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Former Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed files paperwork to join 2021 mayoral race
Reed served as mayor of Atlanta from 2010 to 2018
Kasim Reed, reportedly wants his job back.
Reed, who served as mayor from 2010 to 2018, submitted paperwork on Wednesday to join the mayoral race. Reed’s two terms as mayor were controversial, but he addressed the accusations during a recent sitdown. During a recent interview with
WSBTV, he spoke on the Federal case he is linked to and what he thinks Atlanta needs.
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“I felt like there are things happening in Atlanta that I’d never seen in my life, and I’ve been here all my life. So that’s what caused me to start talking about it,” Reed said in regards to the uptick in crime in the city.
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Atlanta mayoral races broadens with 2 more candidates
More candidates have emerged in the broadening Atlanta mayoral race.
They are Andre Dickens and Antonio Brown.
The latter held a noon kickoff before one hundred supporters.
Atlanta City Council Member Antonio Brown announces he will run for mayor on May 14, 2021. (FOX 5)
Brown is a newcomer to the political field, having won a special election to council a couple of years ago.
He has established a reputation as a firebrand on the legislative body. And Brown is just fine raising eyebrows as he told his supporters he wants to reimagine how the city should operate.