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Robert Pitts has degrees in education, business, languages, and Latin American studies at  Ohio University, La Academia Hispanoamericana, Kent State University, and La Universidad Interamericana.

 Robert previously served on the Fulton County Board of Commissioners for 12 years and on the Atlanta City Council for 20 years. 

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Robert Pitts is the owner of R.L.P. Corporation, an international business. He previously worked as a professor at Clark Atlanta University, Oberlin College, and Kent State University. 

Prioritizes "blocking attempts to strip [voting] rights."

Wants to clear the county's backlog of court  cases.

Seeks to provide leadership to ensure continued growth, development, and prosperity for everyone.

Used American Rescue and Recovery funds to reduce county court case backlogs during COVID-19.

Sponsored legislation to phase out single-use plastics and substitute them with non-plastic alternatives to reduce Fulton County's carbon footprint.

Supported building a new animal shelter in the county.

Supports maintaining steady funding and improvements to county libraries and hospitals.

Advocates for the state to pass a law that will prohibit any governmental entity from paying a ransom as a way to protect taxpayer dollars.

- Prioritizes "blocking attempts to strip [voting] rights."
- Wants to clear the county's backlog of court  cases.
- Seeks to provide leadership to ensure continued growth, development, and prosperity for everyone.
- Used American Rescue and Recovery funds to reduce county court case backlogs during COVID-19.
- Sponsored legislation to phase out single-use plastics and substitute them with non-plastic alternatives to reduce Fulton County's carbon footprint.
- Supported building a new animal shelter in the county.
- Supports maintaining steady funding and improvements to county libraries and hospitals.
- Advocates for the state to pass a law that will prohibit any governmental entity from paying a ransom as a way to protect taxpayer dollars.

Public Services

Prioritizes uplifting minority-owned businesses.

Encourages the boycott of brands that publicly rolled back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.

- Seeks to keep property taxes low.
- Prioritizes uplifting minority-owned businesses.
- Encourages the boycott of brands that publicly rolled back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies.

Economy

As of March 11, 2026, Robert Pitts’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

Wants to increase the use of the county's diversion center for individuals struggling with substance abuse or mental health as an alternative to jail and to address jail overcrowding.

- Wants to increase the use of the county's diversion center for individuals struggling with substance abuse or mental health as an alternative to jail and to address jail overcrowding.

Public Safety

Housing & Urban Development

Supports expanding transport options and reducing traffic in South Fulton.

- Supports expanding transport options and reducing traffic in South Fulton.
- Seeks to improve infrastructure.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Robert Pitts

- County Commission Chairs oversee the Board of County Commissioners, which create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- The County Commission Chair is specifically responsible for preparing the county budget, which must be passed by the rest of the County Commissioners. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commission Chairs have additional executive duties including coordinating with the office of the Mayor for your county, appointing Commissioners to committees, and representing your county at official functions.
- County Commission Chairs are elected to 4-year terms in county-wide elections.