Anne Lerner earned a bachelor of arts in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master of education from Mercer University. She and her husband, Ted, live in the Winding Woods neighborhood.

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Anne is the public affairs director for Georgia Transmission Corporation. She has previously worked as a senior communications strategist at Jackson Spalding, an account manager at CP Communications, and a teacher at Stone Mountain Middle School.

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Anne is a former city council member for the City of Tucker. She served two terms and was term-limited.

Plans to collaborate with various entities to understand and maximize Tucker's competitive advantages and opportunities for attracting investment in business and industrial parks.

Plans to create a strong downtown center that attracts quality and self-sustaining businesses.

Wants to create a strong downtown center that attracts quality and self-sustaining businesses.

- Plans to collaborate with various entities to understand and maximize Tucker's competitive advantages and opportunities for attracting investment in business and industrial parks.
- Wants to create a strong downtown center that attracts quality and self-sustaining businesses.

Economy

Plans to invest in new greenspace and upgrading existing parks while expanding programs to serve all ages, preserving open spaces, and growing recreational access city-wide.

Supports investing in new greenspace and upgrading existing parks while expanding programs.

- Supports investing in new greenspace and upgrading existing parks while expanding programs.

Public Services

Supports developing a comprehensive housing strategy to ensure safe, quality, and affordable housing options for all ages and income levels.

- Supports developing a comprehensive housing strategy to ensure safe, quality, and affordable housing options for all ages and income levels.

Housing & Urban Development

Plans to work closely with DeKalb County to ensure proper staffing of 911 and police officers at the Tucker Precinct.

Plans to improve response times and track crime levels, providing regular updates to residents and businesses.

Plans to work with Community Improvement Districts and property owners to address car break-ins, loitering, panhandling, and other disturbances.

Plans to improve safety by removing illegal signs, erasing graffiti, fixing damaged road signs, and picking up litter and abandoned shopping carts.

Intends to improve safety by removing illegal signs, erasing graffiti, fixing damaged road signs, and picking up litter and abandoned shopping carts.

Plans to coordinate with DeKalb County and surrounding cities to address homelessness.

- Plans to work closely with DeKalb County to ensure proper staffing of 911 and police officers at the Tucker Precinct.
- Plans to improve response times and track crime levels, providing regular updates to residents and businesses.
- Plans to work with Community Improvement Districts and property owners to address car break-ins, loitering, panhandling, and other disturbances.
- Intends to improve safety by removing illegal signs, erasing graffiti, fixing damaged road signs, and picking up litter and abandoned shopping carts.
- Plans to coordinate with DeKalb County and surrounding cities to address homelessness.

Public Safety

Supports investing in infrastructure, including roads and stormwater, to ensure proper funding for maintenance.

Supports fostering a culture of "exceptional customer service, proactive thinking, responsiveness and problem solving" in transportation and infrastructure.

- Supports investing in infrastructure, including roads and stormwater, to ensure proper funding for maintenance.
- Supports fostering a culture of "exceptional customer service, proactive thinking, responsiveness and problem solving" in transportation and infrastructure.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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

Energy & the Environment

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Supports incorporating the seven principles of Lifelong Communities into city plans.

Aims to strengthen connections between neighborhoods, the DeKalb County Police Department, and city leadership to ensure safety in all parts of Tucker.

Plans to evaluate the city’s parks and recreation system to ensure balanced services and activity opportunities while preserving natural spaces.

Beverly's campaign for mayor is her first run for public office.

Supports the Forsyth-Lumpkin Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (FLOST) as a means to lower property taxes.

- Supports the Forsyth-Lumpkin Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (FLOST) as a means to lower property taxes.

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Opposed building more pickleball courts at the recreation center.

Opposes building more pickleball courts at the recreation center.

Said, "the city can make improvements in the way it communicates with residents about important projects."

- Opposes building more pickleball courts at the recreation center.
- Said, "the city can make improvements in the way it communicates with residents about important projects."

Supports maintaining single-family homes, promoting townhomes and ownership opportunities, and limiting unnecessary apartment expansion to preserve Tucker’s character.

- Supports maintaining single-family homes, promoting townhomes and ownership opportunities, and limiting unnecessary apartment expansion to preserve Tucker’s character.

Supports the creation of a Tucker police department.

- Supports the creation of a Tucker police department.

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

Beverly E. Williams

Beverly E. Williams is a current member of the Tucker City Council, representing District 1. She was first elected in 2020.

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

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Noelle is a senior project manager at Dematic. She previously worked as a project manager at Tyco SimplexGrinnell and XO Communications, She also ran her own photography business.

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Noelle is a former member of the Tucker City Council. She was first elected in 2016 and served until 2023. 

Supports exempting workforce housing from impact fees to make it more affordable for essential workers.

Plans to propose a local tax relief program to assist seniors, long-time homeowners, and residents on fixed incomes.

- Supports exempting workforce housing from impact fees to make it more affordable for essential workers.
- Plans to propose a local tax relief program to assist seniors, long-time homeowners, and residents on fixed incomes.

Supports family-friendly parks and youth opportunities.

Supports policies that protect natural spaces, promote sustainability, and prioritize public safety.

Plans to make City Council meetings more accessible by allowing residents to attend and engage via Zoom.

Plans to evaluate the harm caused by mass anonymous code violation reporting.

- Supports family-friendly parks and youth opportunities.
- Supports policies that protect natural spaces, promote sustainability, and prioritize public safety.
- Plans to make City Council meetings more accessible by allowing residents to attend and engage via Zoom.
- Plans to evaluate the harm caused by mass anonymous code violation reporting.

Plans to update local ordinances to allow work trailers for home-based blue-collar businesses.

- Plans to update local ordinances to allow work trailers for home-based blue-collar businesses.

Plans to introduce a Street Racing Ordinance within the first 90 days to address street racing and reckless driving.

Supports Crisis Intervention and de-escalation training for all Tucker staff to ensure they can handle tense encounters safely and respectfully.

Supports implementing clearly marked crosswalks and flashing beacons.

Supports upgrading streetlights, pathways, and park fixtures in darker areas to enhance public safety.

- Plans to introduce a Street Racing Ordinance within the first 90 days to address street racing and reckless driving.
- Supports Crisis Intervention and de-escalation training for all Tucker staff to ensure they can handle tense encounters safely and respectfully.
- Supports implementing clearly marked crosswalks and flashing beacons.
- Supports upgrading streetlights, pathways, and park fixtures in darker areas to enhance public safety.

Plans to prioritize the multimodal transportation plan by making bike lanes and pedestrian walkways central to Tucker's streetscape.

Plans to modernize Tucker's emergency action plans through comprehensive risk assessments and updated protocols.

- Plans to prioritize the multimodal transportation plan by making bike lanes and pedestrian walkways central to Tucker's streetscape.
- Plans to modernize Tucker's emergency action plans through comprehensive risk assessments and updated protocols.

Supports protecting the tree canopy and creating meadows to support pollinators, reduce runoff, and maintain the city's beauty.

- Supports protecting the tree canopy and creating meadows to support pollinators, reduce runoff, and maintain the city's beauty.

Noelle Monferdini

Noelle previously ran her own photography business.

Believes in using impact fees while exempting affordable units, following the example of cities like Sandy Springs, Milton, and Ball Ground.

Supports property tax relief for families.

Plans to update local ordinances to allow work trailers for home-based blue-collar businesses, supporting trades professionals like electricians and landscapers.

Supports exempting workforce housing from impact fees when alternative funding covers infrastructure costs.

Supports prioritizing multimodal transportation by making bike lanes and pedestrian walkways central to Tucker's streetscape.

Advocates for policies that protect natural spaces, promote sustainability, and ensure responsible development.

Supports prioritizing a multimodal transportation plan that includes bike lanes and pedestrian walkways.

Plans to make City Council meetings and work sessions more accessible by allowing residents to attend and engage via Zoom.

- 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. 

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