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Devin "Barrington" Ward
Devin "Barrington" Ward is running for Atlanta City Council Member, District 9.
Political background
Devin "Barrington" Ward ran for District 38's State Senate seat in 2020 but was defeated.
Sources:
Ballotpedia
Professional background
Devin is a senior community organizer with the Movement for Black Lives Atlanta and "has been a public health advocate and community defender in government for the past 15 years." He was chief of staff Georgia Senator Lester Jackson and Georgia State Representative Keisha Waites. He was a campaign staffer for Stacey Abrams' 2006 run for the Georgia House of Representatives.
Sources:
Candidate website
Personal background
Devin says his "vision is crafted in the lived realities of a Black Queer man of Caribbean descent facing the racial and social traumas like youth homeless while using hope to chart a future where we all survive and thrive."
Sources:
Candidate website
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