Government of Fulton County, Georgia
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| Seat: Atlanta |
| Population (2020): 1,023,336 |
| County Commissioners: 7 |
| County Website: Official website |
The county government of Fulton County is located in Atlanta, Georgia. The county was established in 1853 and covers a total of 526 square miles.[1]
Elections
2018
Fulton 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.
2017
Fulton County held a special election for two county commission seats on November 7, 2017. If no candidate received a majority (50 percent plus one) of the general election votes cast for a seat, a runoff election for the top two vote recipients took place on December 5, 2017. The filing deadline for the District 4 election was August 25, 2017, while the filing deadline for the chair election was September 20, 2017.[2][3][4]
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. Fulton County has seven commissioners who are elected to four-year terms. Six commissioners are elected by district, while one commissioner is elected at large as the commission chair.[5]
The table below provides information on each of the county commissioners:
| County commissioners | ||||
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| District | Commissioner | Party | Took office | Next election |
| 1 | Liz Hausmann |  Republican
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2013 | 2018 |
| 2 | Bob Ellis | Republican
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2015 | 2020 |
| 3 | Lee Morris | Republican
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2015 | 2018 |
| 4 | Vacant | N/A | N/A | 2018 |
| 5 | Marvin Arrington Jr. |  Democratic
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2015 | 2018 |
| 6 | Emma Darnell | Democratic
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1992 | 2020 |
| 7 (At-large) | Vacant | N/A | N/A | 2018 |
Other elected officials
Fulton County residents also elect the following public officials:
| Other county elected officials | ||||
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| Title | Name | Party | Took office | Next election |
| County sheriff | Theodore Jackson | Democratic
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2009 | 2020 |
| County surveyor | Arnaud Huguet | Democratic
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2017 | 2020 |
| District attorney | Paul Howard Jr. | Democratic
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1997 | 2020 |
| Solicitor general | Keith Gammage | Democratic
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2017 | 2020 |
| Superior court clerk | Cathelene Robinson | Democratic
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2009 | 2020 |
| Tax commissioner | Arthur Ferdinand | Democratic
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1997 | 2020 |
Recent news
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See also
| Fulton County, Georgia | Georgia | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "Quick Facts: Fulton County, Georgia," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ Fulton County, Georgia, "Combined Sample Ballot," accessed October 9, 2017
- ↑ Fulton County, Georgia, "2017 Qualifying Information Board of Commission Chair Non Partisan Special Election," accessed October 9, 2017
- ↑ Fulton County, Georgia, "2017 Qualifying Information Board of Commission District 4 Non Partisan Special Election," accessed October 9, 2017
- ↑ Fulton County, Georgia, "Government," accessed August 29, 2017
