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Aims to address overcrowding at the DeKalb County Animal Shelter by increasing funding and resources and enhancing coordination with animal welfare organizations.

Wants to address overcrowding at the county animal shelter and work more with local animal welfare agencies.

Supports increasing funding for social services.

- Wants to address overcrowding at the county animal shelter and work more with local animal welfare agencies.
- Supports increasing funding for social services.

Public Services

Aims to attract new businesses, support local entrepreneurs, and create job opportunities.

Wants to support local entrepreneurs and attract new businesses.

Plans to collaborate with economic development agencies and local businesses to foster a strong, diverse economy.

Supports working with local economic development agencies and businesses to strengthen and diversify the local economy.

Wants a more equitable spread of local sales tax revenue, particularly in South DeKalb.

- Wants to support local entrepreneurs and attract new businesses.
- Supports working with local economic development agencies and businesses to strengthen and diversify the local economy.
- Wants a more equitable spread of local sales tax revenue, particularly in South DeKalb.

Economy

Plans to implement community policing initiatives, support crime prevention programs, and foster positive relationships with local police.

Plans to implement community policing initiatives and support existing crime prevention programs.

- Plans to implement community policing initiatives and support existing crime prevention programs.

Public Safety

Wants to ensure access to affordable housing.

Plans to partner with developers and community organizations to increase housing options and improve quality.

Wants to work with developers and community organizations to increase housing options and improve quality.

- Wants to ensure access to affordable housing.
- Wants to work with developers and community organizations to increase housing options and improve quality.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports improving local roads, public utilities, and public transportation.

- Supports improving local roads, public utilities, and public transportation.
- Plans to address traffic congestion.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of May 14, 2025, Jacqueline Adams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Wants to direct resources to enhance county services for residents and businesses.

Believes in fair elections and has experience as a Poll Manager and Leader in the DeKalb County Democratic Committee.

Believes in a "power up approach" to community health, emphasizing local responsibility and empowerment.

Believes the most important issues must be addressed with a "power-up approach." starting with "the people."

Believes in empowering individuals and creating a multi-generational community of change-makers.

Wants to empower local residents and create a "multi-generational community of change-makers."

Supports efforts to remove Confederate flags from the base of Stone Mountain Park.

Supported efforts to remove Confederate flags from Stone Mountain Park. 

- Wants to direct resources to enhance county services for residents and businesses.
- Supports fair elections. 
- Believes the most important issues must be addressed with a "power-up approach." starting with "the people."
- Wants to empower local residents and create a "multi-generational community of change-makers."
- Supported efforts to remove Confederate flags from Stone Mountain Park. 

Believes the most significant concern is economic efficiency, and plans to use strategies of accessibility, accountability, and sustainability to improve the local economy.

Believes the most important county concern is economic efficiency and supports using tactics of accessibility, accountability, and sustainability. 

Believes in addressing increased crime to improve economic development and community integrity.

Wants to address rises in crime, a lack of economic development, and "investors invading our communities."

- Believes the most important county concern is economic efficiency and supports using tactics of accessibility, accountability, and sustainability. 
- Wants to address rises in crime, a lack of economic development, and "investors invading our communities."

Wants to improve neighborhood safety by investing in violence prevention, code enforcement, and mental health.

Believes we are responsible for community health and have the power to protect it.

Believes "we are responsible for the health of our communities and are empowered to protect them."

Wants to improve the community to make it "among the best places to raise a family."

Wants to help Dekalb County become "among the best places to raise a family."

- Wants to improve neighborhood safety by investing in violence prevention, code enforcement, and mental health.
- Believes "we are responsible for the health of our communities and are empowered to protect them."
- Wants to help Dekalb County become "among the best places to raise a family."

Wants to enhance citizen quality of life by addressing water shortages and a lack of affordable housing and transportation.

- Wants to enhance citizen quality of life by addressing water shortages and a lack of affordable housing and transportation.

Believes DeKalb County should lead in innovation and technology.

Believes DeKalb County should lead innovation and technology advancements.

- Believes DeKalb County should lead innovation and technology advancements.

As of May 14, 2025, Ladena Bolton’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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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.

DeKalb County Commissioner Runoff, District 7

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