The Right Experience, Passion, and Politics to make Athens a Better Community Ovita Thornton has 35-plus years of public service to the Athens community, a strong platform advocating for all Athenians and a proven track record of progressive politics on the CCSD Board of Education. Athens for Everyone is proud […]
2018 Election
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When Kelly Girtz launched his campaign for mayor on the lawn outside the Lyndon House Arts Center, he started by acknowledging the people who’d been kicked off the land nearby. The government forcibly removed first the Creek Indians and later did the same to working-class African-Americans. Athenians love to talk […]
May 22nd is election day! It is the general election for local offices and the primary for statewide races. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the sample ballot before you go vote. In Georgia, we have open primaries, meaning anyone may select any party’s ballot. We have the Democrat, […]
Athens for Everyone sent a questionnaire about local issues on our 2017 Platform to all candidates for mayor and commission in all districts across Athens. We have published their responses here, unedited and in-full. Any candidate who has not yet responded is free to do so at any time and […]