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Supports a nondiscrimination ordinance for the city, "to ensure all residents, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, background, sexual orientation, or gender identity have a voice in city affairs."

Plans to work with business owners to improve the appeal of the Lawrenceville Highway business corridor.

Wants to livestream city council meetings.

Wants to improve Fitzgerald Field so that it can host professional, league and high school sporting events.

- Supports a nondiscrimination ordinance for the city, "to ensure all residents, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, background, sexual orientation, or gender identity have a voice in city affairs." 
- Plans to work with business owners to improve the appeal of the Lawrenceville Highway business corridor. 
- Wants to livestream city council meetings. 
- Supported Tucker becoming its own city. 
- Wants to improve Fitzgerald Field so that it can host professional, league and high school sporting events.

Public Services

As a member of the mayor's emergency COVID-19 advisory committee, she helped get masks delivered to assisted living facilities, senior apartments, local businesses, resident mailboxes and drive-thru events and encouraged mask use and vaccinations for residents.

As a member of the mayor's emergency COVID-19 advisory committee, she used CARES funding to provide housing relief and food delivery to more than 550 households and virtual learning support for 50 students.

- As a member of the mayor's emergency COVID-19 advisory committee, she helped get masks delivered to assisted living facilities, senior apartments, local businesses, resident mailboxes and drive-thru events and encouraged mask use and vaccinations for residents. 
- As a member of the mayor's emergency COVID-19 advisory committee, she used CARES funding to provide housing relief and food delivery to more than 550 households and virtual learning support for 50 students.

COVID

Plans to get more funding for more amenities in District 2 parks, particularly Johns Homestead Park.

Wants to use new income from semiprofessional teams and tournaments at Fitzgerald Field for public safety measures.

- Plans to get more funding for more amenities in District 2 parks, particularly Johns Homestead Park. 
- Wants to use new income from semiprofessional teams and tournaments at Fitzgerald Field for public safety measures.

City Budget

Supports the city's recent urban camping ordinance, allowed the police to arrest people for sleeping, sitting or lying down in the city after giving them a warning.

Wants to make housing available at all economic levels.

- Supports the city's recent urban camping ordinance, allowed the police to arrest people for sleeping, sitting or lying down in the city after giving them a warning. 
- Wants to make housing available at all economic levels.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports the partnership between the DeKalb County Police Department and the City of Tucker, as well as the neighborhood watch programs.

Promises to work for more community policing resources and to make sure "our officers have what they need to protect and serve in Tucker."

- Supports the partnership between the DeKalb County Police Department and the City of Tucker, as well as the neighborhood watch programs. 
- Promises to work for more community policing resources and to make sure "our officers have what they need to protect and serve in Tucker." 
- Wants to hire more police officers.

Public Safety

Promises to work to implement the Tucker Tomorrow city plan for downtown development, parks, trails and transportation.

Supports Community Improvement District (CID) projects, include the Northlake CID transportation plans around 285 and the Tucker Summit CID traffic calming studies on Mountain Industrial.

- Wants to improve Lawrenceville Highway. 
- Promises to work to implement the Tucker Tomorrow city plan for downtown development, parks, trails and transportation.
- Supports Community Improvement District (CID) projects, include the Northlake CID transportation plans around 285 and the Tucker Summit CID traffic calming studies on Mountain Industrial.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Wants to use the Tucker Tomorrow plans as a basis for city planning and development.

As a member of the Tucker Planning Committee, she makes recommendations on proposed changes to zoning rules and maps.

- Wants to use the Tucker Tomorrow plans as a basis for city planning and development. 
- As a member of the Tucker Planning Committee, she makes recommendations on proposed changes to zoning rules and maps.

Zoning

Cara Schroeder

Project Q

Running for city council because she realized that Black, immigrant and LGBTQ communities lack representation in city government.

Supports a LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance for the city.

Said it is "imperative" that the council becomes more diverse. If she wins, she would be the first Black and first LGBTQ member of Tucker City Council.

Wants to encourage a more diverse crowd to attend city council meetings.

- Running for city council because she realized that Black, immigrant and LGBTQ communities lack representation in city government. 
- Supports a LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance for the city. 
- Said it is "imperative" that the council becomes more diverse. If she wins, she would be the first Black and first LGBTQ member of Tucker City Council. 
- Wants to encourage a more diverse crowd to attend city council meetings.

As of May 15, 2025, Imani Barnes’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Against the urban camping ordinance. She said, "I feel like the City Council voted yes on the urban camping ordinance without getting advice from citizens. We have all kinds of people in Tucker that could have put their heads together for a better solution."

- Wants to make housing more affordable. 
- Against the urban camping ordinance. She said, "I feel like the City Council voted yes on the urban camping ordinance without getting advice from citizens. We have all kinds of people in Tucker that could have put their heads together for a better solution."

Imani Barnes

Plans to preserve and increase green space in the city.

Wants to repair, renovate and properly maintain John's Homestead near Lawrenceville Highway.

Supports a nondiscrimination ordinance for the city. He said, "I support an NDO because it prohibits all forms of discrimination: age, race, ethnicity, national origin, disability in additional to sexual orientation and gender identity. It protects all people."

Wants to build up the Main Street area as a hub for local business, city hall, multi-purpose green space and connecting trails.

- Supported Tucker becoming a city.
- Wants to support Tucker businesses. 
- Plans to preserve and increase green space in the city. 
- Wants to repair, renovate and properly maintain John's Homestead near Lawrenceville Highway.
- Supports a nondiscrimination ordinance for the city. He said, "I support an NDO because it prohibits all forms of discrimination: age, race, ethnicity, national origin, disability in additional to sexual orientation and gender identity. It protects all people." 
- Wants to build up the Main Street area as a hub for local business, city hall, multi-purpose green space and connecting trails.

Wants to resume livestreaming Tucker City Council meetings. He said, "[innovations] that create efficiency, expand transparency and give more people access should not be tossed by the wayside when the pandemic ends.

- Wants to resume livestreaming Tucker City Council meetings. He said, "[innovations] that create efficiency, expand transparency and give more people access should not be tossed by the wayside when the pandemic ends.

Promises to keep property taxes "as low as possible."

Wants to make sure that DeKalb County is spending Tucker taxpayer money only in Tucker.

- Promises to keep property taxes "as low as possible." 
- Wants to make sure that DeKalb County is spending Tucker taxpayer money only in Tucker.

Thinks the urban camping ordinance was more reactionary than a thoughtful response to homelessness.

Said, "City of Tucker is not going to solve the homeless issue. A lot of people mistake homelessness as an economic problem. Homelessness is a mental health issue."

- Thinks the urban camping ordinance was more reactionary than a thoughtful response to homelessness. 
Said, "City of Tucker is not going to solve the homeless issue. A lot of people mistake homelessness as an economic problem. Homelessness is a mental health issue."

As of May 15, 2025, Thomas Walker’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports and plans to move forward with the Tucker Tomorrow plan approved by the city in 2018.

Plans to create a comprehensive plan building sidewalks along major roads and side streets to make Tucker a more walkable city.

Wants to renovate the Tucker Recreation Center.

- Supports and plans to move forward with the Tucker Tomorrow plan approved by the city in 2018. 
- Plans to create a comprehensive plan building sidewalks along major roads and side streets to make Tucker a more walkable city. 
- Wants to renovate the Tucker Recreation Center.

Thomas Walker

- 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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