Samantha works in compliance and operational excellence, having worked across multiple sectors, including healthcare and financial services.

Samantha's campaign for Sugar Hill City Council Member is her first entry into politics.

Supports policies that empower local small businesses.

Supports policies that "empower local small businesses."

Believes residents must trust their tax dollars are being spent efficiently.

- Supports policies that "empower local small businesses."
- Believes residents must trust their tax dollars are being spent efficiently.

Economy

As a city council member, supported the development of the Sugar Hill Inclusive Playground, ensuring it is accessible and reflects community input.

As a citizen, supported the development of the Sugar Hill Inclusive Playground, ensuring it is accessible and reflects community input.

Supports community engagement, transparency, and collaboration.

- As a citizen, supported the development of the Sugar Hill Inclusive Playground, ensuring it is accessible and reflects community input.
- Supports community engagement, transparency, and collaboration.

Public Services

Believes thoughtful planning for growth will enhance quality of life.

- Believes thoughtful planning for growth will enhance quality of life.

Housing & Urban Development

As of October 12, 2025, Samantha Plovesan’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

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Samantha Plovesan

Samantha is a compliance and operational excellence leader. She works in a General Compliance Organization, where she has led transformative initiatives across various sectors, including healthcare and financial services. 

Believes thoughtful planning will ensure growth enhances quality of life.

As a city council member, supported the development of the Sugar Hill Inclusive Playground, prioritizing accessibility, community input, and careful planning.

Buket Urgen

Kalee Welland was born in Gwinnett. She is a mom. Kalee has an associate's degree in business management and a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of North Georgia.

Kalee is an accountant for a private business in the tech sector. She previously worked as a finance operations manager. 

As of October 12, 2025, Kalee Welland’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports restoring and expanding family-friendly events in Sugar Hill.

Supports partnering with schools, nonprofits, and local businesses to create low-cost, high-impact community programs.

Supports providing plain-English budget and agenda summaries before big-ticket votes and better communication between the city and public on accessing documents and meeting notes.

- Supports restoring and expanding family-friendly events in Sugar Hill.
- Supports partnering with schools, nonprofits, and local businesses to create low-cost, high-impact community programs.
- Supports providing plain-English budget and agenda summaries before big-ticket votes and better communication between the city and public on accessing documents and meeting notes.

Supports balancing investments between downtown revitalization, neighborhood infrastructure, and community development.

- Supports balancing investments between downtown revitalization, neighborhood infrastructure, and community development.

Supports investing in public safety improvements, including safer crosswalks, better lighting, and visible enforcement.

- Supports investing in public safety improvements, including safer crosswalks, better lighting, and visible enforcement.

Believes city budgets disproportionately allocate resources to downtown projects, neglecting everyday needs like road safety, drainage, and neighborhood amenities.

- Believes city budgets disproportionately allocate resources to downtown projects, neglecting everyday needs like road safety, drainage, and neighborhood amenities.

Kalee Welland

As of October 12, 2025, Kalee Welland did not have a website or any information online.

Kalee Welland is from Gwinnett County. She has an associate's degree in business management and a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of North Georgia. She lives with her husband, Michael, and their daughter in Sugar Hill.

Kalee is a finance operations manager at a private tech company. She previously worked as a staff accountant in the tech sector. 

- 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. 