2023 Georgia Local Elections

2023 Georgia Local Elections Runoff

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Information on Benny Crane's personal background is not available at this time.

Benny Crane is an insurance agency principal. He works at Farmers Insurance where he has been for 41 years.

Benny Crane previously ran for Georgia State Representative in 2012 and did not win. He also ran for mayor of South Fulton in 2017 and did not win.

As of August 29, 2023, Benny Crane’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Housing & Urban Development

Wants to reduce the local "crime rate from 3 times the national average to less than the national average."

Plans to work with other districts and local community leaders to reduce crime levels in the city.

- Wants to reduce the local "crime rate from 3 times the national average to less than the national average."
- Plans to work with other districts and local community leaders to reduce crime levels in the city.

Public Safety

Wants to work with "the private sector, trade schools and high schools" in the area to promote job growth.

Plans to promote job growth and development locally in the artificial intelligence sector.

Said he plans to "build our City’s rainy day fund and reduce the City’s millage rate during my first term."

- Wants to work with "the private sector, trade schools and high schools" in the area to promote job growth.
- Plans to promote job growth and development locally in the artificial intelligence sector.
- Said he plans to "build our City’s rainy day fund and reduce the City’s millage rate during my first term."

Public Services

Transportation & Infrastructure

Benny Crane

As of August 29, 2023, Benny Crane’s website did not contain information on this issue and Benny Crane did not complete our questionnaire.

As of September 3, 2023, David L. Williams did not have a website or publicly available contact information in order for us to send them our questionnaire.

As of August 23, 2023, David L. Williams did not have a website.

David L. Williams

As of September 1, 2023, David L. Williams did not have a website or publicly available contact information in order for us to send them our questionnaire.

As of August 23, 2023, David L. Williams did not have a website or publicly available contact information in order for us to send them our questionnaire.

YouTube, Candidate Conversations: David Lee Williams Jr.

Information on David L. Williams's personal background is not available at this time.

David L. Williams served in the United States Army for 20 years. David also worked in the public school system of South Fulton as a coach for 10 years.

David L. Williams previously ran for city council member of South Fulton in 2017 and 2021 and did not win.

As of August 23, 2023, David L. Williams did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

As of August 23, 2023, David L. Williams’s website did not contain information on this issue and David L. Williams did not complete our questionnaire.

- Wants to establish both a youth and senior citizen community center.
- Supports increased funding for resources for senior citizens in the community.

David L. Williams's campaign for city council member of South Fulton is his first entry into politics.

David L. Williams previously ran for city council member of

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City of South Fulton, Helen Zenobia Willis

Helen Zenobia Willis has a Bachelor of Arts in accounting from Savannah State University. She also has a Masters Degree in accounting and financial management from the Keller Graduate School of Management at DeVry University. Helen is a mother of four children and currently lives in South Fulton with her husband.

Helen Zenobia Willis previously worked as a payroll tax senior for Koch Business Solutions. Helen also worked at YP, Coalition for South Fulton Now, and Automated Data Processing.

Helen Zenobia Willis is currently a South Fulton city council member representing district 3. Helen was elected in 2017 and has served two terms. Helen is also the the District Representative for the Georgia Municipal Black Caucus and the vice chair of the National League of Cities (NLC) 2019 Public Safety and Crime Prevention(PSCP) committee.

As of August 23, 2023, Helen Zenobia Willis’s website did not contain information on this issue.

WSB-TV, South Fulton leaders impose strict restricts on affordable housing startup

Wants to implement more strict requirements for multi-family housing developments.

Supports requirements that would require owners of multi-family developments to attain a special-use permit, "register annually for a business license, be located near other multi-family zoning areas, and subject to random inspections."

Plans to implement a $1000 Cost of Living Adjustment for government employees.

- Wants to implement more strict requirements for multi-family housing developments.
- Supports requirements that would require owners of multi-family developments to attain a special-use permit, "register annually for a business license, be located near other multi-family zoning areas, and subject to random inspections."
- Plans to implement a $1000 Cost of Living Adjustment for government employees.

Alive, School zone safety cameras will go into effect after 11-year-old's death in 2018

Supports continued funding and new legislation that fights against human trafficking.

Wants to implement more traffic controls and surveillance in school zones to ensure student safety.

- Supports continued funding and new legislation that fights against human trafficking.
- Wants to implement more traffic controls and surveillance in school zones to ensure student safety.

Wants to ensure "all eligible South Fulton employees receive a 3% pay merit increase."

Plans to streamline government operations by investing in new technologies that would allow citizens to interact with government services online.

Supports advocating for better parks, recreation facilities, and programs.

- Wants to ensure "all eligible South Fulton employees receive a 3% pay merit increase."
- Plans to streamline government operations by investing in new technologies that would allow citizens to interact with government services online.
- Supports advocating for better parks, recreation facilities, and programs.

Said she is committed to "focusing more on contract compliance, adding a hybrid and an electric vehicle to our fleet, as well as implementing an exclusive contracted residential sanitation program" within the public works department.

- Said she is committed to "focusing more on contract compliance, adding a hybrid and an electric vehicle to our fleet, as well as implementing an exclusive contracted residential sanitation program" within the public works department.

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Helen Zenobia Willis

Helen Zenobia Willis is currently a South Fulton city council member representing district 3. Helen was elected in 2017 and has served two terms. Helen is also the the District Representative for the Georgia Municipal Black Caucus and the vice chair of the National League of Cities(NLC) 2019 Public Safety and Crime Prevention(PSCP) committee.

As of August 23, 2023, Helen Zenobia Willis’s website did not contain information on this issue and Helen Zenobia Willis did not complete our questionnaire.

- Wants to ensure "all eligible South Fulton employees receive a 3% pay merit increase."
- Plans to streamline government operations by investing in new technologies that would allow citizens to interact with government services online.

Helen Zenobia Willis has a bachelor of arts in accounting from Savannah State University. She also has a masters degree in accounting and financial management from the Keller Graduate School of Management at DeVry University. She is a mother of four children and currently lives in South Fulton with her husband.

Helen Zenobia Willis previously worked as a payroll tax senior for Koch Business Solutions. She also worked at YP, Coalition for South Fulton Now, and Automated Data Processing.

Helen Zenobia Willis is currently a South Fulton city council member representing district 3. She was elected in 2017 and has served two terms. She is also the the District Representative for the Georgia Municipal Black Caucus and the vice chair of the National League of Cities(NLC) 2019 Public Safety and Crime Prevention(PSCP) committee.

- 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. 

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South Fulton City Council Member, District 3

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Natural Resources & the Environment

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Public Services

Transportation & Infrastructure