Anne Lerner earned a bachelor of arts in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master of education from Mercer University. She and her husband, Ted, live in the Winding Woods neighborhood.

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Anne is the public affairs director for Georgia Transmission Corporation. She has previously worked as a senior communications strategist at Jackson Spalding, an account manager at CP Communications, and a teacher at Stone Mountain Middle School.

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From the Mayor - Tucker, GA, Official City Website

Anne is a former city council member for the City of Tucker. She served two terms and was term-limited.

Plans to collaborate with various entities to understand and maximize Tucker's competitive advantages and opportunities for attracting investment in business and industrial parks.

Plans to create a strong downtown center that attracts quality and self-sustaining businesses.

Wants to create a strong downtown center that attracts quality and self-sustaining businesses.

- Plans to collaborate with various entities to understand and maximize Tucker's competitive advantages and opportunities for attracting investment in business and industrial parks.
- Wants to create a strong downtown center that attracts quality and self-sustaining businesses.

Economy

Plans to invest in new greenspace and upgrading existing parks while expanding programs to serve all ages, preserving open spaces, and growing recreational access city-wide.

Supports investing in new greenspace and upgrading existing parks while expanding programs.

- Supports investing in new greenspace and upgrading existing parks while expanding programs.

Public Services

Supports developing a comprehensive housing strategy to ensure safe, quality, and affordable housing options for all ages and income levels.

- Supports developing a comprehensive housing strategy to ensure safe, quality, and affordable housing options for all ages and income levels.

Housing & Urban Development

Plans to work closely with DeKalb County to ensure proper staffing of 911 and police officers at the Tucker Precinct.

Plans to improve response times and track crime levels, providing regular updates to residents and businesses.

Plans to work with Community Improvement Districts and property owners to address car break-ins, loitering, panhandling, and other disturbances.

Plans to improve safety by removing illegal signs, erasing graffiti, fixing damaged road signs, and picking up litter and abandoned shopping carts.

Intends to improve safety by removing illegal signs, erasing graffiti, fixing damaged road signs, and picking up litter and abandoned shopping carts.

Plans to coordinate with DeKalb County and surrounding cities to address homelessness.

- Plans to work closely with DeKalb County to ensure proper staffing of 911 and police officers at the Tucker Precinct.
- Plans to improve response times and track crime levels, providing regular updates to residents and businesses.
- Plans to work with Community Improvement Districts and property owners to address car break-ins, loitering, panhandling, and other disturbances.
- Intends to improve safety by removing illegal signs, erasing graffiti, fixing damaged road signs, and picking up litter and abandoned shopping carts.
- Plans to coordinate with DeKalb County and surrounding cities to address homelessness.

Public Safety

Supports investing in infrastructure, including roads and stormwater, to ensure proper funding for maintenance.

Supports fostering a culture of "exceptional customer service, proactive thinking, responsiveness and problem solving" in transportation and infrastructure.

- Supports investing in infrastructure, including roads and stormwater, to ensure proper funding for maintenance.
- Supports fostering a culture of "exceptional customer service, proactive thinking, responsiveness and problem solving" in transportation and infrastructure.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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

Energy & the Environment

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Plans to incorporate the seven principles of Lifelong Communities into city plans.

Aims to strengthen connections between neighborhoods, the DeKalb County Police Department, and city leadership to ensure safety in all parts of Tucker.

Plans to evaluate the city’s parks and recreation system to ensure balanced services and activity opportunities while preserving natural spaces.

- 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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Supports incorporating the seven principles of Lifelong Communities into city plans.