Atlanta Climate Advocate To Run For City Council's Eastside Seat

ATLANTA — East Lake community and climate advocate Mandy Mahoney announced on Tuesday that she will run for Atlanta City Council District 5.

The seat, which represents Atlanta’s East Lake, Reynoldstown, East Atlanta, Edgewood and Cabbagetown neighborhoods, among others, is currently held by Natalyn Archibong.

Mahoney will make a formal announcement during an online launch Tuesday at noon which can be attended by making a donation.

“I have been a public servant my whole life, and I love this great city,” Mahone said in a statement. “I have a strong track record for bringing people to the table — which I
think should be large and full of a diversity of voices — to find new ways to collectively solve our
shared problems. I look for the common ground in the discussion, bring in examples and ideas from other successes, and work to find a shared solution. I believe that drives lasting change.”

She is president of the Southern Energy Efficiency Alliance and served as Atlanta’s first Director of Sustainability.

Mahoney will be joined in her challenge for the District 5 seat by activist Liliana Bakhtiari, who announced her candidacy in October.

The election is Nov. 2.