Kasim Reed:
Reed is trying to replicate the rare feat accomplished by the late legendary Maynard Jackson, who served as mayor on two separate occasions from the late 1970s to the early ’80s and again in the early 1990s.
Roosevelt Seares III
Seares, a serial entrepreneur, was once homeless but now owns a lawn care company. Seares vows to reduce crime, raise the minimum wage and legalize cannabis, which could generate billions in revenue for the city.
Walter Reeves:
Walter Reeves is a self-proclaimed “legal scholar” with “blue-collar street cred.” He vows to employ both attributes to lower the escalating crime rate that has unnerved citizens since the dawn of the pandemic.
Richard Wright:
The youngest of the mayoral candidates, 24-year-old Wright is determined to address two of the biggest chronic problems in Atlanta: rising crime and wealth inequality. The owner of the Accounting Done Wright CPA company, Wright does not believe in defunding the police to arrive at reforms.
Glenn Wrightson:
Wrightson, who is funding his own campaign, wants to reduce the mayor’s budget and proposes using recycling old tires for asphalt for street resurfacing.
Kenny Hill:
Hill is a retired district manager for Home Depot after a distinguished 30-year career. His Launchpad Foundation helps to get homeless people into housing. He vows to retain a strong police force and require officers to mentor the youth.
Mark Hammond:
Hammond believes he can restore efficiency and eliminate wasteful spending in City Hall. He would accomplish this with audits of city departments and eradicate programs and departments and reappropriate funds.
Nolan English:
English believes he has the conscience and expertise to fiscally and environmentally revitalize Atlanta as the pastor of a church and former compliance officer in the U.S. Army.
Antonio Brown:
Brown is determined to shine the spotlight on the forgotten neighborhoods in Atlanta, ensure that everyone has access to a job and decent transportation and to provide an infrastructure so that all young people have the tools to succeed. Brown said he is innocent of the fraud charges brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and will be exonerated.
Andre Dickens:
Dickens’ priorities are job creation and public safety. He is one of several mayoral candidates with actual City Hall experience, as he has served on the Atlanta City Council since 2013.
