As of February 4, 2025, Taniesha C. Whorton’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Plans to prioritize affordable housing, transportation, economic development, and opportunities for youth.

- Plans to prioritize affordable housing, transportation, economic development, and opportunities for youth.

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Taniesha C. Whorton

Believes in maintaining high-quality county services while keeping taxes and fees low.

- Believes in maintaining high-quality county services while keeping taxes and fees low.

Said, "I am committed to keeping Cobb the best place to do business, but also the best place for workers to raise a family."

Plans to build an economy where "we all thrive" by investing in community connections and inclusive planning.

Plans to "lead the continued prosperity of the new District 2" by investing in community connections and inclusive economic planning.

- Said, "I am committed to keeping Cobb the best place to do business, but also the best place for workers to raise a family."
- Plans to "lead the continued prosperity of the new District 2" by investing in community connections and inclusive economic planning.

Believes public safety is essential for a thriving community and plans to invest in people, technology, and security infrastructure to ensure Cobb is secure and safe.

Believes public safety is essential for a thriving community and plans to invest in "people, technology, and security infrastructure" to ensure Cobb is secure and safe.

- Believes public safety is essential for a thriving community and plans to invest in "people, technology, and security infrastructure" to ensure Cobb is secure and safe.

Believes prioritizing attainable housing for the diverse workforce and addressing the student housing crisis at Kennesaw State University is crucial.

- Believes prioritizing attainable housing for the diverse workforce and addressing the student housing crisis at Kennesaw State University is crucial.

Believes addressing housing affordability and improving transportation options are essential for quality of life and workforce issues, and supports ensuring public service, safety, healthcare, and education workers can live and commute within Metro Atlanta effectively.

- Believes addressing housing affordability and improving transportation options are essential for quality of life and workforce issues, and supports ensuring public service, safety, healthcare, and education workers can live and commute within Metro Atlanta effectively.

Believes environmental justice is essential for family health and wellbeing, and plans to advocate for national environmental policy to ensure a clean, safe planet.

Believes "environmental justice" is essential for health and well-being, plans to advocate for national environmental policy to ensure a clean, safe planet, and to fight against Sterigenics' air pollution.

- Believes "environmental justice" is essential for health and well-being, plans to advocate for national environmental policy to ensure a clean, safe planet, and to fight against Sterigenics' air pollution.

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Erick Allen

Believes local government should be accessible and not "a private members-only club," and supports simplifying zoning and permitting processes for residents and businesses.

- Believes local government should be accessible and not "a private members-only club," and supports simplifying zoning and permitting processes for residents and businesses.

Believes in supporting small businesses and ensuring they train and develop local talent.

- Believes in supporting small businesses and ensuring they train and develop local talent.

Believes a local government's primary responsibility is ensuring resident safety and plans to secure funding, housing, and resources for first responders, including behavioral health services, to enhance community support.

Believes a local government's main responsibility is ensuring resident safety and plans to secure funding, housing, and resources for first responders, including behavioral health services.

- Believes a local government's main responsibility is ensuring resident safety and plans to secure funding, housing, and resources for first responders, including behavioral health services.

As of February 4, 2025, Jaha V. Howard’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Jaha V. Howard

Believes in transparency in local government, ensuring all decisions and expenditures by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners are communicated clearly and that information is shared upfront during meetings.

Believes in transparency in local government, ensuring all decisions and spending by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners are communicated clearly and that information is shared upfront during meetings.

- Believes in transparency in local government, ensuring all decisions and spending by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners are communicated clearly and that information is shared upfront during meetings.

Believes the county's 30% budget increase over three years is "unsustainable" and advocates for lower expenses and infrastructure development funded by impact fees on developers.

Believes the county's 30% budget increase over three years is "unsustainable" and advocates for lower expenses and infrastructure development funded by "impact fees" on developers.

Believes effective governance should improve the quality of life for all Cobb County residents, regardless of political affiliation.

Believes effective governance should improve the quality of life for all Cobb County residents, regardless of political party affiliations.

- Believes the county's 30% budget increase over three years is "unsustainable" and advocates for lower expenses and infrastructure development funded by "impact fees" on developers.
- Believes effective governance should improve the quality of life for all Cobb County residents, regardless of political party affiliations.

As of February 4, 2025, Tracey Stevenson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes in defining "affordable housing" to create effective solutions without harming existing neighborhoods.

Believes in protecting existing neighborhoods from high-density developments that harm community character, infrastructure, and livability.

- Believes in defining "affordable housing" to create effective solutions without harming existing neighborhoods.
- Believes in protecting existing neighborhoods from high-density developments that harm community character, infrastructure, and livability.

Believes in improving the existing transit system to better serve those in need, using creative, cost-efficient methods and future technological advances.

Believes in improving the existing transit system to better serve those in need, using creative, cost-efficient methods and future technological advances, but opposed the recent Cobb County Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (MSPLOST).

Believes infrastructure, including drinking water, sewer treatment, storm water management systems, and streets, should be the top priority.

Supports hiring Engineering and Design Consultants for infrastructure projects but believes contracts should prioritize local companies.

Supports free limited transit for needs-based individuals and a fare increase for others to ensure system sustainability.

Supports free limited transit for needs-based individuals and a fare increase for others to ensure system sustainability rather than increased taxes.

Supports innovative partnerships with companies like Uber and Lyft to create cost-effective transit options, such as private van services connecting retirement communities to shopping centers.

Supports partnerships with companies like Uber and Lyft to create cost-effective transit options.

- Believes in improving the existing transit system to better serve those in need, using creative, cost-efficient methods and future technological advances, but opposed the recent Cobb County Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (MSPLOST).
- Believes infrastructure, including drinking water, sewer treatment, storm water management systems, and streets, should be the top priority.
- Supports hiring Engineering and Design Consultants for infrastructure projects but believes contracts should prioritize local companies.
- Supports free limited transit for needs-based individuals and a fare increase for others to ensure system sustainability rather than increased taxes.
- Supports partnerships with companies like Uber and Lyft to create cost-effective transit options.

Tracey Stevenson

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay in property and sales taxes, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms in staggered years. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.