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Doug Alexander, 45, served eight years as an at-large city councilman, and he is currently Rail Manager for the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority. He was part of a faction of the government that opposed Mayor Bill Campbell during his administration in the early 2000’s and late 90’s. He wishes to help council members achieve their agenda and find new ideas and new solutions along the way. He feels that he can bring an experienced voice and be a consensus builder.. |
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Derrick Boazman, 37, quit his Southwest Atlanta position on the Atlanta City Council to run for the council presidency. He opposed the water and sewer rate hikes that Mayor Shirley Franklin proposed. He is known for tackling crime along Metropolitan Parkway and proposing legislation against strip clubs and prostitution. He works as a consultant to non-profit firms and small businesses. Though he represents a relatively poor district in south Atlanta, including the neighborhoods Capitol Hill and Lakewood, Boazman maintains that he can effectively represent all of Atlanta. |
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Michael Julian Bond, 38, carried on the legacy of his father, the Chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors and former Director of SNCC, in his two terms on the Atlanta City Council beginning in 1994. He supported many of Bill Campbell’s initiatives and has kept his hand in city politics after losing his first bid for council president in a runoff with Cathy Woolard in 2001. Since the loss in 2001 he has been the deputy director of the Atlanta NAACP advocating on behalf of the stringent laws against check cashing centers with the Payday lending bill passed last session. |
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Lisa Borders, 46, a senior vice president with developer Cousins Properties. She has not previously held a political office, though she is on several boards around the city and has connections with the Atlanta business community. Borders dismisses talk of her lack of political experience by noting that she's built relationships with state and federal agencies as a member of groups such as Prevent Child Abuse Georgia. She has worked in the healthcare management field as well and has a degree in health administration. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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a more thorough insight into these candidates, the Committee for a
Better Atlanta (CBA) has evaluated them with interviews and their
responses to a questionnaire regarding different issues facing the
city. The CBA Candidate Score sheet is listed below and the links
below this will show you each of the candidates’ detailed
responses to the CBA questionnaire. The CBA is comprised of
representatives from businesses and business organizations that are
concerned about the future of Atlanta. A candidate scoring 90 or higher was considered “excellent” in that area, 80 to 89 was considered “above average,” 70 to 79 was considered average,” and 69 or below was “below average.” Atlanta City Council - Presidential Candidate Scores
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