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Kenny Hill
Kenny Hill is running for Atlanta Mayor.
Political background
Kenny Hill ran for Atlanta City Council, District 10 in 2017 but did not win.
Professional background
Kenny worked for 30 years at Home Depot, where he was a District Manager. He then retired and founded The Launch Pad Foundation with his wife to provide housing, life skills, and career training to the homeless.
Personal background
Kenny is the oldest of seven children, and he was raised by a single mother. He worked at Home Depot to pay for college, allowing him to get a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of California, San Diego. Kenny is married to Clarisa, and they have two daughters.
ON THE ISSUES
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Public Services
- Wants to bring private and public stakeholders together to create economic opportunity to benefit small and large businesses.
- Wants to serves as "the CCO (Chief Compassion Officer) who looks at the homeless single families and the children who are not being educated to be able to compete in a global economy."
- When he ran for city council in 2017, he said that the city should focus on developing MARTA rather than on the Atlanta Streetcar.
COVID
As of August 4, 2021, Kenny Hill’s website did not contain information on this issue.
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Candidate website
City Budget
As of August 4, 2021, Kenny Hill’s website did not contain information on this issue.
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Candidate website
Housing & Urban Development
- Wants to create more livable and safe affordable housing opportunities.
- When he ran for city council in 2017, he said that the thousands of vacant and blighted properties in Atlanta should be taken over by the city and given to developers, then provided to first time home buyers or to police officers.
Public Safety
- Wants to invest in recruiting and retaining more police officers.
- Plans to implement his "Back the BLUEprint" plan to form a public-private partnership to upgrade the police department.
- Wants to recruit and retain at least 2,000 police officers and build connections between the police and citizens.
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Candidate website
Zoning
As of August 4, 2021, Kenny Hill’s website did not contain information on this issue.
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Candidate website
Corruption
- Believes that "Career Politicians" and "Compromised City Leadership" has lead to violent crime in Atlanta.
- Said that the Workforce Development Department has a history of corruption, mismanagement and abuse, with millions of dollars from the federal government unused.
- Wants a holistic approach to how contracts are administered.
- When he ran for city council in 2017, he said that transparency in leadership is lacking in the city of Atlanta and that he wants to restore citizens' trust.