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Wants to create a "policy think tank" on issues such as crime, economic disparity, and basic city services.

Thinks the city needs to do more on economic mobility, wage disparity and food insecurity." Courtney said, "there are people who feel left behind and unheard."

- Wants to create a "policy think tank" on issues such as crime, economic disparity, and basic city services. 
- Thinks the city needs to do more on economic mobility, wage disparity and food insecurity." Courtney said, "there are people who feel left behind and unheard."

Public Services

As of May 15, 2025, Courtney English’s website did not contain information on this issue.

COVID

As a board of education member, he led negotiations with the city and the BeltLine that brought in $100 million in additional funding to the school district.

As a board of education member, he increased classroom spending and decreased the size of the school board administration.

As a board of education member, he led an effort to establish a women and minority business program to make sure the budget was being spent equitably.

- As a board of education member, he led negotiations with the city and the BeltLine that brought in $100 million in additional funding to the school district. 
- As a board of education member, he increased classroom spending and decreased the size of the school board administration.
- As a board of education member, he led an effort to establish a women and minority business program to make sure the budget was being spent equitably.

City Budget

Atlanta Loop

As a school board member, he led efforts to turn abandoned public schools into affordable housing.

During his campaign for city council, he wanted to make it easier for the city to prosecute slum lords, to develop a citywide strategy for providing affordable housing and reducing homelessness, and to repurpose vacant properties into affordable housing units.

Previously said that the BeltLine failed on its promise of affordable housing and that "\[w\]e must hold the BeltLine accountable for building its share of affordable housing."

- As a school board member, he led efforts to turn abandoned public schools into affordable housing.
- During his campaign for city council, he wanted to make it easier for the city to prosecute slum lords, to develop a citywide strategy for providing affordable housing and reducing homelessness, and to repurpose vacant properties into affordable housing units. 
- Previously said that the BeltLine failed on its promise of affordable housing and that "\[w\]e must hold the BeltLine accountable for building its share of affordable housing."

Housing & Urban Development

Committee for a Better Atlanta

During his campaign for city council, he advocated for community-based policing, more surveillance cameras, and increased pay for police and fire fighters.

During his campaign for city council, he said, "when we raise wages crime goes down. When we close achievement gaps and improve education, crime goes down and we attract jobs to our communities ... I believe in a holistic approach to crime prevention."

- During his campaign for city council, he advocated for community-based policing, more surveillance cameras, and increased pay for police and fire fighters.
- During his campaign for city council, he said, "when we raise wages crime goes down. When we close achievement gaps and improve education, crime goes down and we attract jobs to our communities ... I believe in a holistic approach to crime prevention."

Public Safety

When he ran for city council, he wanted to fully fund and staff the city's traffic command center and increase transportation options through light rail, bike lanes, and walking paths.

- When he ran for city council, he wanted to fully fund and staff the city's traffic command center and increase transportation options through light rail, bike lanes, and walking paths.

Transportation & Infrastructure

During his campaign for city council, he wanted to get rid of zoning policies that require a certain number of parking spots for new developments.

Curing his campaign for city council, he wanted to expand "inclusionary zoning" policies throughout the city.

- During his campaign for city council, he wanted to get rid of zoning policies that require a certain number of parking spots for new developments.
- Curing his campaign for city council, he wanted to expand "inclusionary zoning" policies throughout the city.

Zoning

Courtney English

LinkedIn

Sept 30 Disclosure Reports

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Wants to grow Atlanta more equitably, as well as encourage economic growth.

Plans to support "small and micro businesses" and invest in the arts, culture and public spaces such as public parks.

Wants to invest in green energy and water conservation.

Said he would be a collaborative president that city council needs, "right now when we feel the city pulling itself apart and not working together."

- Wants to grow Atlanta more equitably, as well as encourage economic growth. 
- Plans to support "small and micro businesses" and invest in the arts, culture and public spaces such as public parks. 
- Wants to invest in green energy and water conservation.
- Said he would be a collaborative president that city council needs, "right now when we feel the city pulling itself apart and not working together."

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Said, "we will have some big changes and unique opportunities as we come out of COVID. There's also a broad reckoning involving equity and inclusion."

Plans to "continue to educate and persuade greater vaccine adoption by our citizens and work with our public health experts to increase vaccine availability."

Wants to make sure the evictions do not increase "substantially" and wants the city to do a better job distributing federal COVID relief.

- Said, "we will have some big changes and unique opportunities as we come out of COVID. There's also a broad reckoning involving equity and inclusion."
- Plans to "continue to educate and persuade greater vaccine adoption by our citizens and work with our public health experts to increase vaccine availability." 
- Wants to make sure the evictions do not increase "substantially" and wants the city to do a better job distributing federal COVID relief.

Wants to give small businesses greater incentives and funding and focus economic activity "in long neglected neighborhoods."

Plans to invest in more long term planning, infrastructure improvements, sustainability projects and parks.

- Wants to give small businesses greater incentives and funding and focus economic activity "in long neglected neighborhoods." 
- Plans to invest in more long term planning, infrastructure improvements, sustainability projects and parks.

Wants to provide "more low-barrier to entry options" for the homeless population and county and state resources for more substance abuse and mental health treatment.

Plans to use more city-owned property, allow accessory dwelling unit construction and conversion, create short-term rental regulations, increase funding to subsidize development near public transit, expand use of land banking initiatives and consider lengthening affordability incentives for more affordable units.

- Wants to provide "more low-barrier to entry options" for the homeless population and county and state resources for more substance abuse and mental health treatment. 
- Plans to use more city-owned property, allow accessory dwelling unit construction and conversion, create short-term rental regulations, increase funding to subsidize development near public transit, expand use of land banking initiatives and consider lengthening affordability incentives for more affordable units.

Wants to built police-community relationships, hire more police and make sure the police and fire department have staff, training, and resources.

Plans to expand the mental health and domestic violence units.

Wants to give police officers housing and education benefits, including housing subsidies.

Supports the city building a new police training facility.

Said, "we are enduring a spike in violent crime, our police force is overwhelmed and demoralized, and we feel unsafe in our city."

- Wants to built police-community relationships, hire more police and make sure the police and fire department have staff, training, and resources. 
- Plans to expand the mental health and domestic violence units. 
- Wants to give police officers housing and education benefits, including housing subsidies.  
- Supports the city building a new police training facility. 
- Said, "we are enduring a spike in violent crime, our police force is overwhelmed and demoralized, and we feel unsafe in our city."

Promises to work for every neighborhood to have trails and parks nearby with playgrounds and ballfields.

Plans to upgrade and expand Atlanta's transit system to make the city more livable and affordable.

Wants to prioritize transit on the BeltLine, invest in green energy and spend more on maintenance and repair of basic infrastructure like roads, sidewalks and water management.

- Promises to work for every neighborhood to have trails and parks nearby with playgrounds and ballfields.
- Plans to upgrade and expand Atlanta's transit system to make the city more livable and affordable. 
- Wants to prioritize transit on the BeltLine, invest in green energy and spend more on maintenance and repair of basic infrastructure like roads, sidewalks and water management.

Wants to "be far more aggressive on anti-displacement policing including longer and greater tax abatements for long term owners and far more extensive use of land banks for long term rental residents."

Plans to lower parking minimums and increase accessory dwelling unit development.

Wants to use city-owned property for affordable housing development.

- Wants to "be far more aggressive on anti-displacement policing including longer and greater tax abatements for long term owners and far more extensive use of land banks for long term rental residents." 
- Plans to lower parking minimums and increase accessory dwelling unit development. 
- Wants to use city-owned property for affordable housing development.

Doug Shipman

Georgia Voice

WABE

30 June 2021

September 30 2021

Wants Buckhead to remain in Atlanta, but said, "the final decision will be up to the residents of Buckhead and the only way we can keep Buckhead as part of Atlanta is to demonstrate the city can provide effective public safety and the city services we all pay for and rightfully expect to receive."

Wants to direct more resources to underserved and underdeveloped areas such as Grove Park, Vine City and Mechanicsville.

- Wants Buckhead to remain in Atlanta, but said, "the final decision will be up to the residents of Buckhead and the only way we can keep Buckhead as part of Atlanta is to demonstrate the city can provide effective public safety and the city services we all pay for and rightfully expect to receive." 
- Wants to direct more resources to underserved and underdeveloped areas such as Grove Park, Vine City and Mechanicsville.

Said, "we're going to work on informing the public and encouraging people to get the vaccine, particularly the African American community ... Any recovery that we have is predicated on getting people vaccinated ... I want these businesses open ... without a need for masks or social distancing, but that means we have to get everyone the protection they need from this virus first."

- Said, "we're going to work on informing the public and encouraging people to get the vaccine, particularly the African American community ... Any recovery that we have is predicated on getting people vaccinated ... I want these businesses open ... without a need for masks or social distancing, but that means we have to get everyone the protection they need from this virus first."

Would require each department to lay out specific standards of performance and service to justify their funding during the budgeting process, and he would make those standards public.

Plans to "require every voting member to publicly affirm they have read all funding bills before they can vote."

- Would require each department to lay out specific standards of performance and service to justify their funding during the budgeting process, and he would make those standards public.
- Plans to "require every voting member to publicly affirm they have read all funding bills before they can vote."

Said, "\[l\]iving in a government complex or paying government supplemented rent to a landlord in my view should be a temporary solution. The ultimate goal should be to make it possible for people to own their home, have equity in the economy and build generational wealth ... This will take careful planning, zoning and detailed management of our available space."

- Said, "\[l\]iving in a government complex or paying government supplemented rent to a landlord in my view should be a temporary solution. The ultimate goal should be to make it possible for people to own their home, have equity in the economy and build generational wealth ... This will take careful planning, zoning and detailed management of our available space."

Supports community policing and would provide incentives for police to live in the communities they work in.

Plans to invest in the 911 system, more surveillance cameras, and body cameras.

Wants to shut down businesses "that have a history of violence, noise and other code violations."

Said, "\[t\]o effectively address out-of-control crime our solutions must be based on actual virtue and not virtue signaling."

Against defunding the police. He said, "\[t\]he adversarial approach that some city government officials have taken against the police is counterproductive; namely, the demonizing of police officers and the calls of defunding the police department.

Plans to revise juvenile justice laws to stop repeat offenders and supports more intervention programs focused on at-risk youth and families.

- Supports community policing and would provide incentives for police to live in the communities they work in. 
- Plans to invest in the 911 system, more surveillance cameras, and body cameras. 
- Wants to shut down businesses "that have a history of violence, noise and other code violations." 
- Said, "\[t\]o effectively address out-of-control crime our solutions must be based on actual virtue and not virtue signaling." 
- Against defunding the police. He said, "\[t\]he adversarial approach that some city government officials have taken against the police is counterproductive; namely, the demonizing of police officers and the calls of defunding the police department.
- Plans to revise juvenile justice laws to stop repeat offenders and supports more intervention programs focused on at-risk youth and families.

Promises to improve sidewalks, trash pick-up, potholes, and utility poles. He said "poor city services" are one of his top issues.

- Promises to improve sidewalks, trash pick-up, potholes, and utility poles. He said "poor city services" are one of his top issues.

Wants to prioritize single-family homes. He said, "\[a\] city is more than a collection of soulless towers and apartment building with a bike lane out front and an occasional coffee shop."

Said, "\[o\]ur current and proposed zoning laws do not provide adequate protection for our tree canopy or green spaces. This must change."

Believes that any changes to current zoning laws should be postponed until after the November election.

Wants to hold public hearings to allow residents to provide input into zoning laws.

Supports offering incentives to organizations and individuals aiding in the development of underserved communities.

- Wants to prioritize single-family homes. He said, "\[a\] city is more than a collection of soulless towers and apartment building with a bike lane out front and an occasional coffee shop." 
- Said, "\[o\]ur current and proposed zoning laws do not provide adequate protection for our tree canopy or green spaces. This must change." 
- Believes that any changes to current zoning laws should be postponed until after the November election. 
- Wants to hold public hearings to allow residents to provide input into zoning laws.
- Supports offering incentives to organizations and individuals aiding in the development of underserved communities.

Mike Russell

April 30 2021 Amendment

September 30 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report

June 30 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report

As a city council member, she created the Small Business Advisory Council.

- As a city council member, she created the Small Business Advisory Council.

As a city council member, she sponsored a mobile clinic to provide vaccines in her district.

- As a city council member, she sponsored a mobile clinic to provide vaccines in her district.

As a city council member, she got funding to acquire several acres of green space and for sidewalk improvements on Memorial Drive, Glenwood, and other pedestrian areas.

- Voted for the current, 2022 city budget. 
- As a city council member, she got funding to acquire several acres of green space and for sidewalk improvements on Memorial Drive, Glenwood, and other pedestrian areas.

Atlanta City Council

As a city council member, she provided financial support for Neighbor in Need owner-occupied home repair programs.

As a city council member, she established the City of Atlanta housing commission to study affordable housing initiatives and opportunities.

- As a city council member, she provided financial support for Neighbor in Need owner-occupied home repair programs.
- As a city council member, she established the City of Atlanta housing commission to study affordable housing initiatives and opportunities.

Atlanta Intown Paper

Wants to require that every self-service gas pump in the city have a surveillance camera to be "used by police to help in apprehension." Businesses would have to pay for the cameras and could not get a business license without one.

As a city council member, she voted against building a $90 million police and firefighter training facility on 85 acres of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm that the city previously set aside as greenspace. The facility, nicknamed "Cop City" by activists, is widely opposed by residents, businesses and environmental nonprofits.

As a city council member, voted to create a public safety commission of city leaders, police, members of the judicial system, and community members to discuss police reform.

As a city council member, supported the "Police Recapture Program" to recruit retired police officers to patrol city parks.

- Wants to require that every self-service gas pump in the city have a surveillance camera to be "used by police to help in apprehension." Businesses would have to pay for the cameras and could not get a business license without one. 
- - As a city council member, she voted against building a $90 million police and firefighter training facility on 85 acres of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm that the city previously set aside as greenspace. The facility, nicknamed "Cop City" by activists, is widely opposed by residents, businesses and environmental nonprofits.
- As a city council member, voted to create a public safety commission of city leaders, police, members of the judicial system, and community members to discuss police reform. 
- As a city council member, supported the "Police Recapture Program" to recruit retired police officers to patrol city parks.

As a city council member, she established the Imagine Memorial Transportation Improvement Plan

- As a city council member, she established the Imagine Memorial Transportation Improvement Plan

As a city council member, she sponsored zoning legislation that create the Edgewood Retail District and more than $10.1 million in tax revenue.

- As a city council member, she sponsored zoning legislation that create the Edgewood Retail District and more than $10.1 million in tax revenue.

Natalyn Archibong

As of May 15, 2025, Samuel Manuel did not have a website.

Samuel Manuel

- City Council president is a position specific to Atlanta, and they are responsible for leading city council by presiding over meetings and appointing city council members to committee positions. 
- City council president cannot introduce legislation and can only vote to break a 7-7 tie. 
- City council president is elected by all voters in Atlanta in odd years to four year terms and will receive a salary of $74,400 starting in 2022. 


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