2026 Georgia Primary Runoff

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Jodi Merriday is from Atlanta. She has a bachelor's degree in sociology from Hampton University, a master's in development management from The London School of Economics and Political Science, and a PhD in African-American studies from Temple University. 

Jodi Merriday

Jodi previously ran for Atlanta City Council in 2021 but did not win.

Dr. Jodi Merriday, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Jodi currently serves as an Ombudsman of Neighborhoods for the City of Atlanta and is the founder and executive director of The Southwest Atlanta Foundation. She previously served as an Ombudsman of Atlanta Public Schools. 

Supports reducing property taxes to support home owners.

Believes in promoting fiscal accountability and transparency.

- Supports reducing property taxes to support home owners.
- Believes in promoting fiscal accountability and transparency.

Economy

Wants to enrich arts programs and leverage libraries to increase literacy.

- Prioritizes ensuring fair elections.
- Wants to enrich arts programs and leverage libraries to increase literacy.

Public Services

Prioritizes building hospitals and increasing mental health and senior services.

- Prioritizes building hospitals and increasing mental health and senior services.

Housing & Urban Development

Prioritizes strengthening public safety to decrease crime.

Said, "[T]here is a consent decree from the Department of Justice requiring improvements to the jail. No one should die due to unconstitutional, unsafe, and unsanitary conditions."

Supports recruiting, retaining, promoting, and training community-based public safety responders.

- Prioritizes strengthening public safety to decrease crime.
- Said, "[T]here is a consent decree from the Department of Justice requiring improvements to the jail. No one should die due to unconstitutional, unsafe, and unsanitary conditions."
- Supports recruiting, retaining, promoting, and training community-based public safety responders.

Public Safety

As of May 22, 2026, Jodi Merriday’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Lee Morris graduated from Duke University in just three years before attending Emory University for his law degree.

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Lee previously served two terms as the District 3 Fulton County Commissioner and, prior to that, served two terms as an Atlanta City Councilmember. 

As of May 22, 2026, Lee Morris’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Sponsored what is widely considered the first transit-oriented development zoning around the Buckhead MARTA Station.

- Sponsored what is widely considered the first transit-oriented development zoning around the Buckhead MARTA Station.

Sponsored a county audit investigating the undervaluation of commercial properties.

- Sponsored a county audit investigating the undervaluation of commercial properties.

Believes the county must ensure law enforcement has the funding necessary to keep neighborhoods safe.

- Believes the county must ensure law enforcement has the funding necessary to keep neighborhoods safe.

Lee Morris

- 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

Fulton County Commissioner Runoff, District 3, Democratic Primary

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