducing Crime

  • Felicia Moore created the "Mattie's Call" alert system, which helps police find wandering adults and others who have dementia or other mental disabilities. This exact alert system has now been adopted statewide and has directly helped save hundreds of lives and brought awareness and compassion to this important issue.
  • Felicia Moore created and passed Project Lifesaver, an ankle bracelet system that helps keep family, friends, and neighbors with Alzheimer’s safe, directly contributing to the public safety of Atlanta’s most vulnerable populations.
  • Felicia Moore successfully fought against the encroachment of the sewage plant into several historic Atlanta neighborhoods, helping protect property values and neighborhood identities.
  • Felicia Moore successfully fought for pay raises for police officers and firefighters. Making sure our first responders get paid helps make our communities safer.
  • Felicia Moore also spearheaded the 2011 pension reform effort for the Atlanta Police Department, helping save thousands of jobs and millions of dollars for the City of Atlanta.
  • Felicia Moore successfully fought to repeal a $300 EMS fee for seniors, a cost that kept some seniors from calling for help when they really needed it. Felicia Moore has always fought to help protect those on fixed incomes.
  • Felicia Moore successfully fought for more transparency in airport contracts.

Creating and Protecting Jobs + Economic Development

  • Felicia Moore directly fought against Atlanta’s very dangerous food deserts and single-handedly fought for the brand-new Publix Supermarket in Northwest Atlanta where there had not been a grocery store in decades. This helped bring healthier, fresh food options to thousands of NW Atlanta families and helped create hundreds of local jobs. Felicia had to directly fight against City Council and the Mayor’s office to get this done.
  • Felicia Moore was instrumental in passing an important NW Atlanta revitalization project. Felicia initiated the idea to turn the Bellwood Quarry into what is now an important water reservoir that helped bring millions of dollars of infrastructure to our city and helped create hundreds of local jobs.
  • Felicia Moore sided with our neighborhoods against water and sewer privatization in Atlanta, citing an inevitable loss of jobs, decreased service, increased complaints, and increased boil advisories under private ownership. Felicia fought to protect those jobs knowing “Atlanta grows where the water goes,” and believes Atlanta should be in control of its own future.
  • As Chair of the Finance Committee, Felicia Moore regularly fought to balance our city’s budget. During Felicia’s tenure as Finance Chair, she successfully ushered the city out of debt, which helped lead to a $17.4 million surplus. Her efforts directly helped lower costs for the city’s financial needs and helped improve our city’s credit rating, directly saving Atlanta taxpayer’s money.

Fighting for Affordability, and Increasing Affordable Housing

  • Felicia fought for the Affordable Housing Trust fund to be included in the Beltline Project. She also, ensured that new housing developments in her district included affordability for rental and homeownership units.
  • Felicia Moore successfully fought against an increase in sewer fees to Atlanta families.
  • Felicia Moore successfully fought to bring awareness to the mayor’s office holding onto federal funds meant to pay for housing for Persons Living With AIDS. The subsequent media investigation helped prevent nearly 400 evictions for some of our most vulnerable.

A Long History of Fighting for Equality

  • Felicia Moore helped fight for and pass a ground-breaking Anti-Discrimination bill that made it illegal to discriminate in employment, public accommodations, and housing not only on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, and age, but also on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, parental or familial status, and domestic relationship status.
  • Felicia Moore fought against the raid of The Eagle, a popular gay bar. Felicia fought for anti-discrimination training for police.

Protecting the Environment

  • Felicia Moore led the effort to create Jennie Drake Park and Underwood Hills Park in historic west side neighborhoods.
  • Felicia Moore led the effort to transform the old Bellwood Quarry into Atlanta's largest park that includes the development of a massive reservoir to serve Atlantans in times of climate crisis.
  • Felicia Moore individually sponsored a veto override bill to help an important River cleanup project move ahead. Felicia has always fought to help clean up and protect our waterways.
  • Felicia Moore led rallies and the legislative effort that ultimately defeated the state legislature’s plan to allow unrestricted landfills in our communities. As a former NPU President, and then as a City Councilmember, and now as our Council President, Felicia has always fought to protect our neighborhoods.
  • Felicia Moore successfully fought to get sidewalks along Bankhead neighborhoods. Sidewalks increase walkability for neighborhoods and help keep our seniors and children safe.
  • Felicia Moore successfully fought to increase fines for littering and unkempt land. Keeping our roadways free of litter is not only better for the environment but experts tell us it also helps deter crime.
  • Felicia personally cleaned up litter, debris, and scrap tires from her district bi-annually and sponsored clean-up of creeks and neighborhoods.[90]
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—Felicia Moore's campaign website (2021)[92]

Mayoral partisanship

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Demographic Data for Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta Georgia
Population 498,715 10,711,908
Land area (sq mi) 135 57,716
Race and ethnicity**
White 40.4% 57.2%
Black/African American 49.8% 31.6%
Asian 4.8% 4.1%
Native American 0.4% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.1%
Other (single race) N/A 2.9%
Multiple 3.2% 3.7%
Hispanic/Latino 4.9% 9.6%
Education
High school graduation rate 91.7% 87.9%
College graduation rate 53.4% 32.2%
Income
Median household income $64,179 $61,224
Persons below poverty level 19.2% 14.3%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2021 State Elections & Voter Registration Calendar," accessed Nov. 8, 2021
  2. ↑ Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Fulton, DeKalb set early voting dates for Atlanta mayoral runoff," Nov. 9, 2021
  3. ↑ Atlanta City Council, "City of Atlanta General Election Information," accessed Nov. 8, 2021
  4. ↑ The Atlanta Journal-constitution, "Bottoms joins rare group of 1-term Atlanta mayors," May 7, 2021
  5. ↑ Our Campaigns, "Moore, Felicia," accessed Oct. 3, 2021
  6. ↑ Our Campaigns, "Dickens, Andre," accessed Oct. 27, 2021
  7. ↑ Fox 5 Atlanta, "Crime problems key issue in Atlanta mayoral race as election draws near," Oct. 2, 2021
  8. ↑ Atlanta Civic Circle, "Felicia Moore," Sept. 20, 2021
  9. ↑ Atlanta Civic Circle, "Kasim Reed," Sept. 20, 2021
  10. ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "FBI: Homicide, manslaughter cases increased 29.4% nationwide in 2020," Sept. 29, 2021
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  13. ↑ Andre Dickens' campaign website, "Public Safety one-pager," accessed Oct. 27, 2021
  14. ↑ In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
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