Meet Fabian Velazquez: Mayoral candidate for the city of Warner ...

Fabian Velazquez is from Perry, Georgia, and was raised in Warner Robins. He graduated from Warner Robins High School. 

Fabian Velazquez's campaign for Warner Robins Mayor is his first entry into politics. 

Believes in reducing crime to encourage development and economic success.

Supports offering temporary tax abatements (5-20 years) for developers who invest in downtown properties.

Supports leveraging federal Opportunity Zones and New Market Tax Credits to attract investors for long-term downtown projects.

Supports establishing Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) where businesses contribute to a fund used for security, marketing, and maintenance.

- Believes in reducing crime to encourage development and economic success.
- Supports offering temporary tax abatements (5-20 years) for developers who invest in downtown properties.
- Supports leveraging federal Opportunity Zones and New Market Tax Credits to attract investors for long-term downtown projects.
- Supports establishing Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) where businesses contribute to a fund used for security, marketing, and maintenance.

Economy

Believes the city should invest in improving walkability and infrastructure in neighborhoods to attract businesses, rather than spending money on buying land and demolishing buildings.

- Believes the city should invest in improving walkability and infrastructure in neighborhoods to attract businesses, rather than spending money on buying land and demolishing buildings.

Public Services

Supports changing zoning regulations and building codes to encourage development.

Supports selective rezoning reform and density bonuses to promote mixed-use development and expand property rights.

Supports using the blight task force to address property neglect, especially by non-local owners, and enforcing landscaping maintenance for businesses on main streets to preserve neighborhood property values and community standards.

Supports designating Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts where property tax increases from new developments are reinvested into infrastructure and housing projects.

- Supports changing zoning regulations and building codes to encourage development.
- Supports selective rezoning reform and density bonuses to promote mixed-use development and expand property rights.
- Supports using the blight task force to address property neglect, especially by non-local owners, and enforcing landscaping maintenance for businesses on main streets to preserve neighborhood property values and community standards.
- Supports designating Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts where property tax increases from new developments are reinvested into infrastructure and housing projects.

Housing & Urban Development

Wants to promote organized afterschool programs to keep kids out of trouble.

Supports "pulling levers" by identifying violent offenders and gangs and making gang activity publicly known to enhance community safety and transparency.

Wants to increase police presence in high-crime areas using crime mapping data.

- Wants to promote organized afterschool programs to keep kids out of trouble.
- Supports "pulling levers" by identifying violent offenders and gangs and making gang activity publicly known to enhance community safety and transparency.
- Wants to increase police presence in high-crime areas using crime mapping data.

Public Safety

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

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Fabian Velazquez

Fabian Velazquez is from Perry, Georgia, and was raised in Warner Robins. He graduated from Warner Robins High School. He lives with his family in Warner Robins.

Said, "If crime is down, we’re seeing more kids getting murdered. We’re seeing gang violence amongst our youth."

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

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Larhonda Patrick is from Warner Robins, Georgia. She attended Northside High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from Georgia State University and a law degree from North Carolina Central University. She lives with her husband, Aaron, and their 4-year-old son, Laine, in Warner Robins. She has been a member of Fellowship Bible Baptist Church for 26 years.

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LaRhonda is the managing attorney at Williams Patrick Law, LLC. Previously, she worked as the chief operating officer at Patrick and Partners, LLC.

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LaRhonda is currently the mayor of Warner Robins. She was elected in 2021 and is serving her first term. 

Plans to apply for grant money and utilize funding resources to support economic development.

- Plans to apply for grant money and utilize funding resources to support economic development.

Supports starting with a small public transit system and growing it as demand increases, with a goal of obtaining eco-friendly buses.

Supports the acquisition of land for public services, such as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Supports "significant raises for all City of Warner Robins employees."

- Supports starting with a small public transit system and growing it as demand increases, with a goal of obtaining eco-friendly buses.
- Supports the acquisition of land for public services, such as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
- Supports "significant raises for all City of Warner Robins employees."

Supports redeveloping the downtown district, creating workforce housing, and addressing homelessness.

- Supports redeveloping the downtown district, creating workforce housing, and addressing homelessness.

Supports the police and plans to address understaffing issues.

- Supports the police and plans to address understaffing issues.

Supports public transit in Warner Robins.

- Supports public transit in Warner Robins.

Wants to obtain eco-friendly buses, perhaps, through a grant or program.

- Wants to obtain eco-friendly buses, perhaps, through a grant or program.

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LaRhonda W Patrick

Larhonda Patrick is from Warner Robins, Georgia. She attended Tabor Middle School and Northside High School in Warner Robins and spent a year at Georgia Southern University before graduating from Georgia State University. She earned her juris doctor degree from North Carolina Central University in Durham. She lives with her husband, Aaron, and their 4-year-old son, Laine, in Warner Robins. She has been a member of Fellowship Bible Baptist Church for 26 years.

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Supports programs that teach high school students to become better citizens.

- 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. 