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Ashburn City Council Member

Passes laws and regulations for your city.

Full office description

  • City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy.
  • City council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city
  • City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department.
  • City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district.
  • Most city council members in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan.

How this impacts you

  • PolicingCity council has final say over how many police officers the city hires, what equipment the police get and how they are trained.

  • Quality of roadsCity council has the power to improve roads and build new ones through specific projects.

  • Housing costsCity council can decide which housing developments to approve, require affordable housing and set property tax rates.

Election results

WINNER

Johnny Burgess

19.85%

460 votes

WINNER

Andrea Pierce

16.96%

393 votes

Jonathan Paul Perry

16.92%

392 votes

Richard Chatfield

14.85%

344 votes

Kenny Guy

12.39%

287 votes

James Burks

8.46%

196 votes

Anthony Pierce

6.09%

141 votes

Betty Gradic

2.98%

69 votes

Lanier Gipson

1.51%

35 votes

Candidates (9)

Choose 2

Andrea Pierce

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Anthony Pierce

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Betty Gradic

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James Burks

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Johnny Burgess

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Jonathan Paul Perry

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Kenny Guy

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Lanier Gipson

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Richard Chatfield

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