Keisha Sean Waites - Ballotpedia

Keisha Waites has a degree in political science and attended Georgia Southern and Atlanta Metropolitan College. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

Before taking public office, Keisha worked for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), managing disasters and coordinating with members of Congress. Before she joined FEMA, Kesiha worked in the disaster assistance division of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). 

Keisha served in the Atlanta City Council from 2020 to 2024 and the Georgia House of Representatives from 2012 to 2017. She ran for the Fulton County Commission in 2017 and 2018 but did not win. She also ran for the US House of Representatives in 2020 but did not win. 

Atlanta Councilmember Keisha Sean Waites on why she voted ...

Opposes the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, also known as "Cop City."

Voted against funding the construction of a police training facility in unincorporated DeKalb County.

Supports environmental justice and believes in creating "clean energy jobs that empower our communities."

Supports "energy equity that ensures rural, low-income, disabled, and elderly residents aren’t left behind."

- Voted against funding the construction of a police training facility in unincorporated DeKalb County.
- Supports environmental justice and believes in creating "clean energy jobs that empower our communities."
- Supports "energy equity that ensures rural, low-income, disabled, and elderly residents aren’t left behind."

Energy & the Environment

Believes in "lower, stable utility rates that don’t leave families choosing between food and electricity."

Supports "real accountability from Georgia Power and major utility projects."

- Believes in "lower, stable utility rates that don’t leave families choosing between food and electricity."
- Supports "real accountability from Georgia Power and major utility projects."

Utility Costs

Believes in "transparency and reform" for the Public Service Commission.

- Believes in "transparency and reform" for the Public Service Commission.

Public Services

Supports high-paying jobs in architecture, construction, engineering, education, manufacturing, and maintenance through innovative green building design in Atlanta.

- Supports high-paying jobs in architecture, construction, engineering, education, manufacturing, and maintenance through innovative green building design in Atlanta.

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Keisha Sean Waites

Keisha has a degree in political science and attended Georgia Southern and Atlanta Metropolitan College. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

Keisha Waites served in the Atlanta City Council from 2020 to 2024 and the Georgia House of Representatives from 2012 to 2017. She ran for the Fulton County Commission in 2017 and 2018 but did not win. She also ran for the US House of Representatives in 2020 but did not win. 

- Voted against funding the construction of a police training facility in unincorporated DeKalb County.

Supports transitioning to 100% green energy alternatives by 2035.

As of June 11, 2025, Keisha Sean Waites’s website did not contain information on this issue.

As a state representative, authored legislation ensuring accessibility for disabled and visually impaired individuals in state buildings.

As of April 28, 2025, Keisha Sean Waites’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports Atlanta being recognized as a leader in innovative green building design.

Supports Atlanta being recognized as a leader in "innovative green building design."

- Supports Atlanta being recognized as a leader in "innovative green building design."

Supports redistricting for the Public Service Commission.

- Supports transitioning to 100% green energy alternatives by 2035.

As a state representative, authored and sponsored HB 18, legislation that ensures accessibility for the disabled and visually impaired.

Believes in ensuring government "works for the people and not on the backs of families."

- A Public Service Commissioner is an elected official who serves on Georgia’s five-member Public Service Commission, which oversees statewide utilities like electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, and trucking.
- The commission was originally created in 1879 to manage the building and upkeep of railroads.
- Today, its role is to make sure Georgians have safe, dependable, and affordable utility services, including electricity, natural gas, and telecommunications.
- The commission has five members, each chosen in statewide elections to serve staggered six-year terms.