Garnet Morris

Garnet Morris and his family moved to Hiram in 2021. He is a member of the Hiram Tourism Board 

Garnet is the editor-in-chief of the Silver Comet Gazette.

Garnet's campaign for Hiram City Council Member is his first entry into politics. 

Supports small business growth through city partnerships, streamlined processes, and local promotion initiatives.

- Supports small business growth through city partnerships, streamlined processes, and local promotion initiatives.

Economy

Supports creating programs, internships, and recreational activities for young people.

Supports expanding community programs and developing stronger connections between residents, businesses, and city government.

Supports creating more opportunities, resources, and accessible spaces for seniors, and enhancing parks, trails, and gathering areas for all residents to enjoy.

- Supports creating programs, internships, and recreational activities for young people.
- Supports expanding community programs and developing stronger connections between residents, businesses, and city government.
- Supports creating more opportunities, resources, and accessible spaces for seniors, and enhancing parks, trails, and gathering areas for all residents to enjoy.

Public Services

Supports well-planned development and maintaining infrastructure to preserve Hiram's character.

- Supports well-planned development and maintaining infrastructure to preserve Hiram's character.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports police and first responders, wants to expand community programs, and aims to develop stronger connections between residents, businesses, and city government.

- Supports police and first responders, wants to expand community programs, and aims to develop stronger connections between residents, businesses, and city government.

Public Safety

As of October 16, 2025, Garnet Morris’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Supports well-planned development, maintaining roads, improving traffic flow, and ensuring infrastructure keeps pace with growth while preserving Hiram's character.

As of October 16, 2025, Garnet Morris did not have a website or any information online.

Garnet Morris moved to Hiram with his family in 2021. He is a senior board member of the Seaboard Township Homeowners Association and a board member of the Hiram Tourism Board. 

Garnet is a the editor-in-chief of the Silver Comet Gazette. 

Endorsements

Garnet's campaign for Hiram City Council Member, Post 5 is her first entry into politics.

Supports small businesses through city partnerships, streamlined processes, and local promotion initiatives.

- Supports small businesses through city partnerships, streamlined processes, and local promotion initiatives.

Supports creating more opportunities, resources, and accessible spaces for seniors, and enhancing parks, trails, and gathering areas for all.

- Supports creating programs, internships, and recreational activities for young people.
- Supports expanding community programs and developing stronger connections between residents, businesses, and city government.
- Supports creating more opportunities, resources, and accessible spaces for seniors, and enhancing parks, trails, and gathering areas for all.

Supports well-planned development and maintaining roads.

- Supports well-planned development and maintaining roads.

Supports police and first responders, expanding community programs, and developing stronger connections between residents, businesses, and city government.

- Supports police and first responders, expanding community programs, and developing stronger connections between residents, businesses, and city government.

Buket Urgen

Kevin is an IT Network Systems Engineer for the Cobb County School District.

CANDIDATES FOR THE NOVEMBER 4 MUNICIPAL ELECTION

Kevin's campaign for Hiram City Council Member, Post 5 is his first entry into politics.

As of October 16, 2025, Kevin James Smith’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Opposes allowing "outside developers with no stake in Hiram beyond a quick buck" to control the community's future.

- Opposes allowing "outside developers with no stake in Hiram beyond a quick buck" to control the community's future.

Kevin James Smith

As of October 16, 2025, Kevin James Smith did not have a website or any information online.

- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy. 
- City council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city 
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Most city council members in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 