Endorsements

Mira Tanna has advanced to the upcoming runoff election for Orlando City Council District 3. Tanna has a long history of public service and community activism, currently serving as the city of Orlando’s grants manager, a position she has held since 2018. For over a decade, she’s also worked in the civil rights field, including…

Ray Sykes is running in the special election for the Ward 1 commissioner seat in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Sykes previously emerged victorious in the primary election against the four-term incumbent on April 22 by only two votes. However, the results were successfully contested, with both candidates agreeing to a special election, which Gov. Tate Reeves has…

Ken Featherstone is running for reelection to serve as mayor of Indianola, Mississippi. In his time as mayor, Featherstone has prioritized a five-point plan to improve the city, focused on reducing and preventing crime, providing more services for youth, supporting the health and wellness of seniors, investing in economic development and committing to better public…

Cameron Dixon is running to serve on the Jonesboro City Council. Dixon has a long history of public service in Jonesboro, where he has lived for over 20 years. From volunteering at City Hall to serving as chairman of the City of Jonesboro Beautification Project, the marketing professional has frequently used his creative talents to…

Chelsey Curney is running to serve on the Jonesboro City Council. A Navy veteran and former educator at Morehouse College, Curney currently sits on the Board of Ethics for the City of Jonesboro. Concerned about wasteful spending of residents’ tax dollars, she is committed to building a more transparent local government that can power progress…

Garnet Morris is running for Hiram City Council. An especially active community member, Morris currently serves as a senior board member of the Seaboard Township Homeowners Association, the editor-in-chief of The Silver Comet Gazette and a board member of the Hiram Tourism Board. His campaign is focused on responsibly growing Hiram through well-planned infrastructure and…

Barney Young Jr. is running to represent Ward 2 on the Douglasville City Council. A senior technology architect and director, Young has decades of professional experience designing IT systems for companies. His expertise will serve him as he works to reorient Douglasville’s government toward being more responsive to the needs of residents. Young has centered…

Sam Foster is running to serve as the next mayor of Marietta, Georgia. An IT systems engineer who first came to Marietta to attend Kennesaw State University, Foster has since become an engaged community advocate, helping to found A Better Cobb, a nonprofit dedicated to improving public transit, housing affordability and pedestrian safety. His campaign…

LaRhonda Patrick is running for reelection to serve another term as mayor of Warner Robins, Georgia. A native of the city and former city attorney, Patrick is the first Black female mayor in the history of Warner Robins. She focused her first term on revitalizing the city’s downtown and building Haven Hope House, the first…

Erica Pope is running for Dacula City Council. A licensed social worker and human resources professional, Pope has also served as president of the Gwinnett Democratic Women and on the boards of several nonprofits based in the Atlanta metro area that support homeless youth, address the needs of new mothers and combat sexual abuse and…