Mayor Reed to Seek Second Term
Atlanta mayor tells audience at breakfast put on by the Midtown-based Carter real estate group that he will not seek higher office in our nation's capital.
At a breakfast Thursday morning hosted by the Midtown-based investment, development and advisory firm Carter, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed confirmed that he would run for re-election next year and would not be seeking a higher office in Washington D.C., where he he has made numerous trips to in recent months stumping for President Barack Obama. WABE reports that Reed told the audience of around 150 at the Atlanta History Center that, “I’m going to be Mayor of the city of Atlanta until the last minute of the last day of the last hour of my term if I’m fortunate enough to be re-elected.” Reed was elected as Atlanta's 59th mayor in 2009 and was officially inaugurated on January 4, 2010. It appears now that he will seek a second term in 2013. Will…
Midtown Resident
12:46 pm on Sunday, November 11, 2012
I think he's terrible. Many residents of my neighborhood contacted his office in writing about a serious problem, which he is responsible for regulating, and no one from his office even had the courteousy to acknowledge receiving our concerns, let alone doing anything to address them. more ›