This past Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the rest of the country got a chance to see why Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is considered an emerging leader in America. Mayor Reed was part of a panel that included former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers, Tea Party-backed Illinois Republican Congressman Bobby Schilling, MSNBC […]
Kasim Reed took office Monday as Atlanta's 59th mayor, vowing to help small business owners and young people and provide better customer service for citizens. "We cannot face our future if we are facing off with each other," Reed said.
Kasim Reed became Atlanta's mayor today at a ceremony at the Atlanta Civic Center. Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Carol W. Hunstein conducted the swearing-in at the event that began with a song from the Howard University choir, Reed's alma mater.
In an extensive interview with Creative Loafing, Atlanta mayor-elect Kasim Reed lays out his vision for Atlanta, including battling the increase in crime, reducing the city's deficit and saving MARTA.
Kasim Reed won the Atlanta mayor's race by 714 votes, a recount of the Dec. 1 runoff results showed Wednesday.
Atlanta mayoral hopeful Mary Norwood has filed a request with the Fulton County Registrations and Elections office calling for a recount of the Dec.1 vote that presumably saw Kasim Reed elected mayor.
An elections board has certified Kasim Reed as the winner of the Atlanta mayoral runoff election by a margin of 620 votes, although Mary Norwood is expected to request a recount.
Kasim Reed maintained his close lead over Mary Norwood in the Atlanta mayor's race after a count of provisional ballots by Fulton County officials Thursday evening. Reed now leads Norwood by 0.84 percent or 715 votes out of the 84,383 ballots cast in the election.
<strong>Early voting</strong> in <strong>Fulton</strong> and <strong>DeKalb</strong> starts <strong>Wednesday, November 18</strong> and continues until <strong>November 20</strong>. <strong>Advanced Voting</strong>, which will include more voting locations, starts next <strong>Monday, November 23</strong> until <strong>November 25</strong>. For a list of <strong>county offices</strong> where you can <strong>vote</strong>, click below.<!--more-->
<strong>Atlanta City Council President Lisa Borders</strong> endorsed <strong>Kasim Reed</strong> for mayor Wednesday, saying he was the best candidate to improve the city's finances. Reed, a former state lawmaker, is in a <strong>Dec. 1 runoff</strong> with <strong>Councilwoman Mary Norwood</strong>.<!--more-->
Atlanta has one more month and one more election to go before it chooses the <strong>city's next mayor</strong>: <strong>Councilwoman Mary Norwood</strong> and <strong>former state Sen. Kasim Reed</strong> will face each other in a <strong>runoff Dec. 1</strong>.<!--more-->
Precincts Reporting Votes Percentages City of Atlanta Mayor Mary Norwood 69% Reporting 21,429 46% Kasim Reed 17,120 36% Lisa Borders 6,757 14% Jessie Spikes 1,142 2% Kyle Keyser 408 1% Peter Brownlowe 73 1% Atlanta City Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell 68% Reporting 17,225 49% Clair Muller 14,523 41% Dave […]
