Participants have now been confirmed for a three-part election series spotlighting the most competitive 2025 City Council races.
The following participants are now confirmed for the event on Oct. 21, 6 - 8:30 p.m., at Underground Atlanta:
District 2 (open seat): Kelsea Bond, Jacob Chambers, Alex Jones, Courtney Smith, and James White. (Candidate Rod Mack has not confirmed participation.)
L-R: Bond, Chambers, Jones, Smith, White
District 7 (open seat): Jamie Christy, Allen Daly, Gerald Thad Flowers, Rebecca King, Thomas Worthy
L-R: Christy, Daly, Flowers, King, Worthy
District 12: Delvin Davis, Stephanie Flowers, Antonio Lewis (incumbent)
L-R: Davis, Flowers, Lewis
Post 1, At-Large: Juan Mendoza, Matt Rinker. (Incumbent Michael Julian Bond has not confirmed participation.)
L-R: Mendoza, Rinker
The following participants are now confirmed for the event on Oct. 23, 6 - 8:30 p.m., at Underground Atlanta:
Council President (open seat): Rohit Malhotra, Marci Collier Overstreet
L-R: Malhotra, Overstreet
(There will be no District 3 forum since both candidates have conflicts with another event.)
District 9: Charles Bourgeois, Dustin Hillis (incumbent)
L-R: Bourgeois, Hillis
District 11 (open seat): Toni Belin-Ingram, Curt Collier, Steven Dingle, Harold Hardnett, Nathan Jester, Wayne Martin Jr., Reginald Rushin. (Candidate Andre Burgin has not confirmed participation.)
L-R: Belin-Ingram, Collier, Dingle, Hardnett, Jester, Martin Jr., Rushin
In addition, the Karaoke With Candidates event on Oct. 29 (7-9 p.m.) is open to all office-seekers.
A coalition of Atlanta organizations — Propel ATL, Atlanta Civic Circle, Advance Atlanta, New Disabled South, Partnership for Southern Equity, and Red, Bike and Green-Atlanta — are partnering to host these forum events, focused on transportation, mobility, and Atlanta’s future.
The first two forums give voters the opportunity to hear directly from candidates about their visions for safe, accessible, and equitable transportation across Atlanta. The final event, Karaoke with Candidates, will bring together citywide election candidates in a lighter format, offering voters a chance to connect with candidates in a more personal (and entertaining) way.
Each forum will be moderated by Saba Long of Atlanta Civic Circle, ensuring issue-focused conversation, along with youth moderators from Partnership for Southern Equity’s Just Youth program, bringing fresh perspectives from the next generation of leaders.
Members of the public can RSVP at letspropelatl.org/forums.