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See the mayors of Atlanta category for an alphabetical list by surname. Mayor Asa Griggs Candler (1917–1919). Candler incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892. Mayor William B. Hartsfield (1937–1941; 1942–62). He was the longest serving Atlanta Mayor, running the city politics for ca. 30 years. Mayor Kasim Reed (2010–2018) #
At that time, Atlanta modified its city charter, strengthening the position of mayor and renaming the vice mayor as president of the city council (aldermen were now city council members). [1] In 1970, Jackson became Atlanta's first black Vice-Mayor, his first elected position which he held for four years. [4]
William Craig Campbell [1] (born 1953) is an American politician, who served as the 57th Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from January 1994–January 2002. [2] He was the third African-American mayor in the city's history. Accused of corruption during his time in office, he was convicted for tax evasion in 2006 and spent 16 months in federal prison. [3]
Mayor Franklin was the recipient of Profile in Courage Award in 2005, issued by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.The foundation praised her management of the city of Atlanta during the critical period of enormous deficit and loss of public confidence in government following the corrupt administration of Mayor Bill Campbell. [14]
Keisha Lance Bottoms (née Lance; born January 18, 1970) [1] is an American attorney and politician who served as the 60th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from 2018 to 2022. She was elected mayor in 2017. Before becoming mayor, she was a member of the Atlanta City Council, representing part of Southwest Atlanta. [2]
Raphael Warnock, Democratic challenger for a U.S. Senate seat representing Georgia, and former Mayor of Atlanta and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young are seen as early voting in ...
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr. Young later became active in politics, serving as a U.S. Congressman from ...
There to support Willis in the courtroom on Thursday was former Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin, who has said she is “proud to stand by” the district attorney, and a prominent clergy member ...