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. 

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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."

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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."

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

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

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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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Peter Hubbard has bachelor's degrees in physics, mathematics, and French from the University of Memphis and master's degrees in international relations, economics, and energy policy from Johns Hopkins. He was born in Akron, Ohio and currently lives in the Edgewood neighborhood of Atlanta. He is married and has two kids.

Peter works as a clean energy advocate for the Georgia Center for Energy Solutions. Before that, he worked on promoting exports of energy technology made by U.S. companies and was a consultant at Siemens Energy Business Advisory and AFRY Management Consulting. 

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Peter ran for a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives in 2022 but did not win. 

Supports an Integrated Resource Plan for Georgia that aims to reduce costs and harmful emissions.

Criticizes the Public Service Commission for ignoring affordable solutions, and advocates for lower bills and environmental benefits through clean energy initiatives.

Supports sharing renewable resources with neighboring regions to achieve 100% renewable energy.

Supports sharing renewable resources with neighboring regions, like the Tennessee Valley Authority and Florida, to achieve 100% renewable energy.

Supports reducing power bills through investments in solar, wind, storage, and energy efficiency.

- Criticizes the Public Service Commission for ignoring affordable solutions, and advocates for lower bills and environmental benefits through clean energy initiatives.
- Supports investments in solar power.
- Supports sharing renewable resources with neighboring regions, like the Tennessee Valley Authority and Florida, to achieve 100% renewable energy.
- Supports reducing power bills through investments in solar, wind, storage, and energy efficiency.

Believes renewable energy lowers power bills, while fossil fuels raise them.

Believes Georgia Power Company's fossil fuel projects are poorly planned and secretive, leading to unexpected costs on power bills, and opposes these energy strategies for being detrimental to business, affordability, fiscal responsibility, national security, health, climate, and Georgia's interests, advocating for transparency and accountability in the Public Service Commission.

Believes Georgia Power Company's fossil fuel projects are poorly planned and secretive, leading to unexpected costs on power bills.

- Believes renewable energy lowers power bills, while fossil fuels raise them.
- Believes Georgia Power Company's fossil fuel projects are poorly planned and secretive, leading to unexpected costs on power bills.

As of April 28, 2025, Peter Jacob Hubbard’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Opposes fossil fuel energy for being detrimental to business, affordability, fiscal responsibility, national security, health, climate, and Georgia's interests.

- Opposes fossil fuel energy for being detrimental to business, affordability, fiscal responsibility, national security, health, climate, and Georgia's interests.

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Robert has a bachelor's degree in natural resource economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master's degree in public policy from the University of Michigan.

Robert previously worked as the vice president of sales for Veeam Software. He also has experience as a senior regulatory analyst in energy and telecommunications, as a planning commission for Mountain View, and as a substitute math and science teacher. 

Supports reducing greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation.

Plans to "pursue financial incentives for using less energy."

Supports expanding residential rooftop and community solar energy.

- Supports reducing greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation.
- Plans to "pursue financial incentives for using less energy."
- Supports expanding rooftop solar energy.

Supports limiting price increases for utilities.

Wants to limit price increases for utilities.

- Wants to limit price increases for utilities.

Supports expanding high-speed broadband to rural areas.

Supports expanding high-speed internet to rural areas.

- Supports expanding high-speed internet to rural areas.

Supports the growth of the Georgia economy through the use of "secure reliable energy."

Supports growing the Georgia economy through the use of "secure reliable energy."

- Supports growing the Georgia economy through the use of "secure reliable energy."

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- A Public Service Commissioner is an elected official who serves on the Public Service Commission. This statewide, five-person board acts as the chief regulators for public utilities in Georgia. This includes power, natural gas, telecommunications, and trucking in Georgia.
- In 1879, the Public Service Commission was formed to oversee the construction and maintenance of railroads. Today, the Georgia Public Service Commission ensures that consumers receive safe and reliable telecommunications, electricity, and natural gas. 
- Public Service Commissioners heavily influence how much you pay in utilities by regulating the rates charged by most intrastate, investor-owned telecommunications, gas, and electric utilities operating in Georgia (companies such as Georgia Power and Atlanta Natural Gas and Light).
- The commission is made up of five elected members who serve staggered, six-year terms. Each commissioner is elected by a statewide election.

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