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Andre is from Atlanta, and he attended Atlanta Public Schools. He has a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and a master's degree in public administration in Economic Development from Georgia State University. He has a daughter, and he loves Atlanta sports.

Andre is the Chief Development Officer for nonprofit TechBridge. In 2018, he co-founded the Technology Career Program, to provide technology training to unemployed individuals for free. He previously worked as Assistant Director of Outreach Initiatives for Georgia tech's Office of Institute Diversity and as a sales engineer for DSM Engineering Plastics. He co-founded City Living Home Furnishings, a furniture sales business, in 2002. Andre was on the boards of the Atlanta BeltLine, Invest Atlanta, and the Center for Civil and Human Rights.

Andre Dickens is currently an Atlanta city council member. He was elected in 2013, and he represents Post 3 At-Large, meaning that he represents the entire city of Atlanta. He is chairman of the Transportation Committee, which is in charge of city streets, bridges, sidewalks, paths, and the airport. In 2017, he was chair of the Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee.

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Wants to address Buckhead's attempts to leave Atlanta through policing. He said, "What we are hearing from Buckhead is that Buckhead wants to feel safe, and they want to feel heard."

Plans to improve Atlanta transit. As a city council member, his legislation created the city-wide Atlanta Department of Transportation (ADOT) to oversee all transportation-related activities, planning, and management.

Wants to expand programs he co-founded and worked on at Georgia Tech to provide low-income families with training in technology to decrease income inequality.

As a city council member, he created the John Lewis Memorial Task Force, which changed Freedom Parkway to "John Lewis Freedom Parkway" and installed the John Lewis "Good Trouble" tribute wall at the airport.

- Wants to address Buckhead's attempts to leave Atlanta through policing. He said, "What we are hearing from Buckhead is that Buckhead wants to feel safe, and they want to feel heard."
- Plans to improve Atlanta transit. As a city council member, his legislation created the city-wide Atlanta Department of Transportation (ADOT) to oversee all transportation-related activities, planning, and management. 
- Wants to expand programs he co-founded and worked on at Georgia Tech to provide low-income families with training in technology to decrease income inequality. 
- As a city council member, he created the John Lewis Memorial Task Force, which changed Freedom Parkway to "John Lewis Freedom Parkway" and installed the John Lewis "Good Trouble" tribute wall at the airport.

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Plans to follow CDC guidance, including mask mandates, social distancing, quarantine requirements and contact tracing, and promises to reinstate hazard pay for frontline essential workers while encouraging remote work.

Wants to focus on inequality in the city's economic recovery. He said, "the southeast and southwest sides of our city need to have job centers, grocery stores, amenities. This is how we overcome this generational wealth gap that we have."

As a city council member, he voted for $7 million to help those affected by COVID, including children's food programs, senior food programs, homelessness preparedness, small businesses, emergency technology purchases for telework, and the financial industry.

As a city council member, he co-sponsored and passed legislation to raise the minimum wage for city government workers to $15 an hour.

- Plans to follow CDC guidance, including mask mandates, social distancing, quarantine requirements and contact tracing, and promises to reinstate hazard pay for frontline essential workers while encouraging remote work. 
- Wants to focus on inequality in the city's economic recovery. He said, "the southeast and southwest sides of our city need to have job centers, grocery stores, amenities. This is how we overcome this generational wealth gap that we have."
- As a city council member, he voted for $7 million to help those affected by COVID, including children's food programs, senior food programs, homelessness preparedness, small businesses, emergency technology purchases for telework, and the financial industry. 
- As a city council member, he co-sponsored and passed legislation to raise the minimum wage for city government workers to $15 an hour.

COVID

Wants to focus the city's resources on areas that need the most support, prioritizing places that have been underserved.

As a city council member, he voted for the current Atlanta city budget.

As a city council member, he against a BeltLine budget that would reduce tax revenue for Atlanta Public Schools.

- Wants to focus the city's resources on areas that need the most support, prioritizing places that have been underserved. 
- As a city council member, he voted for the current Atlanta city budget. 
- As a city council member, he against a BeltLine budget that would reduce tax revenue for Atlanta Public Schools.

City Budget

Promises to build and restore 20,000 units of affordable housing.

Wants to expand the $100 million Housing Opportunity Bond, partner with MARTA on its use of the $100 million affordable housing TOD fund and enforce laws against predatory tactics designed to get residents to sell their homes under market value.

Said, "working folks can't live in Atlanta any more. Since 2010, the cost of housing has increased by 50%, and incomes for working folks have only increased by 10% ... too many working-class people are cost burdened in our city because we have neglected them for over a decade."

As a city council member, he established BeltLine Inclusionary Zoning for affordable housing and set aside a $40 million Housing Opportunity Bond.

- Promises to build and restore 20,000 units of affordable housing. 
- Wants to expand the $100 million Housing Opportunity Bond, partner with MARTA on its use of the $100 million affordable housing TOD fund and enforce laws against predatory tactics designed to get residents to sell their homes under market value. 
- Said, "working folks can't live in Atlanta any more. Since 2010, the cost of housing has increased by 50%, and incomes for working folks have only increased by 10% ... too many working-class people are cost burdened in our city because we have neglected them for over a decade."
- As a city council member, he established BeltLine Inclusionary Zoning for affordable housing and set aside a $40 million Housing Opportunity Bond.

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Plans to hire 250 police officers in his first year, and 400 more police officers in his second year. He also wants to increase security cameras and license plate readers in the city.

Wants to arrest gang leaders, create a strike force to focus on gun trafficking and illegal guns, and increase community policing efforts.

Proposes hiring first responders from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to increase cultural sensitivity.

As a city council member, he supported building a $90 million police and firefighter training facility on 85 acres of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm that the city previously set aside as greenspace. The facility, nicknamed "Cop City" by activists, is widely opposed by residents, businesses and environmental nonprofits.

As a city council member, h voted to withhold $73 million from the police budget in order to get reforms in 2020 and said he wants to "reimagining policing in Atlanta," but has said he does not support defunding the police.

As a city council member, he raised pay for senior police officers and investigators retroactively to 2015.

- Plans to hire 250 police officers in his first year, and 400 more police officers in his second year. He also wants to increase security cameras and license plate readers in the city. 
- Wants to arrest gang leaders, create a strike force to focus on gun trafficking and illegal guns, and increase community policing efforts. 
- Proposes hiring first responders from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to increase cultural sensitivity. 
- As a city council member, he supported building a $90 million police and firefighter training facility on 85 acres of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm that the city previously set aside as greenspace. The facility, nicknamed "Cop City" by activists, is widely opposed by residents, businesses and environmental nonprofits.
- As a city council member, h voted to withhold $73 million from the police budget in order to get reforms in 2020 and said he wants to "reimagining policing in Atlanta," but has said he does not support defunding the police. 
- As a city council member, he raised pay for senior police officers and investigators retroactively to 2015.

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Said he supports additional housing options and density, but not through "carte blanche" approaches.

Supports inclusionary zoning to provide more affordable housing, which requires developers to make a certain percentage of their units in in-demand areas affordable to low-income renters.

Supports allowing small apartment buildings or second units in single-family residential districts.

As a city council member, he designed the BeltLine's first inclusionary zoning rules that require new rental developments to provide affordable housing.

- Said he supports additional housing options and density, but not through "carte blanche" approaches. 
- Supports inclusionary zoning to provide more affordable housing, which requires developers to make a certain percentage of their units in in-demand areas affordable to low-income renters.
- Supports allowing small apartment buildings or second units in single-family residential districts.
- As a city council member, he designed the BeltLine's first inclusionary zoning rules that require new rental developments to provide affordable housing.

Zoning

Said, "there's a cloud of corruption hanging over city hall...we can't have a mayor trying to fight crime in the city of Atlanta when they're facing federal investigation."

As a city council member, he created government purchase card regulations to make sure government officials are accountable for how they spend money and established the Independent Procurement Review Office to require requires of all contracts of more than $1 million.

- Said, "there's a cloud of corruption hanging over city hall...we can't have a mayor trying to fight crime in the city of Atlanta when they're facing federal investigation." 
- As a city council member, he created government purchase card regulations to make sure government officials are accountable for how they spend money and established the Independent Procurement Review Office to require requires of all contracts of more than $1 million.

Corruption

Andre Dickens

Felicia has lived in Atlanta for 35 years. She graduated from Central State University in Ohio, and she has a masters of science in Accounting from Central Michigan University. She was president of her neighborhood association and chair of her Neighborhood Planning Unit. She currently lives in the Collier Heights Community.

Felicia is a licensed real estate broker.

Felicia Moore is currently Atlanta City Council President. She was elected in 2017. She was previously a city council member representing District 9, which covers northwest Atlanta. She had her city council seat for 20 years.

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Against Buckhead leaving the city of Atlanta. She called it a "divorce," saying, "you know with divorce comes alimony. It's going to be a very expensive endeavor. As they say, it's cheaper to keep her."

Wants to build city unity by addressing crime and city services, including raising the morale of the police by meeting with them in person.

Promises that citizens will receive high-quality waste management, sewer, and infrastructure services.

Plans to increase enforcement of the alcohol code against restaurants and bars that have liquor licenses.

- Against Buckhead leaving the city of Atlanta. She called it a "divorce," saying, "you know with divorce comes alimony. It's going to be a very expensive endeavor. As they say, it's cheaper to keep her." 
- Wants to build city unity by addressing crime and city services, including raising the morale of the police by meeting with them in person.
- Promises that citizens will receive high-quality waste management, sewer, and infrastructure services.
- Plans to increase enforcement of the alcohol code against restaurants and bars that have liquor licenses.

Wants to use federal recovery money to help Atlanta businesses recover from the pandemic. She said, "we find ways, particularly with the federal funding we're having, to really get and help those most vulnerable, those that were hit hardest, through the pandemic."

- Wants to use federal recovery money to help Atlanta businesses recover from the pandemic. She said, "we find ways, particularly with the federal funding we're having, to really get and help those most vulnerable, those that were hit hardest, through the pandemic."

Thinks that city revenue must be managed and spent responsibly

Plans to conduct a review of Atlanta's financial health and practices.

Wants Fulton County to increase funding for the Fulton County District Attorney's Office to address the backlog of cases.

- Thinks that city revenue must be managed and spent responsibly
- Plans to conduct a review of Atlanta's financial health and practices.
- Wants Fulton County to increase funding for the Fulton County District Attorney's Office to address the backlog of cases.

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Said she would address housing affordability by looking at the "entire spectrum" of housing, including units for unsheltered people and city workers.

Thinks it is important for agencies to stop providing public assistance to developers when it isn't necessary.

Said housing affordability is "the next issue on \[her\] list" after crime.

Wants to start a workforce development agency to provide job training so that people can work to afford homes.

- Said she would address housing affordability by looking at the "entire spectrum" of housing, including units for unsheltered people and city workers.
- Thinks it is important for agencies to stop providing public assistance to developers when it isn't necessary. 
- Said housing affordability is "the next issue on \[her\] list" after crime. 
- Wants to start a workforce development agency to provide job training so that people can work to afford homes.

Wants to increase resident confidence in law enforcement.

Plans to launch a search for a permanent chief of police, hire more police officers to fill empty openings in the police department, put more police officers on the street, and address disciplinary issues to reward good officers and remove bad officers.

Says Atlanta needs to make sure violent offenders aren't released from prison early.

Wants to create a group of trained, unarmed mental health professionals who respond specifically to mental health crises.

- Wants to increase resident confidence in law enforcement.
- Plans to launch a search for a permanent chief of police, hire more police officers to fill empty openings in the police department, put more police officers on the street, and address disciplinary issues to reward good officers and remove bad officers. 
- Says Atlanta needs to make sure violent offenders aren't released from prison early.
- Wants to create a group of trained, unarmed mental health professionals who respond specifically to mental health crises.

Supports increasing density in residential areas, but only with neighborhood input and with support from local residents.

Said there is no correlation between taking away single family zoning and increasing affordability.

Wants to build density on city owned properties.

- Supports increasing density in residential areas, but only with neighborhood input and with support from local residents.
- Supports allowing small apartment buildings or second units in single-family residential districts.
- Said there is no correlation between taking away single family zoning and increasing affordability. 
- Wants to build density on city owned properties.

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Promises to make a broader range of financial information available to the public.

As a city council member, she wrote legislation to create Independent Procurement Review Officers responsible for overseeing the city's process for entering into contracts.

Wants to make the city's Housing Opportunities for People With Aids (HOPWA) program more transparent and accountable.

- Promises to make a broader range of financial information available to the public. 
- As a city council member, she wrote legislation to create Independent Procurement Review Officers responsible for overseeing the city's process for entering into contracts.
- Wants to make the city's Housing Opportunities for People With Aids (HOPWA) program more transparent and accountable.

Felicia Moore

- The mayor leads the executive branch of local government, presiding over city council meetings, making sure city departments run smoothly, and providing services to citizens. 
- The mayor runs the city day to day and prepares the budget each year, meaning that they propose how much funding goes to each city department, including the police department, city parks, transportation, and the fire department. 
- The mayor also hires the Police Chief, Fire Chief, and city department heads, such as City Planning, Parks & Recreation, and Transportation. 
- Most Georgia mayors are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 

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