As of September 3, 2025, Lynn Bayonne did not have a website or any information online.

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Dean Sumner Moore

Dean Moore moved to Clarkston in July of 1997. He is a member of the Clarkston Historic Preservation Commission and the Clarkston Greenway Project Advisory Group. He currently lives with his wife of 23 years, two dogs, a house cat, and a feral cat.

Dean is a construction superintendent and building manager. He has worked as a superintendent in charge of commercial building and renovation for specialty construction companies in Georgia. He also served as the building manager for the Museum School of Avondale Estates for over eight years, while continuing to take on special construction projects. Earlier in his career, he was a land surveyor for Washington Gas Light Company in Northern Virginia and worked as a customer service specialist with a residential construction company that specialized in multi-family townhomes and apartment condominiums.

Dean is a former member of the Clarkston City Council. He was first elected in 2009 and served two terms from 2010 to 2018. 

As of September 3, 2025, Dean Sumner Moore did not have a website or any information online.

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Walter Ley

Supports a $15/hour minimum wage for city employees.

As a city council member, chaired the Active Living Initiative to promote pedestrian safety and park improvements.

Supports redeveloping Milam Park and implementing the Friendship Forest Master Plan.

Supports maintaining affordable housing through zoning and strategic programs.

Believes in forming a Clarkston Housing Authority to address poor management in multifamily apartment complexes.

Supports eliminating pathways to poverty and mass incarceration through decriminalizing marijuana and implementing "ban the box" policies.

Supports enhancing pedestrian infrastructure and completing the Decatur-Stone Mountain bicycle and pedestrian path with a dedicated bridge across I-285.

Nick Crawford moved to Clarkston in 2018. 

Nick's campaign for city council is his first run for public office.

Supports identifying and championing grant opportunities to support the Clarkston business community.

- Supports identifying and championing grant opportunities to support the Clarkston business community.

Supports expanding resources, health, and social programming tailored to seniors.

Supports relocating or expanding City Hall to the city center.

Wants to partner with city staff and community leaders to expand multicultural festivals, art, and public events.

- Supports expanding resources, health, and social programming tailored to seniors.
- Supports relocating or expanding City Hall to the city center.
- Wants to partner with city staff and community leaders to expand multicultural festivals, art, and public events.

Supports evaluating annexation, land revitalization, and development opportunities to align with Clarkston’s values and sustainability.

- Supports evaluating annexation, land revitalization, and development opportunities to align with Clarkston’s values and sustainability.

As of September 3, 2025, Nick Crawford’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports collaborating with partners to provide senior transportation and accessible housing options in Clarkston.

Supports expanding greenways and trails to connect neighborhoods.

- Supports collaborating with partners to provide senior transportation and accessible housing options in Clarkston.
- Supports expanding greenways and trails to connect neighborhoods.

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Nick Crawford

Nick Crawford moved to Clarkston in 2018. He has a bachelor of arts in religion and philosophy from Emory University and a master of divinity from Yale University. He lives in Clarkston, Georgia.

Nick's campaign for Clarkston City Council Member is his first entry into politics. 

As of September 3, 2025, Nick Crawford did not have a website or any information online.

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Council Member Yterenickia Bell | City of Clarkston, GA

Yterenickia "YT" Bell is from Georgia. She has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and political science, a master’s degree in social work, and a master’s degree in public administration from Georgia State University. She lives in Clarkston, Georgia.

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Yterenickia is the Georgia state director at the Southern Poverty Law Center and a professor at Georgia State University. She previously served as the senior director at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the national organizing director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance, a project director at re:power, deputy director at GA Engaged, and a legislative coordinator and public policy manager at Planned Parenthood Southeast.

Yterenickia is currently a councilwoman for the City of Clarkston. She was first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021. She previously ran for mayor in 2020 but did not win.

As of September 3, 2025, Yterenickia "Yt" Bell’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports progressive, innovative legislation and initiatives which focus on community development, health care, and economic development.

As a city council member, executed on Clarkson's first ever Voter Registration Drive with Disability Links . . . Established Clarkston's Complete Count Committee (2020) . . . Resolution to Encourage Dekalb County Board of Voter Registration and Election to expand language access for the ballot, signage, and voter information

Advocates for expanded voter accessibility.

- Supports progressive, innovative legislation and initiatives which focus on community development, health care, and economic development.
- Advocates for expanded voter accessibility.

As a city council member, helped bring "innovative affordable housing" to her community.

- As a city council member, helped bring "innovative affordable housing" to her community.

As a city council member, helped provide resources for victims of domestic violence.

Supports publicly available resources for victims of domestic violence.

- Supports publicly available resources for victims of domestic violence.

Yterenickia "Yt" Bell

- Advocates for expanded voter accessibility.

Yterenickia "YT" Bell is from Georgia. She has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and political science, a master’s degree in social work, and a master’s degree in public administration with a focus in planning and economic development from Georgia State University. She lives in Clarkston, Georgia.

Yterenickia is the Georgia State Office Director at the Southern Poverty Law Center. She previously served as the Senior Director of Voting for The Leadership Conference Education Fund and as the National Organizing Director at Care in Action/National Domestic Workers Alliance, where she supervised state directors and program managers in seven core states while developing electoral and legislative strategies for state and federal campaigns. Earlier in her career, she worked as a legislative coordinator for Planned Parenthood, advocating for reproductive care and access at the state capital. Yterenickia also taught social work and social welfare courses at Georgia State University. Before entering public policy, she worked as a social worker, serving vulnerable communities and addressing complex issues.

As of September 3, 2025, Yterenickia "Yt" Bell did not have a website or any information online.

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- 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. 