Wants to improve recycling in the city and create an educational program to inform the public about proper recycling habits.

Wants to offer more translation services and make community events and meetings more inclusive.

Supports universal Pre-K, free college for all and cancelling student debt.

- Wants to improve recycling in the city and create an educational program to inform the public about proper recycling habits. 
- Wants to offer more translation services and make community events and meetings more inclusive. 
- Supports a $15 minimum wage. 
- Supports universal Pre-K, free college for all and cancelling student debt.

Public Services

Supports continuing COVID-19 relief efforts.

Wants to keep schools closed during the pandemic.

Supports universal, accessible vaccine distribution.

Wants to continue and increase economic support during the pandemic.

- Supports continuing COVID-19 relief efforts. 
- Wants to keep schools closed during the pandemic. 
- Supports universal, accessible vaccine distribution. 
- Wants to continue and increase economic support during the pandemic. 
- Supports a mask mandate.

COVID

Wants to increase funding for deaf and hard of hearing services.

- Wants to increase funding for deaf and hard of hearing services.

City Budget

Against any future development under North American Mission Board (NAMB) ownership and wants any property owned by NAMB to be made available for public use.

Supports affordable housing and renter's relief assistance.

- Against any future development under North American Mission Board (NAMB) ownership and wants any property owned by NAMB to be made available for public use. 
- Supports affordable housing and renter's relief assistance.

Housing & Urban Development

Wants to decriminalize marijuana in Clarkston and work to make it fully legal in Georgia.

Supports "sensible guns laws" and abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Supports behavioral health crisis alternatives.

- Wants to decriminalize marijuana in Clarkston and work to make it fully legal in Georgia. 
- Supports "sensible guns laws" and abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 
Supports behavioral health crisis alternatives.

Public Safety

Supports city streetscaping and beautification efforts.

- Supports city streetscaping and beautification efforts.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of May 13, 2025, Shana "Tiny" McAllister’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Zoning

Shana "Tiny" McAllister

Supports "strong neighborhoods," an enhanced downtown commercial district and "quality-of-life improvements for all residents."

As a city council member, he supported the redevelopment of Milam Park, the Friendship Forest Master Plan and a $15 minimum wage for city employees.

During his time on city council, the city changed from a mayor/council form of government to a council/city manager form of government and hired a city manager. He said, "that action was the single best thing that has happened for the City of Clarkston."

- Supports "strong neighborhoods," an enhanced downtown commercial district and "quality-of-life improvements for all residents."
- As a city council member, he supported the redevelopment of Milam Park, the Friendship Forest Master Plan and a $15 minimum wage for city employees.
- During his time on city council, the city changed from a mayor/council form of government to a council/city manager form of government and hired a city manager. He said, "that action was the single best thing that has happened for the City of Clarkston."

As of May 13, 2025, Dean S. Moore’s website did not contain information on this issue.

As a city council member, he supported decriminalizing marijuana for personal use and a "ban the box" policy to eliminate hiring discrimination against former offenders.

- Promised to emphasize public safety.
- As a city council member, he supported decriminalizing marijuana for personal use and a "ban the box" policy to eliminate hiring discrimination against former offenders.

As a city council member, he was responsible for converting N. Indian Creek Drive from a four lane speedway into a two lane, pedestrian friendly road with bicycle lanes and a center turn lane.

- As a city council member, he was responsible for converting N. Indian Creek Drive from a four lane speedway into a two lane, pedestrian friendly road with bicycle lanes and a center turn lane.

Dean S. Moore

As of May 13, 2025, Herbert Clark did not have a website.

Herbert Clark

City of Clarkston

Wants to encourage new businesses to come to Clarkston and help Clarkston businesses grow.

Wants to encourage more food trucks and food carts by simplifying the permitting process to attract more visitors to the downtown.

As a city council member, he supported the city not cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in its deportation of immigrants, and he promises to continue supporting welcoming immigrants and refugees to Clarkston.

- Wants to encourage new businesses to come to Clarkston and help Clarkston businesses grow. 
- Wants to encourage more food trucks and food carts by simplifying the permitting process to attract more visitors to the downtown. 
- As a city council member, he supported the city not cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in its deportation of immigrants, and he promises to continue supporting welcoming immigrants and refugees to Clarkston.

As a city council member, he worked to use Clarkston's stimulus funds for rental relief and mortgage relief to prevent tenants for being evicted and homeowners from being foreclosed on during the pandemic.

As a city council member, he worked to incentivize residents to get vaccinated with $50 gift cards.

- As a city council member, he worked to use Clarkston's stimulus funds for rental relief and mortgage relief to prevent tenants for being evicted and homeowners from being foreclosed on during the pandemic. 
- As a city council member, he worked to incentivize residents to get vaccinated with $50 gift cards.

As a city council member, he supported an additional $10,000 for homelessness in 2020.

- As a city council member, he supported an additional $10,000 for homelessness in 2020.

Wants to facilitate the development of affordable housing so Clarkston remains an affordable place to live.

Wants to encourage development of housing at all price points.

As a city council member, he wanted to allow development of tiny homes and mother-in-law suites in the city to give residents more affordable housing options.

- Wants to facilitate the development of affordable housing so Clarkston remains an affordable place to live. 
- Wants to encourage development of housing at all price points. 
- As a city council member, he wanted to allow development of tiny homes and mother-in-law suites in the city to give residents more affordable housing options.

Supports a citizen's review board to provide community feedback to and involvement with the police and requiring an outside review when there is an incident with the police.

Wants to look into expanding the police to have more officers on the streets.

- Wants to increase surveillance cameras. 
- Supports a citizen's review board to provide community feedback to and involvement with the police and requiring an outside review when there is an incident with the police. 
- Wants to look into expanding the police to have more officers on the streets.

Supports looking into traffic calming measuring in residential neighborhoods.

- Supports looking into traffic calming measuring in residential neighborhoods.

Wants to change the zoning code to encourage multi-use development with retail and housing in downtown.

- Wants to change the zoning code to encourage multi-use development with retail and housing in downtown.

Jamie Carroll

As of May 13, 2025, Larry McClam did not have a website.

Larry McClam

As a private citizen, she opposed Clarkston allowing alcohol sales until 4 or 5 a.m. each day. She wanted the city to go back to "reasonable hours" for serving alcohol.

- As a private citizen, she opposed Clarkston allowing alcohol sales until 4 or 5 a.m. each day. She wanted the city to go back to "reasonable hours" for serving alcohol.

As of May 13, 2025, Susan Hood did not have a website.

Susan Hood

Run For Something

LinkedIn

Plans "to work with the community and address real-time issues like economic development and inequality, access to the ballot, and COVID-19 education, prevention, and vaccination with a racial equity lens."

Wants to see Clarkston's business and retail sectors grow, as well as more beautification and accessibility in the city.

- Plans "to work with the community and address real-time issues like economic development and inequality, access to the ballot, and COVID-19 education, prevention, and vaccination with a racial equity lens." 
- Wants to see Clarkston's business and retail sectors grow, as well as more beautification and accessibility in the city.

Wants to improve housing and relief for individuals facing financial hardship due to COVID-19.

Plans to work "with trusted, community leaders to disseminated information to keep residents safe and health."

Wants to create a COVID-19 prevention plan with steps to reduce the number of cases and increase awareness of how to reduce the spread, including a citywide campaign to encourage residents to get vaccinated.

- Wants to improve housing and relief for individuals facing financial hardship due to COVID-19. 
- Plans to work "with trusted, community leaders to disseminated information to keep residents safe and health." 
- Wants to create a COVID-19 prevention plan with steps to reduce the number of cases and increase awareness of how to reduce the spread, including a citywide campaign to encourage residents to get vaccinated.

Believes the budget should reflect the priorities of the community and wants to get input from the community to find the greatest needs.

Wants to remain fiscally responsible while being innovative in budgeting.

- Believes the budget should reflect the priorities of the community and wants to get input from the community to find the greatest needs. 
- Wants to remain fiscally responsible while being innovative in budgeting.

Promises to start by acknowledging and defining what affordability means for Clarkston specifically and diversify housing option with mixed us development and strategies to increase affordable housing.

Doesn't want to "ostracize residents in clusters based on their income."

Wants to work with the Department of Community Affairs to find programs for residents who wants to buy a home manage the process and receive subsidies.

Plans to work with developers to put money into the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for residents to apply for relief.

- Promises to start by acknowledging and defining what affordability means for Clarkston specifically and diversify housing option with mixed us development and strategies to increase affordable housing. 
- Doesn't want to "ostracize residents in clusters based on their income." 
- Wants to work with the Department of Community Affairs to find programs for residents who wants to buy a home manage the process and receive subsidies. 
- Plans to work with developers to put money into the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for residents to apply for relief.

Promises to work to create a non-police responder unit staffed with social workers to provide support and intervention to residents, including domestic violence, substance abuse or mental health related calls.

As a city council member, she created a partnership between the police and New American Pathways to provide services and referrals to individuals dealing with domestic violence in their native language.

- Promises to work to create a non-police responder unit staffed with social workers to provide support and intervention to residents, including domestic violence, substance abuse or mental health related calls. 
- As a city council member, she created a partnership between the police and New American Pathways to provide services and referrals to individuals dealing with domestic violence in their native language.

Wants to do more to make sure pedestrians and cyclists are safe, including infrastructure improvements like setbacks for bike crossings, buffers between cars and bikes and waiting areas for cyclists at traffic lights to indicate when it's safe for them to cross.

- Wants to do more to make sure pedestrians and cyclists are safe, including infrastructure improvements like setbacks for bike crossings, buffers between cars and bikes and waiting areas for cyclists at traffic lights to indicate when it's safe for them to cross.

Supports efforts to make housing more affordable through zoning, including zoning reform that focuses on how zoning impacts quality of life, especially to historically underrepresented individuals.

As a city council member, she worked to start the zoning rewrite process, which is still in progress.

- Supports efforts to make housing more affordable through zoning, including zoning reform that focuses on how zoning impacts quality of life, especially to historically underrepresented individuals. 
- As a city council member, she worked to start the zoning rewrite process, which is still in progress.

Yterenickia "YT" Bell

- 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. 