Keisha Waites
Keisha Waites | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Atlanta City Council from Post 3 At-Large | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Andre Dickens |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 60th district | |
| In office February 13, 2012 – September 18, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Gloria Bromell Tinubu |
| Succeeded by | Kim Schofield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Keisha Sean Waites October 30, 1972 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Atlanta Metropolitan State College (BA) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Keisha Sean Waites (born October 30, 1972) is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A Democrat, she served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2012 to 2017, representing southeast Atlanta, College Park, East Point, Hapeville, Forest Park, Hartsfield Jackson Airport, Porsche Headquarters and parts of Clayton and DeKalb counties.[1]
Early life and career
Political career
Before winning election to the state legislature in 2012, Waites mounted seven unsuccessful campaigns for elected office:
- 2001: Atlanta City Council, at-large post 1 (as Sean Waites)
- 2002: State Senate, District 36: placed fourth in the Democratic primary
- 2005: Atlanta City Council
- 2006: Fulton County Commission
- 2008: State House, District 61: lost primary runoff
- 2009: Atlanta City Council
- 2011: Fulton County Commission: lost runoff
In addition, Waites applied for an appointment to the Atlanta City Council in 2004, one of four candidates who put themselves forward to temporarily fill a vacant seat. The council did not select Waites for the vacancy, choosing Esther Stewart-Moseley instead.[2] In 2021, Waites filed to run for Atlanta City Council Post 3 At-Large to succeed incumbent Andre Dickens (who filed to run for Atlanta Mayor), her fourth bid for a council seat. After winning the largest share of votes in the first round among five candidates, Waites ran in a November 30 runoff with Jacki Labat,[3] winning the runoff 52%-47%.
Personal life
References
- ↑ "State Rep. Keisha Waites" (PDF). House.ga.gov. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ↑ Atlanta City Council: Submission Applications, May 13, 2004 Archived January 3, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 8, 2012
- ↑ Wells, Myrydd (November 19, 2021). "The Atlanta City Council runoff election—explained in 10 minutes". Atlantamagazine.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
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- Living people
- Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
- Women state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Candidates in the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections
- 21st-century African-American women politicians
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- 20th-century African-American politicians
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