City of Marietta

Wants to invest in youth development programs and improve the quality of life for all citizens.

Wants to provide fair, livable wages for all employees.

Supports veterans, teachers, senior citizens and business owners.

- Wants to invest in youth development programs and improve the quality of life for all citizens. 
- Wants to provide fair, livable wages for all employees. 
- Supports veterans, teachers, senior citizens and business owners.

Public Services

As of May 10, 2025, Reggie Copeland’s website did not contain information on this issue.

COVID

As a city council member, he voted against the 2022 city budget because he wanted raises for city staff to be 5% rather than 3%. He also proposed giving $900,000 of the $11 million expected stimulus funds from the federal government to employees as salary or bonuses.

As a city council member, he wanted to increase the amount of money transferred from the Marietta Board of Lights and Water into the city's general fund.

- As a city council member, he voted against the 2022 city budget because he wanted raises for city staff to be 5% rather than 3%. He also proposed giving $900,000 of the $11 million expected stimulus funds from the federal government to employees as salary or bonuses. 
- As a city council member, he wanted to increase the amount of money transferred from the Marietta Board of Lights and Water into the city's general fund.

City Budget

Housing & Urban Development

Marietta Daily

In 2020, he entered in a plea deal for disorderly conduct after being arrested following a traffic accident. As part of the deal, he was required to get anger management treatment. He said of the incident, "I was in fear of my life" as a Black man interacting with the police.

As a city council member, he asked the police to start ticketing people who speed on Lawrence Street and Washington Avenue. He also wanted the police to use radar detection on the street.

- Supports "public safety."
- In 2020, he entered in a plea deal for disorderly conduct after being arrested following a traffic accident. As part of the deal, he was required to get anger management treatment. He said of the incident, "I was in fear of my life" as a Black man interacting with the police. 
- As a city council member, he asked the police to start ticketing people who speed on Lawrence Street and Washington Avenue. He also wanted the police to use radar detection on the street.

Public Safety

As a city council member, he wanted to convert sections of Lawrence Street and Washington Avenue to one-way traffic.

- As a city council member, he wanted to convert sections of Lawrence Street and Washington Avenue to one-way traffic.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Zoning

Reggie Copeland

Zillow

Plans to add trash cans to main residential sidewalks, add dog parks and green spaces and "focus on quality of life for those residing or working in Ward 5 while preserving its character and charm."

Promises to have an "open-door policy" for residents, hold monthly town hall meetings and create committees that the city needs.

- Supports local business growth. 
- Plans to add trash cans to main residential sidewalks, add dog parks and green spaces and "focus on quality of life for those residing or working in Ward 5 while preserving its character and charm." 
- Promises to have an "open-door policy" for residents, hold monthly town hall meetings and create committees that the city needs.

Plans to keep "everyone as informed as possible on the pandemic and how to move forward as a community"

Wants to make sure businesses can stay open while following current rules so that Marietta can recover while keeping its neighbors safe

- Plans to keep "everyone as informed as possible on the pandemic and how to move forward as a community"
- Wants to make sure businesses can stay open while following current rules so that Marietta can recover while keeping its neighbors safe

Wants to focus more funding on building affordable housing.

Believes "funds that we have been budgeted as a ward need to be allocated to certain projects that have been left undone"

Wants to "move some of the budget around to help the staff and workers of the city even more"

- Wants to focus more funding on building affordable housing.
- Believes "funds that we have been budgeted as a ward need to be allocated to certain projects that have been left undone"
- Wants to "move some of the budget around to help the staff and workers of the city even more"

Supports additional affordable housing in Ward 5 and the city in general

- Supports additional affordable housing in Ward 5 and the city in general

Wants to "address elevated crime rates in parts of the Ward and work toward solutions."

Believes public safety is a joint effort from both the community and staff of Marietta

- Wants to "address elevated crime rates in parts of the Ward and work toward solutions."
- Believes public safety is a joint effort from both the community and staff of Marietta

Wants to widen sidewalks to create a safer walk to the square while keeping the road two lanes.

Supports "creating a happy medium solution for the on-way issue on Washington & Lawrence Street."

As a citizen, she supported converting sections of Lawrence Street and Washington Avenue to one-way traffic because one of her friends was struck in the elbow by a drunk driver while working in the area. She said, "I know the inconvenience it would take, but at the same time ... life or death is a little more important to me."

Plans to increase public parking and accessibility for people coming to Marietta

- Wants to widen sidewalks to create a safer walk to the square while keeping the road two lanes. 
- Supports "creating a happy medium solution for the on-way issue on Washington & Lawrence Street." 
- As a citizen, she supported converting sections of Lawrence Street and Washington Avenue to one-way traffic because one of her friends was struck in the elbow by a drunk driver while working in the area. She said, "I know the inconvenience it would take, but at the same time ... life or death is a little more important to me."
- Plans to increase public parking and accessibility for people coming to Marietta

Promises to "look at the bigger picture of what and who it affects in the direct scenario"

- Promises to "look at the bigger picture of what and who it affects in the direct scenario"

Cristina Stallworth

Wants to work with the Chamber of Commerce to attract clean energy companies that pay living wages.

- Wants to work with the Chamber of Commerce to attract clean energy companies that pay living wages.

As of May 10, 2025, M. Carlyle Kent’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to work with the city and Marietta Public Housing to provide affordable housing for local public service workers, such as police officers, firefighters, teachers, nurses and city employees.

- Wants to work with the city and Marietta Public Housing to provide affordable housing for local public service workers, such as police officers, firefighters, teachers, nurses and city employees.

Wants to provide safe neighborhoods for all residents "by working together with local government to engage and collaborate with neighborhoods to improve and reduce crime."

- Wants to provide safe neighborhoods for all residents "by working together with local government to engage and collaborate with neighborhoods to improve and reduce crime."

Wants to rezone and repurpose older buildings to encourage businesses to move to Marietta.

- Wants to rezone and repurpose older buildings to encourage businesses to move to Marietta.

M. Carlyle Kent

- 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. 