2025 Georgia Municipal Runoff

Thad Flowers is from Atlanta, Georgia. He has a bachelor of arts in political science from Tennessee State University and an executive master of business administration from Georgia Tech. He lives with his family in Atlanta. He is a member of Saint Paul's Episcopal Church and Mount Paran Church.

Thad is a senior public affairs specialist at the engineering firm AtkinsRéalis. He has previously worked as District Chief of Staff to the Atlanta City Council.

Thad's campaign for Atlanta City Council Member, District 7 is his first entry into politics.

Supports effective fiscal management to ensure taxpayer dollars deliver maximum community benefit.

Believes a "transparent, ethical, and financially responsible government" is crucial for Atlanta's prosperity, and supports strict oversight and disciplined leadership to ensure wise spending and avoid tax increases.

- Supports effective fiscal management to ensure taxpayer dollars deliver maximum community benefit.
- Believes a "transparent, ethical, and financially responsible government" is crucial for Atlanta's prosperity, and supports strict oversight and disciplined leadership to ensure wise spending and avoid tax increases.

Economy

Supports expanding and improving parks, trails, and greenspaces.

- Supports expanding and improving parks, trails, and greenspaces.

Public Services

Supports thorough reviews of proposed developments, enforcing zoning regulations, and advocating for responsible rezoning practices to preserve District 7's unique character.

- Supports thorough reviews of proposed developments, enforcing zoning regulations, and advocating for responsible rezoning practices to preserve District 7's unique character.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports fully staffed, well-trained, and competitively paid police and fire departments.

- Supports fully staffed, well-trained, and competitively paid police and fire departments.

Public Safety

Plans to address traffic congestion by improving transit access, non-motorized mobility, and linking residents to key areas and MARTA stations.

- Plans to address traffic congestion by improving transit access, non-motorized mobility, and linking residents to key areas and MARTA stations.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of November 10, 2025, Thad Flowers’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

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Thomas earned an undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. He lives in North Buckhead with his wife and their three children.

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Thomas is Chief Public Policy Officer at Piedmont Healthcare. He has also served on the MARTA board since 2016, after being appointed by then-Gov. Nathan Deal and reappointed by Gov. Brian Kemp.

Thomas's campaign for Atlanta City Council District 7 is his first entry into politics.

As of November 10, 2025, Thomas Worthy’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Plans to deliver high-quality city services such as parks and trash pickup while keeping taxes low.

- Plans to deliver high-quality city services such as parks and trash pickup while keeping taxes low.

Supports balanced growth by adding affordable housing near transit and job centers while protecting neighborhood character and helping seniors and longtime residents stay in their homes.

- Supports balanced growth by adding affordable housing near transit and job centers while protecting neighborhood character and helping seniors and longtime residents stay in their homes.

Believes every family deserves to feel safe and plans to ensure first responders are adequately staffed, trained, and equipped.

- Believes every family deserves to feel safe and plans to ensure first responders are adequately staffed, trained, and equipped.

Plans to make fixing roads and improving traffic flow a top priority.

Plans to upgrade aging water and stormwater systems, invest in flood prevention projects, and ensure transparent reporting on infrastructure spending.

- Plans to make fixing roads and improving traffic flow a top priority.
- Plans to upgrade aging water and stormwater systems, invest in flood prevention projects, and ensure transparent reporting on infrastructure spending.

Believes in protecting Atlanta’s tree canopy, expanding trails, and promoting clean energy to ensure the city remains healthy and sustainable.

- Believes in protecting Atlanta’s tree canopy, expanding trails, and promoting clean energy to ensure the city remains healthy and sustainable.

Thomas Worthy

- 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. 

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Atlanta City Council Member Runoff, District 7

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