Rohit for Fulton County District 4 Commissioner

Rohit Malhotra, a nationally-recognized civic leader raised in Atlanta, has qualified to run as a Democrat in the special election for Fulton County Commissioner in District 4, representing Atlanta, East Point, Hapeville, and College Park.

Rohit for Fulton County

Rohit is the founder of the Center for Civic Innovation, where he has:

Supported over 200 small businesses, nonprofits, and entrepreneurs

Advanced community-based solutions to gun violence prevention

Strengthened neighborhood engagement and civic participation systems

About Rohit Malhotra

His experience also includes service as an Ash Innovation Fellow in the Obama Administration and leadership roles with organizations including HouseATL and ProGeorgia.

Rohit is the founder of the Center for Civic Innovation. He has also served as an Ash Innovation Fellow in the Obama Administration and held leadership roles with HouseATL and ProGeorgia.

Malhotra previously ran for Atlanta City Council President, earning nearly 50,000 votes and building a broad coalition across neighborhoods, labor, small business, and civic organizations.

Rohit previously ran for Atlanta City Council President.

Rohit previously lost the 2025 race for Atlanta City Council President.

2026 Georgia General Election

As County Commissioner, I will focus on:
Protecting and strengthening local democracy and elections

Strengthening healthcare, justice, and public safety systems (Grady Hospital + mental health services)

Expanding opportunity through libraries, workforce development, and entrepreneurship 
Supporting small businesses and nonprofits through County partnerships

Increasing transparency and fairness in the County’s $1.5B budget and the tax system

Plans to support small businesses and nonprofits through county partnerships.

Plans to increase transparency and fairness in the county budget and tax system.

- Plans to support small businesses and nonprofits through county partnerships.
- Plans to increase transparency and fairness in the county budget and tax system.

Economy

Still, access is uneven. Affordable child care is scarce, housing costs are displacing families, and too many neighborhoods lack safe parks, sidewalks, and consistent health services. We can do better by putting children and families at the center of every policy decision. That means expanding affordable housing connected to quality schools and child care, investing in universal access to early childhood and afterschool programs, and ensuring safe routes to schools and parks.

Candidate Responses - CoA - GEEARS

The Fulton County Commission manages elections, hospitals, the justice system, libraries, art and culture programs, and many additional public services for over 1 million residents in Georgia.

As County Commissioner, I will focus on:
Protecting and strengthening local democracy and elections

Strengthening healthcare, justice, and public safety systems (Grady Hospital + mental health services)

Expanding opportunity through libraries, workforce development, and entrepreneurship 
Supporting small businesses and nonprofits through County partnerships

Increasing transparency and fairness in the County’s $1.5B budget and the tax system

Advocates universal early-childhood and afterschool programs and safe routes to schools and parks.

Plans to expand opportunity through libraries, workforce development, and entrepreneurship.

- Advocates universal early-childhood and afterschool programs and safe routes to schools and parks.
- Plans to expand opportunity through libraries, workforce development, and entrepreneurship.

Public Services

Gentrification remains an issue for many historic neighborhoods and the longtime homeowners living there. What is your solution to reviving neighborhoods without losing these legacy residents?

Atlanta’s neighborhoods are the soul of our city. The definition of gentrification is “the process of making something more refined, polite, or respectable.” Every neighborhood wants and deserves that. But revitalization cannot mean displacement. So I believe we should invest in better infrastructure, sidewalks and greenspaces in historic neighborhoods, but we should also make sure that the people who are already in those neighborhoods today can see themselves in those neighborhoods tomorrow.

My solution is to expand tools that help longtime residents stay—like property tax relief for seniors, stronger protections for renters, and investments in affordable housing on publicly owned land. We must also prioritize community land trusts, down-payment assistance for first-time buyers, and home repair programs for legacy residents.

Atlanta mayoral and council candidates' responses - Rough Draft Atlanta

My solution is to expand tools that help longtime residents stay—like property tax relief for seniors, stronger protections for renters, and investments in affordable housing on publicly owned land. We must also prioritize community land trusts, down-payment assistance for first-time buyers, and home repair programs for legacy residents. Reviving neighborhoods should mean strengthening them, not pushing out the people who built them.

Proposes property-tax relief for seniors, renter protections, affordable housing on public land, community land trusts, down-payment assistance, and home-repair programs to prevent displacement.

- Proposes property-tax relief for seniors, renter protections, affordable housing on public land, community land trusts, down-payment assistance, and home-repair programs to prevent displacement.

Housing & Urban Development

What immediate actions can the City Council take to aid in curbing gun violence in Atlanta?

Gun violence in a public health crisis–– and it needs to be treated exactly like that. Immediately, the City Council must: (1) Invest in community-based violence interruption and prevention programs. In Atlanta–– like many other cities–– there are existing organizations on the ground that are trained in violence interruption when there are escalating instances that often result in gun violence.

This model, called CBVI (Community-Based Violence Intervention) is used in peer cities that have seen significant reductions in gun violence over the past few years. (2) We need to partner and work directly with Grady Memorial Hospital.

Some of the best CBVI work happens through Hospital-Based Violence Intervention (HAVI), where the hospital works with city officials, county officials, service providers, alternative programs, and nonprofits to create an ecosystem approach to solving gun violence and (3) we must create a dedicated funding source to support the underlying propellants and the rippling impacts of gun violence.

Some of the best CBVI work happens through Hospital-Based Violence Intervention (HAVI), where the hospital works with city officials, county officials, service providers, alternative programs, and nonprofits to create an ecosystem approach to solving gun violence and (3) we must create a dedicated funding source to support the underlying propellants and the rippling impacts of gun violence.

This means investing in programs that divert young people from harmful, violent activity and provide an alternative pathway to economic and social wellbeing. Additionally, it means making sure families who are impacted by gun violence directly have the financial resources to get support–– from funeral services to therapy to access to legal counsel.

Calls for community-based and hospital-based violence-intervention programs and dedicated funding for services addressing gun violence and its effects.

Plans to strengthen county healthcare, justice, and public-safety systems, including Grady Hospital and mental-health services.

- Calls for community-based and hospital-based violence-intervention programs and dedicated funding for services addressing gun violence and its effects.
- Plans to strengthen county healthcare, justice, and public-safety systems, including Grady Hospital and mental-health services.

Public Safety

Atlanta’s streets continue to be filled with potholes and plates. With more growth and hundreds of thousands of visitors expected for the FIFA World Cup, what is your solution to fixing our streets?

The money exists—we just aren’t spending it wisely. Atlanta voters have approved multiple infrastructure bonds and sales tax initiatives, but residents don’t see results quickly enough. My solution is to streamline project delivery, require accountability dashboards so the public can track repairs, and prioritize coordination between utilities and the City so streets aren’t constantly being reopened.

After last year’s catastrophic water main breaks, what can the city council do to make sure the estimated $2 billion in water infrastructure replacements and repairs is expedited as quickly as possible?

Last year’s water crisis showed us what happens when we underinvest and delay. City Council must move from reacting to emergencies to executing a clear, transparent plan. First, we need to establish a dedicated project management office to oversee water infrastructure upgrades, with strict timelines and quarterly progress reports to the public. Second, we must align bond dollars and federal infrastructure funds so projects aren’t stalled for lack of coordination.

Calls for committing existing Beltline Tax Allocation District and Moving Atlanta Forward funds to specific transit corridors and for advancing a segment through design and procurement.

Transit, especially on the Beltline, remains a top concern for many voters. How can the City Council help to fast-track these projects?

We must deliver on transit in this term — even if it’s a modest start. Public trust in the city’s ability to build transit is at an all-time low, and that’s because empty promises have outpaced results. Of the 17 projects voters approved under More MARTA in 2018, only one has meaningfully advanced.

To fast-track transit, council must immediately commit existing funds — including Beltline TAD increments and Moving Atlanta Forward dollars — to specific corridors.

To fast-track transit, council must immediately commit existing funds — including Beltline TAD increments and Moving Atlanta Forward dollars — to specific corridors. In 2023, the Beltline TAD alone collected over $84 million that otherwise would have flowed to schools, counties, and general revenues — a pool we should be mobilizing for transit.

We must push one segment (for example the Eastside Trail corridor, which already has 30 percent engineering) toward full design and procurement, then hold city staff accountable to set milestones.

Proposes streamlining street-repair delivery, public repair-tracking dashboards, and coordination between utilities and the city.

Proposes a project-management office with public progress reports and coordination of bond and federal funding for water-infrastructure upgrades.

Wants a project-management office with public progress reports and coordination of bond and federal funding for water-infrastructure upgrades.

- Proposes streamlining street-repair delivery, public repair-tracking dashboards, and coordination between utilities and the city.
- Wants a project-management office with public progress reports and coordination of bond and federal funding for water-infrastructure upgrades.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of July 24, 2026, Rohit Malhotra’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

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Rohit Malhotra

- Plans to expand opportunity through libraries, workforce development, and entrepreneurship.

- Plans to strengthen county healthcare, justice, and public-safety systems, including Grady Hospital and mental-health services.

Rohit for Fulton County District 4 Commissioner. Rohit Malhotra, a nationally-recognized civic leader raised in Atlanta, has qualified to run as a Democrat in the special election for Fulton County Commissioner in District 4, representing Atlanta, East Point, Hapeville, and College Park.

Rohit for Fulton County District 4 Commissioner

Rohit Malhotra’s experience: B.A., philosophy, anthropology and religion, Emory University; Master’s, public policy, business and government, Harvard University; Center for Civic Innovation founder and executive director.

Atlanta City Council candidate Q&A: Rohit Malhotra

Rohit Malhotra was raised in Atlanta. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy, anthropology and religion from Emory University and a master's degree in public policy, business and government from Harvard University.

Rohit is the founder of the Center for Civic Innovation, where he has: Supported over 200 small businesses, nonprofits, and entrepreneurs; Advanced community-based solutions to gun violence prevention; Strengthened neighborhood engagement and civic participation systems.

About Rohit

Rohit Malhotra is the founder of the Center for Civic Innovation. His experience includes serving as an Ash Innovation Fellow in the Obama administration and holding leadership roles with HouseATL and ProGeorgia.

Supports a housing-first policy for homelessness initiatives.

Proposes zoning changes and incentives to build affordable housing and rehabilitate or redevelop blighted properties.

Supports directing new housing toward transit corridors and major commercial streets to preserve green space.

Calls for major, coordinated investments over 10 years in community violence intervention involving governments, hospitals, nonprofits, and foundations.

Proposes using leak-detection technology and predictive analytics to monitor water systems and identify problems proactively.

Proposes designated, clearly marked loading and rideshare zones off main travel lanes.

Proposes a citywide sidewalk audit to identify gaps near schools, transit, and underserved neighborhoods.

Calls for a sidewalk-maintenance system with reporting, inspections, and repair funding.

Proposes evaluating water infrastructure to prioritize high-risk pipes for repair or replacement.

Advocates for rain gardens, permeable pavers, bioswales, and stronger floodplain regulations to reduce flood risk.

Calls for restoring tree canopy to at least 50% in every neighborhood, with transparent assessments.

Prioritizes tree-canopy restoration funding, street trees, and shade infrastructure in neighborhoods with greater heat and canopy risks.

Rohit Malhotra — Donate via ActBlue

Rohit is the founder of the Center for Civic Innovation, where he has supported over 200 small businesses, nonprofits, and entrepreneurs, advanced community-based solutions to gun violence prevention, and strengthened neighborhood engagement and civic participation systems. He previously served as an Ash Innovation Fellow in the Obama Administration and held leadership roles with organizations including HouseATL and ProGeorgia. 

Rohit previously ran for Atlanta City Council President, earning nearly 50,000 votes and building a broad coalition across neighborhoods, labor, small business, and civic organizations.

Supports small businesses and nonprofits through County partnerships.

Supports expanding opportunity through libraries, workforce development, and entrepreneurship.

Aims to strengthen healthcare, justice, and public safety systems, including Grady Hospital and mental health services.

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