The Georgia Sun, Here’s Who is Running for Office in Each City in Habersham County

As of October 21, 2023, Patricia Gail Armour did not have a website or publicly available contact information in order for us to send them our questionnaire.

Natural Resources & the Environment

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Public Services

Transportation & Infrastructure

Patricia Gail Armour

As of October 3, 2023, John Smith did not have a website or publicly available contact information in order for us to send them our questionnaire.

John Smith

Dawson News, Dawson County School System hires new transportation director

Now Habersham, Qualifying ends for local council seats; no challengers in Alto, 3-way race in Clarkesville

Georgia Municipal Association, Alto

Now Habersham, Alto water system slowly recovering

Issued an Emergency Administrative Order to cut off water to commercial and industrial customers to conserve supplies for Alto’s residential customers in December 2022.

- Issued an Emergency Administrative Order to cut off water to commercial and industrial customers to conserve supplies for Alto’s residential customers in December 2022.

As of October 21, 2023, P.J. Huggins did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

P.J. Huggins

- The mayor leads the executive branch of local government, presiding over city council meetings, making sure city departments run smoothly, and providing services to citizens. 
- The mayor runs the city day to day and prepares the budget each year, meaning that they propose how much funding goes to each city department, including the police department, city parks, transportation, and the fire department. 
- The mayor also hires the Police Chief, Fire Chief, and city department heads, such as City Planning, Parks & Recreation, and Transportation. 
- Most Georgia mayors are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 
