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Dr. LaDena Bolton is from DeKalb County, Georgia. She has a bachelor 27s degree in chemistry from Savannah State University and a PhD from Clark Atlanta University. She is married to a DeKalb educator and they have three school-aged boys together. 

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LaDena Bolton lives in Decatur, Georgia. She earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry from Savannah State University and her Doctor of Philosophy from Clark Atlanta University. She volunteer with the DeKalb Young Democrats Benefit Corporation and is a co-founder of Bolton Legacy. She lives wit her husband, Clement, and their three children. 

Ladena is an analytical forensic chemist.

LaDena Currently works as an innovation management consultant. She previously worked with the DeKalb Democrats Steering Committee, as a beverage forensic chemist at The Coca-Cola Company, on the Women for Warnock Advisory Council, as a forensic examiner with the U.S. Department of Defense and Inflow, as a postdoctoral fellow at Emory University, a visiting professor at Chamberlain College of Nursing, and an energy fellow at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. 

LaDena is currently a DeKalb County Commissioner representing Super District 7.

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LaDena currently serves as a DeKalb County, Georgia, commissioner representing Super District 7. She was first elected in 2024 and is serving her first term. 

Supports simplifying and expediting permit and licensing processes to support new businesses and residential developments.

Supports offering resources such as grants, low-interest loans, and advisory services to help small businesses grow and thrive.

Prioritizes offering resources such as grants, low-interest loans, and advisory services to help small businesses grow and thrive.

Plans to collaborate with educational institutions to provide workforce training programs that align with the needs of local businesses.

- Supports simplifying and expediting permit and licensing processes to support new businesses and residential developments.
- Prioritizes offering resources such as grants, low-interest loans, and advisory services to help small businesses grow and thrive.
- Plans to collaborate with educational institutions to provide workforce training programs that align with the needs of local businesses.

Economy

Supports developing user-friendly online platforms for accessing county services and launching a unified database to improve transparency and streamline communication for residents.

For Candidate Ladena Bolton on Issue Public Services: Supports fostering open communication between county officials and residents through town hall meetings, surveys, and feedback portals.

Advocates for open communication between county officials and residents through town hall meetings, surveys, and feedback portals.

Supports efficient public services, including reliable waste management, public transportation, and utilities, to enhance quality of life.

- Supports developing user-friendly online platforms for accessing county services and launching a unified database to improve transparency and streamline communication for residents.
- Advocates for open communication between county officials and residents through town hall meetings, surveys, and feedback portals.
- Supports efficient public services, including reliable waste management, public transportation, and utilities, to enhance quality of life.

Public Services

Supports providing access to affordable housing by establishing an affordable housing trust, an advisory committee of experts, and programs to educate residents on transitioning from renters to homeowners.

Advocates for access to affordable housing by establishing an affordable housing trust, an advisory committee of experts, and programs to educate residents on transitioning from renters to homeowners.

- Advocates for access to affordable housing by establishing an affordable housing trust, an advisory committee of experts, and programs to educate residents on transitioning from renters to homeowners.

Housing & Urban Development

Aims to implement crime prevention strategies, improve code enforcement accountability, and prioritize mental health management.

Supports investing in mental health management services for inmates and students to reduce recidivism and first-time offenses through partnerships with the sheriff's office and local schools.

- Aims to implement crime prevention strategies, improve code enforcement accountability, and prioritize mental health management.
- Supports investing in mental health management services for inmates and students to reduce recidivism and first-time offenses through partnerships with the sheriff's office and local schools.

Public Safety

Supports improving and maintaining essential infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and public facilities, to support economic development.

Supports enhancing public transportation by renegotiating MARTA contracts to include improvements in various modes such as light rail, BRT, and para transit services.

Prioritizes enhancing public transportation by renegotiating Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) contracts to include improvements in various modes such as light rail, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and para transit services.

- Supports improving and maintaining essential infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and public facilities, to support economic development.
- Prioritizes enhancing public transportation by renegotiating Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) contracts to include improvements in various modes such as light rail, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and para transit services.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Said, "Environment and Sustainability: Promoting environmental sustainability through green spaces, clean energy initiatives, and waste management programs."

Advocates for green spaces and clean energy initiatives to promote sustainability. 

Supports ensuring access to clean water by auditing the water billing process and addressing distribution and quality concerns.

- Advocates for green spaces and clean energy initiatives to promote sustainability. 
- Supports ensuring access to clean water by auditing the water billing process and addressing distribution and quality concerns.

Energy & the Environment

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- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay in property and sales taxes, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms in staggered years. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.

Creates new laws and passes the budget for your county

DeKalb County Commissioner, District 7

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