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Matt Westmoreland is from Atlanta, Georgia. He has a bachelor's degree in history from Princeton University. He is a member of Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. He lives in Midtown.

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Matt is a teacher and program director. He taught history at Carver Early College High School and served as program director for the educational nonprofit Horizons Atlanta. He also worked for the Atlanta Regional Commission, the D.C. Public Schools System, and in the D.C. office of U.S. Rep. John Lewis.

Matt is currently a member of the Atlanta City Council, representing At-large Post 2. He assumed office in 2018 and is currently serving his third term. He previously held the District 3 seat on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education from 2014 to 2018.

Supports long-term housing affordability and eliminating food deserts.

As a City Council member, created a $7.5 million fund to support small businesses and their employees impacted by the water main brakes in May 2024.

Economy

Supports eliminating food deserts and promoting health centers, public art, and walkable communities for all ages and abilities.

As a city council member, partnered to double the city's park improvement fund, adding $16 million annually for park maintenance and operations.

Public Services

Supports long-term housing affordability, eliminating food deserts, and promoting health centers, public art, and walkable communities for all ages and abilities.

Supports passing a $100 million housing bond to create and maintain affordable housing units throughout the city.

Supports ensuring full funding of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, which is "established... with 2% of the City's budget."

Supports passing a $75 million homeless bond to build units and provide services for unsheltered neighbors.

Supports launching a $6 million fund to open grocery stores in food deserts.

Housing & Urban Development

Believes in establishing fully-staffed, well-trained, competitively-paid, and community-focused police and fire departments.

Supports adopting annual pay raises for public safety officers.

Public Safety

Believes in designing a transit framework that addresses infrastructure needs, chronic traffic congestion, and supports transit-dependent residents.

As a city council member, partnered with the PATH Foundation to develop the city's first trails master plan since the 1990s.

Supports banning data centers near MARTA stations and the BeltLine.

Supports opening Atlanta's first diversion center and expanding the Policing Alternatives & Diversion programming citywide.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As a city council member, partnered with Council Member Liliana Bakhtiari to fund the City's first-ever Heat Vulnerability Assessment to identify neighborhoods at the highest risk of climate change.

Supports strengthening Atlanta's Tree Protection Ordinance.

As a city council member, partnered with Council Member Liliana Bakhtiari to fund the city's first Heat Vulnerability Assessment to identify neighborhoods at highest risk of climate change.

Plans to strengthen Atlanta's tree protection ordinance.

Energy & the Environment

- 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. 