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Malcolm X Williams is the son of former Georgia State Representative Al Williams. 

Malcolm is a member of the Midway City Council. In 2020, he was elected to the council and re-elected in 2022. 

As of September 3, 2025, Malcolm X Williams did not have a website or any information online.

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Believes that in order to attract businesses, the city must address its housing shortage.

- Believes that in order to attract businesses, the city must address its housing shortage.

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Malcolm X Williams

Supports programs that help people avoid losing their homes or apartments due to financial miscalculations or irresponsible spending.

Supports programs like Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH) to prevent homelessness.

Wants to direct people struggling with addictions and at risk of homelessness to treatment and support resources.

Malcolm previously served on the Midway City Council. In 2020, he was elected to the council and re-elected in 2022. He stepped down from his Midway City Council seat to run for Chief Magistrate Judge in 2024 but lost the election.

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Believes the city government should respond more quickly to business license requests and other concerns in order to grow more revenue.

Believes the city government should respond more quickly to business license requests to grow revenue.

- Believes the city government should respond more quickly to business license requests to grow revenue.

Plans to create a volunteer emergency storm preparedness team.

- Plans to create a volunteer emergency storm preparedness team.
- Plans to improve community cleanliness.

Plans to demolish unsafe, abandoned houses.

- Supports expanding city limits.
- Plans to demolish unsafe, abandoned houses.

Supports the Fire Department and Police Department.

- Supports the Fire Department and Police Department.

Wants to address flooding, roads, dangerous trees, and maintenance.

Supports improving water supply facilities.

- Wants to install more street lights.
- Wants to address flooding, roads, dangerous trees, and maintenance.
- Supports improving water supply facilities.

As of September 3, 2025, Kenneth Williams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Kenneth Williams

As of September 3, 2025, Kenneth Williams did not have a website or any information online.

Kenneth Allen Williams's campaign for Midway Mayor is his first entry into politics.

Kenneth's campaign for Midway Mayor is his first entry into politics.

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Stanley Brown Sr. has lived in the City of Midway for 20 years. He is the Pastor of Love Faith Hope Ministry. 

Stanley works as a pastor at Love Faith Hope Ministry. He also works at International Paper, where he has been employed for 32 years. He is a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. 

Stanley is currently a city council member for the City of Midway. He is in his second term.

As of September 3, 2025, Stanley E Brown Sr did not have a website or any information online.

Believes the city's greatest need is water.

- Believes the city's greatest need is water.

Wants to rebuild the city’s fire department after it was "imploded" and lost state certification.

Wants to rebuild the city’s fire department after it lost state certification.

- Wants to rebuild the city’s fire department after it lost state certification.

Stanley E Brown Sr

Stanley Brown Sr. has lived in the City of Midway for 20 years. He is the Pastor of Love Faith Hope Ministry. He is a veteran of the U.S. Armed forces. He is employed with International Paper and has been with the company for 32 years and serves on the United Steel Workers committee.

Stanley is a pastor at Love Faith Hope Ministry. He also works at International Paper, where he has been employed for 32 years. 

Stanley is currently a city council member for the City of Midway. He is on his second term.

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Believes his recent speeding citation was retaliation for speaking out about issues in the city’s Police Department.

- The mayor leads the executive branch of local government, presiding over city council meetings, making sure city departments run smoothly, and providing services to citizens. 
- The mayor runs the city day to day and prepares the budget each year, meaning that they propose how much funding goes to each city department, including the police department, city parks, transportation, and the fire department. 
- The mayor also hires the Police Chief, Fire Chief, and city department heads, such as City Planning, Parks & Recreation, and Transportation. 
- Most Georgia mayors are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 