2021 Local Elections Runoff

Jacki was born and raised in Atlanta. She attended Atlanta Public Schools and Fulton County Schools, and she graduated from Roswell High School. She has a bachelor's degree from Hampton University. Her husband, Patrick Labat, is Fulton County Sheriff, and she managed his campaign for the position. She and her husband have four adult children and attend the Enon Baptist Church. They live in Midwest Cascade with their two dogs, Hugo and Finesse.

Jacki is a small business owner and management consultant. She has worked for McKinsey & Company, Kilpatrick Townsend LLP and the King Center.

Jacqueline "Jacki" Labat's campaign for city council is her first entry into politics.

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Public Services

Atlanta Bike Coalition

Wants to help residents overcome employment and housing obstacles post-COVID.

-Said, "\[s\]mall businesses are struggling to recover and retain personnel, and housing evictions are expected to skyrocket as protections expire."

Plans to work to create a post-pandemic plan that prioritizes all the projects that were stalled during COVID.

- Wants to help residents overcome employment and housing obstacles post-COVID. 
-Said, "\[s\]mall businesses are struggling to recover and retain personnel, and housing evictions are expected to skyrocket as protections expire."
- Plans to work to create a post-pandemic plan that prioritizes all the projects that were stalled during COVID.

COVID

Wants to have more community involvement in the budgeting process.

- Wants to have more community involvement in the budgeting process.

City Budget

Wants to use federal relief funds provided to Atlanta for COVID are used to support those struggling to keep their homes.

Wants to use unused public land to develop mixed-income housing "and communities that are not stigmatized as public housing."

- Supports affordable housing.
- Wants to use federal relief funds provided to Atlanta for COVID are used to support those struggling to keep their homes.
- Wants to use unused public land to develop mixed-income housing "and communities that are not stigmatized as public housing."

Housing & Urban Development

Believes crime is the biggest issue facing Atlanta.

Believes "enforcing the law and holding people accountable is not mutually exclusive from supporting the police while also holding them accountable and enacting reforms that are designed to reduce the scale of incarceration."

Wants to expand housing incentives for law enforcement to promote community policing.

Plans to use the Atlanta City Detention Center to "humanely house" and provided re-entry and vocational training services to detainees.

Supports auditing cash bail reform and signature bond processes.

Said, "we must explore ways to incentivize youth from partaking in a life of crime."

- Believes crime is the biggest issue facing Atlanta. 
- Believes "enforcing the law and holding people accountable is not mutually exclusive from supporting the police while also holding them accountable and enacting reforms that are designed to reduce the scale of incarceration."
- Wants to expand housing incentives for law enforcement to promote community policing.
- Plans to use the Atlanta City Detention Center to "humanely house" and provided re-entry and vocational training services to detainees.
- Supports auditing cash bail reform and signature bond processes.
- Said, "we must explore ways to incentivize youth from partaking in a life of crime."

Public Safety

Wants Atlantans to become less dependent on cars for every day use by providing alternative transportation options, including public transit, walking and biking trails and sidewalks that are safe, well-lit and clean.

Plans to expand the police department's surveillance camera system because "drivers can become desensitized, aggressive and flat out rude."

Believes MARTA should work to provide accessible parking, statin-area development to allow residents to live, work, shop or go to school within walking distance of the station.

- Wants Atlantans to become less dependent on cars for every day use by providing alternative transportation options, including public transit, walking and biking trails and sidewalks that are safe, well-lit and clean. 
- Plans to expand the police department's surveillance camera system because "drivers can become desensitized, aggressive and flat out rude." 
- Believes MARTA should work to provide accessible parking, statin-area development to allow residents to live, work, shop or go to school within walking distance of the station.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports "a healthy mix" of housing options, including affordable rental homes, single family homes, duplexes and communities for seniors.

Believes zoning should require certain amounts of green space, lighting and public art.

- Supports "a healthy mix" of housing options, including affordable rental homes, single family homes, duplexes and communities for seniors.
- Believes zoning should require certain amounts of green space, lighting and public art.

Zoning

Jacki Labat

Keisha attended Georgia Southern University, Atlanta Metropolitan College and Georgia Perimeter College, and she has degrees in criminal justice and political science.

Keisha has worked with the United States Small Business Administration's Disaster Assistance division, providing disaster assistance loans, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), where she coordinated disaster assistance after Hurricane Katrina, helped the response to the earthquake in Haiti and helped coordinate lead water testing in Flint, Michigan. After graduating college, she worked for a major lending institution.

Keisha Sean Waites served three terms as a Representative in the Georgia General Assembly. She represented District 60, which includes Clayton County and Fulton County. She was on the Public Safety, Transportation and Juvenile Justice Committees.

Keisha Waites

Said, "I would make it my priority to be an effective conduit between Buckhead residents and the City of Atlanta government."

Wants to develop south Atlanta. She said, "\[h\]ome flippers see the potential and have been buying homes for $200k and selling them for $400k."

Wants to have a consulting firm do a detailed review of every city department, their role in providing services, and how they use technology to find and respond to any service issues.

As a state representative, she got the Georgia Building Authority to make the State Capitol and legislative office buildings accessible to disabled and visually impaired individuals.

- Said, "I would make it my priority to be an effective conduit between Buckhead residents and the City of Atlanta government." 
- Wants to develop south Atlanta. She said, "\[h\]ome flippers see the potential and have been buying homes for $200k and selling them for $400k." 
- Wants to have a consulting firm do a detailed review of every city department, their role in providing services, and how they use technology to find and respond to any service issues. 
- As a state representative, she got the Georgia Building Authority to make the State Capitol and legislative office buildings accessible to disabled and visually impaired individuals.

Encourages voters to vote by mail via absentee ballot due to the pandemic.

Wants to form a team to reach out to the owners of businesses that failed during the pandemic that want to reopen to match them up with landlords of underused commercial spaces.

Wants to support landlords who were hurt by the eviction moratorium.

- Encourages voters to vote by mail via absentee ballot due to the pandemic.
- Wants to form a team to reach out to the owners of businesses that failed during the pandemic that want to reopen to match them up with landlords of underused commercial spaces. 
- Wants to support landlords who were hurt by the eviction moratorium.

Plans to prioritize policing, infrastructure planning and maintenance, trash collection and code enforcement in budgeting.

Believes that "\[o\]ne of the most important tasks for the Mayor of Atlanta and City Council is to assure residents that their tax dollars are being spent wisely."

Wants to grow the tax base rather than raise taxes or create new taxes.

Wants to create a new tax on blighted or unoccupied properties, since they bring down property values, reduce available housing and reduce the tax base.

- Plans to prioritize policing, infrastructure planning and maintenance, trash collection and code enforcement in budgeting. 
- Believes that "\[o\]ne of the most important tasks for the Mayor of Atlanta and City Council is to assure residents that their tax dollars are being spent wisely." 
- Wants to grow the tax base rather than raise taxes or create new taxes.
- Wants to create a new tax on blighted or unoccupied properties, since they bring down property values, reduce available housing and reduce the tax base.

Sees gentrification as a good thing if property taxes for older or long term residents are frozen as the area develops.

Believes that lack of affordable housing is due to zoning regulations that reduce housing supply.

Wants to expand homeless services to provide access to jobs and wrap around services.

Plans to work with Partners for H.O.M.E., the United Way and other organizations to get services to homeless people as soon as possible.

Wants to make agreements with developers that guarantee a portion of affordable housing in new developments.

- Sees gentrification as a good thing if property taxes for older or long term residents are frozen as the area develops. 
- Believes that lack of affordable housing is due to zoning regulations that reduce housing supply. 
- Wants to expand homeless services to provide access to jobs and wrap around services. 
- Plans to work with Partners for H.O.M.E., the United Way and other organizations to get services to homeless people as soon as possible. 
- Wants to make agreements with developers that guarantee a portion of affordable housing in new developments.

Plans to fully staff the police department "as quickly as possible,"

Wants to expand the network of surveillance cameras and license plate readers, as well as the ShotSpotter system, which seeks to allow the police to find the location of gunshots in real time.

Wants to update the Employee Code of Ethics for city government, with strict penalties for violations.

Wants to expand, simplify or publicize the 311 program for residents to report issues.

As a state representative, she supported "Ban the Box" legislation to remove questions about criminal history from job applications.

- Plans to fully staff the police department "as quickly as possible," 
- Wants to expand the network of surveillance cameras and license plate readers, as well as the ShotSpotter system, which seeks to allow the police to find the location of gunshots in real time. 
- Wants to update the Employee Code of Ethics for city government, with strict penalties for violations. 
- Wants to expand, simplify or publicize the 311 program for residents to report issues. 
- As a state representative, she supported "Ban the Box" legislation to remove questions about criminal history from job applications.

Plans to get funding from the federal Department of Transportation, the state and the county to fix transit problems.

Wants to expand public transportation to create more affordable housing by making it feasible for people to live in the suburbs and commute to work.

- Plans to get funding from the federal Department of Transportation, the state and the county to fix transit problems. 
- Wants to expand public transportation to create more affordable housing by making it feasible for people to live in the suburbs and commute to work.

Supports higher density, smaller minimum footprints and redevelopment of blighted properties.

Wants to change zoning and other policies to create mixed-use spaces that people want to be in and around, such as the brewery scene.

Wants to review zoning plans to rebalance land use designations.

Plans to use rezoning to direct investment into majority minority areas of the city.

- Supports higher density, smaller minimum footprints and redevelopment of blighted properties. 
- Wants to change zoning and other policies to create mixed-use spaces that people want to be in and around, such as the brewery scene. 
- Wants to review zoning plans to rebalance land use designations. 
- Plans to use rezoning to direct investment into majority minority areas of the city.

Keisha Sean Waites

- 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. 

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