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Kennesaw 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

Lynette Burnette

18.27%

1,756 votes

Madelyn Orochena

17.95%

1,725 votes

Jason Acree

13.74%

1,320 votes

Anthony Gutierrez

13.69%

1,315 votes

David Blinkhorn

13.29%

1,277 votes

Daniel Bowie

12.32%

1,184 votes

Jon Fred Bothers

10.74%

1,032 votes

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