Elijah was born and raised in Atlanta. He was a bachelor's degree in English from Fort Valley State University and a law degree from Howard University.

Elijah is a lawyer. He founded a marketplace for Black-owned sneakers and a law firm focused on business. He previously worked as an intern at Microsoft and as a corporate attorney at law firm Fenwick & West LLP.

Elijah Porter's campaign for city council is his first entry into politics.

09302021 Report

Wants to improve services for the elderly and the disabled by creating a program to do home improvement work and technology assistance for these populations and provide entertainment and activity programming.

Plans to create city initiatives that invest in apprenticeship programs to help people get occupational licenses, CTE certification programs and jobs programs.

Wants to create urban gardens in the city to improve the environment and decrease food insecurity.

- Wants to improve services for the elderly and the disabled by creating a program to do home improvement work and technology assistance for these populations and provide entertainment and activity programming. 
- Plans to create city initiatives that invest in apprenticeship programs to help people get occupational licenses, CTE certification programs and jobs programs. 
- Wants to create urban gardens in the city to improve the environment and decrease food insecurity.

Public Services

Wants to maintain COVID relief measures and renew the eviction moratorium for residents and businesses until the spread of COVID decreases.

Plans to support small businesses in their applications for relief funding and connect them to federal grant and state grant opportunities.

Wants to create temporary assistance programs for residents.

- Wants to maintain COVID relief measures and renew the eviction moratorium for residents and businesses until the spread of COVID decreases. 
- Plans to support small businesses in their applications for relief funding and connect them to federal grant and state grant opportunities. 
- Wants to create temporary assistance programs for residents.

COVID

Wants to create a department within the Office of the Controller to investigate resident and small business complaints about city contracts and financial dishonesty.

Plans to grandfather the elderly into certain property tax brackets to make sure they can stay where they live.

- Wants to create a department within the Office of the Controller to investigate resident and small business complaints about city contracts and financial dishonesty. 
- Plans to grandfather the elderly into certain property tax brackets to make sure they can stay where they live.

City Budget

Wants to improve renting, strengthen tenant protections and encourage "economic wealth building."

Plans to improve public housing by using some of the city's land to create permanent affordable housing and reinvest in shared-equity ownership structures.

Wants to work with local property owners to extend city contracts for affordable housing.

- Wants to improve renting, strengthen tenant protections and encourage "economic wealth building."
- Plans to improve public housing by using some of the city's land to create permanent affordable housing and reinvest in shared-equity ownership structures. 
- Wants to work with local property owners to extend city contracts for affordable housing.

Housing & Urban Development

Wants to "strengthen\[\] trust between police and the communities they serve" by creating partnerships between the police and communities, such as community monitoring and safety watches.

Support alternatives to policing like increasing employment to decrease recidivism, diversion strategies for youth and removing barrier to employment.

Wants to create a civilian review board to review and punish police misconduct and make civilian complaints against officers public.

- Wants to "strengthen\[\] trust between police and the communities they serve" by creating partnerships between the police and communities, such as community monitoring and safety watches. 
- Support alternatives to policing like increasing employment to decrease recidivism, diversion strategies for youth and removing barrier to employment. 
- Wants to create a civilian review board to review and punish police misconduct and make civilian complaints against officers public.

Public Safety

Wants to rebuild Atlanta's infrastructure responsibly and transparently.

Plans to improve efficiency of public transportation and increase funding for public transportation, especially MARTA, and highway improvements.

- Wants to rebuild Atlanta's infrastructure responsibly and transparently.
- Plans to improve efficiency of public transportation and increase funding for public transportation, especially MARTA, and highway improvements.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of August 20, 2021, Elijah Porter’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Zoning

Elijah Porter

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