District 8 Commissioner
706-543-0281
andy.herod@accgov.com
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Andy Herod is not running for office again.
Professional / Civic Experience
Professor of Geography, University of Georgia
President, Federation of Neighborhoods (2004-2007)
President, Green Acres / Crestwood Community Association (2003-2007)
EducationPresident, Federation of Neighborhoods (2004-2007)
President, Green Acres / Crestwood Community Association (2003-2007)
Ph.D., Economic and Urban Geography, Rutgers University (1992)
M.A., Geography, West Virginia University (1988)
B.Soc.Sci., Geography, University of Bristol (England) (1986)
Party AffiliationM.A., Geography, West Virginia University (1988)
B.Soc.Sci., Geography, University of Bristol (England) (1986)
Primary Ballots: Usually votes in Democratic primaries, but not always.
Donations: Donated to Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016.
Fundraising: On Houston Gaines’ (R) fundraising committee in 2017.
Donations: Donated to Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016.
Fundraising: On Houston Gaines’ (R) fundraising committee in 2017.
Inferred Party: Most likely a Democrat
Issues: Affordable Housing
Voted YES on re-zoning Mitchell Street without using the county’s leverage to ask for some affordable units in the new development.
Issues: Living Wages
“If someone works an hour do they deserve a living wage? That’s the question.”
Andy Herod, May 12, 2016 Work Session
Voting Record
Cedar Creek Solar Array Project: absent
Moving Work Sessions to City Hall: YES
Redesigning the Chase Street Corridor: YES
Updating County Anti-Discrimination Policy: YES
Reject Concept Maps for Athens in Motion: YES
Athens in Motion plan: YES
Bike Lanes on Barnett Shoals: NO
Delay Designating SPLOST Projects: NO
(More information about 2018 votes)
Moving Work Sessions to City Hall: YES
Redesigning the Chase Street Corridor: YES
Updating County Anti-Discrimination Policy: YES
Reject Concept Maps for Athens in Motion: YES
Athens in Motion plan: YES
Bike Lanes on Barnett Shoals: NO
Delay Designating SPLOST Projects: NO
(More information about 2018 votes)
Moratorium on Downtown Development: YES
Progress on Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan: absent
TSPLOST project list and referendum: YES
Re-zoning Mitchell Street: YES
(More information about 2017 votes)
Progress on Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan: absent
TSPLOST project list and referendum: YES
Re-zoning Mitchell Street: YES
(More information about 2017 votes)
Apply for ‘Go Transit’ grant funding: YES
Complete Streets Improvements for Chase: NO
Allow Sale of Growlers in Brewpubs: YES
Fare-Free Bus Rides for K-12 Students: YES
Bar Admittance and Civil Rights Committee: YES
(More information about 2016 votes)
Complete Streets Improvements for Chase: NO
Allow Sale of Growlers in Brewpubs: YES
Fare-Free Bus Rides for K-12 Students: YES
Bar Admittance and Civil Rights Committee: YES
(More information about 2016 votes)
Pro-Chicken: YES
FY 2016 Budget: YES
Removing Wetland Buffers: YES
Delay repaving of Chase Street: YES
Adopt Securus Tech Contract: YES
Allow Food Trucks: YES
Keep Domestic Partnership Benefits: YES
(More information about 2015 votes)
FY 2016 Budget: YES
Removing Wetland Buffers: YES
Delay repaving of Chase Street: YES
Adopt Securus Tech Contract: YES
Allow Food Trucks: YES
Keep Domestic Partnership Benefits: YES
(More information about 2015 votes)
2018 Questionnaire Responses
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2016 Questionnaire Responses