2023 Georgia Local Elections

2023 Georgia Local Elections Runoff

Pooler Magazine, Pooler Councilwomen: Women with a City’s Interest at Heart

Savannah Morning News, Here are the qualified candidates for the Pooler city elections on Nov. 7

Karen Williams has four generations of family residing in Pooler. Williams is a military wife of over 30 years to her husband Thomas Charles “TC” Williams. She is a mother to two children and grandmother to two grandchildren. She is a member of The Church at Godley Station.

Karen is a member of the Greater Pooler Area Chamber of Commerce and the Pooler Garden Club. She was on the Pooler Steering Committee.

Karen Williams was elected for her first term as a city council member in 2020.

Advocates for safeguarding clean drinking water and an environment that can sustain natural habitats.

As a city council member, worked alongside the Savannah Tree Foundation and the City Planner and re-wrote the tree ordinances in collaboration with members of the city council/

- Advocates for safeguarding clean drinking water and an environment that can sustain natural habitats.
- As a city council member, worked alongside the Savannah Tree Foundation and the City Planner and re-wrote the tree ordinances in collaboration with members of the city council/

Natural Resources & the Environment

As of August 28, 2023, Karen L. Williams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

Wants to provide first responders with access to proper training and resources.

- Wants to provide first responders with access to proper training and resources.

Public Safety

Wants to commit to SMART Growth to create a “strong economic foundation”.

Plans to provide updates on city activities and events through live-streamed town halls, open forums, and digital newsletters.

Seeks to bring together “old Pooler” and “new Pooler”.

Supports diversity, equity, and inclusion in Pooler.

Plans to build strong relationships between the City and its education system.

Aims to create partnerships with developers to create more greenspaces.

- Wants to commit to SMART Growth to create a “strong economic foundation”.
- Plans to provide updates on city activities and events through live-streamed town halls, open forums, and digital newsletters.
- Seeks to bring together “old Pooler” and “new Pooler”.
- Supports diversity, equity, and inclusion in Pooler.
- Plans to build strong relationships between the City and its education system.
- Aims to create partnerships with developers to create more greenspaces.

Public Services

Wants to preserve current funding sources and explore possible solutions to get enough funding to invest into infrastructure without raising taxes or spending less on other services.

As a city council member, supported increasing buffers between zoning designations.

- Wants to preserve current funding sources and explore possible solutions to get enough funding to invest into infrastructure without raising taxes or spending less on other services.
- As a city council member, supported increasing buffers between zoning designations.

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Karen L. Williams

- Advocates for safeguarding clean drinking water and an environment that can sustain natural habitats.
- Worked alongside the Savannah Tree Foundation and the City Planner and re-wrote the tree ordinances in collaboration with members of the city council as a city council member.

As of August 28, 2023, Karen L. Williams’s website did not contain information on this issue and Karen L. Williams did not complete our questionnaire.

- Wants to preserve current funding sources and explore possible solutions to get enough funding to invest into infrastructure without raising taxes or spending less on other services.
- Supported increasing buffers between zoning designations as a city council member.

- Wants to commit to SMART Growth to create a “strong economic foundation”.
- Plans to provide updates on city activities and events through live-streamed town halls, open forums, and digital newsletters.
- Wants to bring together “old Pooler” and “new Pooler”.
- Supports diversity, equity, and inclusion in Pooler.
- Plans to build strong relationships between the City and its education system.
- Wants to create partnerships with developers to create more greenspaces.

Karen Williams was elected for her first term as a city council member in January 2020 and has been in office for three years.

Karen Williams began her first term as a city council member in January 2020 and has been in office for three years.

Karen Williams began her first term as a city council member in January 2020.

- Advocates for safeguarding clean drinking water and an environment that can sustain natural habitats.
- As a member of the city council, she worked alongside the Savannah Tree Foundation and the City Planner and re-wrote the tree ordinances in collaboration with members of the city council.

- Wants to preserve current funding sources and explore possible solutions to get enough funding to invest into infrastructure without raising taxes or spending less on other services.
- As a member of the city council, she supported increasing buffers between zoning designations.

Karen Williams began her first term as city council member in January 2020.

Karen Williams has been a city council member for the past three years.

- As a member of the city council, she supported increasing buffers between zoning designations.
- Wants to preserve current funding sources and explore possible solutions to get enough funding to invest into infrastructure without raising taxes or spending less on other services.

Karen Williams has served on the Pooler City Council for the past three years.

Karen Williams has four generations of family residing in Pooler. Williams is a military wife of over 30 years to her husband Thomas Charles “TC” Williams. She is a mother to two children and grandmother to two grandchildren. She is a member of The Church of Godley Station.

Karen Williams has four generations of family residing in Pooler. Williams is a military wife of over 30 years and a mother and grandmother.

- For political background, it's best if you change the structure of the sentence to show when they were elected (what year) and how many terms they've served. Also, remember to use gender neutral terms like city council member instead of councilwoman - I changed it this time already.
- Past actions go underneath new ones, so anything she did as a council member should go below her current campaign promises.

City of Pooler, Councilman Stevie Wall

Stevie grew up in Pooler, Georgia, on Kelly Street. He attended Pooler Elementary and Tompkins High School. He then studied instrumentation technology at Savannah Technical College. He has been a lifelong member of Rothwell Baptist Church in Pooler, where his grandfather was deacon emeritus and his mother taught kindergarten for nearly two decades. His family includes his wife, Donna, of 15 years, their daughter Richelle, and his granddaughter Sofia Elise.

Stevie is the former chairman of the Pooler Planning and Zoning Commission and the Public Safety Committee. He retired in 2021 from International Paper (formerly Union Camp) after almost 40 years.  He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Union his entire career.

Stevie Wall has been on the a city council member for over 20 years, making him the longest active serving councilperson.

As of August 28, 2023, Stephen "Stevie" E. Wall Jr.’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to continue keeping the city’s public safety departments well equipped and highly trained.

- Wants to continue keeping the city’s public safety departments well equipped and highly trained.

Supports bringing more community involvement to city government.

Wants to maintain “quality neighborhoods in a family-friendly atmosphere”.

- Supports bringing more community involvement to city government.
- Wants to maintain “quality neighborhoods in a family-friendly atmosphere”.

WTOC, Councilmember Stevie Wall Announces Run for Mayor of Pooler

Supports innovative technology and improvements to move traffic efficiently throughout the city.

Plans to ensure “responsible” commercial and industrial growth.

- Supports innovative technology and improvements to move traffic efficiently throughout the city.
- Plans to ensure “responsible” commercial and industrial growth.
- Wants to improve city drainage projects.

Stephen "Stevie" E. Wall Jr.

Stevie grew up in Pooler, Georgia, on Kelly Street. He attended Pooler Elementary and Tompkins High School. He then studied Instrumentation Technology at Savannah Technical College. He has been a lifelong member of Rothwell Baptist Church in Pooler, where his grandfather was deacon emeritus and his mother taught kindergarten for nearly two decades. His family includes his wife, Donna, of 15 years, their daughter Richelle, and his granddaughter Sofia Elise.

Stevie Wall has been on the Pooler City Council for over 20 years and is the longest active serving councilman.

As of August 28, 2023, Stephen "Stevie" E. Wall Jr.’s website did not contain information on this issue and Stephen "Stevie" E. Wall Jr. did not complete our questionnaire.

Stevie grew up in Pooler, Georgia, on Kelly Street. He attended Pooler Elementary and Tompkins High School. He then studied Instrumentation Technology at Savannah Technical College. He retired in 2021 from International Paper (formerly Union Camp) after almost 40 years.  He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Union his entire career. 

Stevie has been a lifelong member of Rothwell Baptist Church in Pooler, where his grandfather was deacon emeritus and his mother taught kindergarten for nearly two decades. His family includes his wife, Donna, of 15 years, their daughter Richelle, and his granddaughter Sofia Elise.

Stevie is the former chairman of the Pooler Planning and Zoning Commission and the Public Safety Committee.

Stephen (Stevie) E. Wall Jr.

Stephen E. Wall Jr.

As of September 2, 2023, Tony Lee Davis did not have a website or publicly available contact information in order for us to send them our questionnaire.

As of August 28, 2023, Tony Lee Davis did not have a website.

Tony Lee Davis

As of August 31, 2023, Tony Lee Davis did not have a website or publicly available contact information in order for us to send them our questionnaire.

As of August 28, 2023, Tony Lee Davis did not have a website or publicly available contact information in order for us to send them our questionnaire.

- 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. 

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