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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]
The 2005 mayoral election in Atlanta, Georgia took place on November 8, 2005, alongside other Atlanta municipal races. Incumbent Mayor Shirley Franklin faced no serious opposition and was reelected with 90.49% of the vote.
The 2001 Atlanta mayoral election occurred on November 6, 2001. Incumbent mayor Bill Campbell, a member of the Democratic Party who had been in office since 1994, was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits. [1] Since Franklin received a majority in the general election, no runoff election was held.
The mayor of Atlanta, Georgia in January 2017 declared the city was a “welcoming city” and “will remain open and welcoming to all”. This statement was in response to President's Trump's executive orders related to “public safety agencies and the communities they serve”.
During his first term as mayor of Atlanta, William Hartsfield increased police presence in the city and pushed for airport development. However, he was unable to garner Atlantans’ support and he ...
The 2025 Atlanta mayoral election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent mayor, Andre Dickens, is running for a second term as mayor. [1] Background.
Atlanta city seal. The city government of Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States is composed of a mayor and a body of one councilman from each of 12 districts, a City Council President, and 3 other at-large councilmen: Post 1 representing districts 1-4; Post 2 representing districts 5-8; Post 3 representing districts 9-12
The 2021 Atlanta mayoral election occurred on November 2, 2021, with a runoff between the top two candidates taking place on November 30. [1] Incumbent mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms did not seek reelection.