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Sam Bacote
Sam Bacote is running for Atlanta City Council Member, District 5.
Political background
Sam ran for the Georgia State Senate for District 36 in 2002 but did not advance to the runoff.
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Professional background
Sam is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Grand Boulé of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and Chairman of the Atlanta Association of Convalescent Aged Persons, Inc. He was the Chairman and CEO of the Fulton Atlanta Land Bank Authority and one of the first Mayoral Appointees to the Westside Tax Allocation District Advisory Board. While in high school, he co-founded one of the largest minority-owned sound, lighting and stage companies in the southeast.
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Candidate website
Personal background
Sam was born and raised in Atlanta. He has a bachelor's degree in economics from Morehouse College, a master's degree in business administration from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University. He is the director of the PATHS Foundation and a community board member at Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital. He lives with his wife and two children in Glenwood Park.
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Candidate website
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