CAU Student, 24, Running For City Council In South Fulton

ATLANTA, GA -- A graduate student at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta looks to make double history in a special election next month.

Residents of the state's youngest city, South Fulton, which was incorporated in November, will soon go to the polls for the first time ever to fill the city council. So it's only fitting that Johnny Surry throw his hat in the ring as the youngest-ever candidate in the District 3 race.

History aside, the public policy major said that the reason he's running is to give back to the community.

"South Fulton has truly contributed to my development as a man," Surry said in a statement. "I find it only befitting to give back to the place, which made me who I am today."

The Westlake High School graduate has a three-point platform: economic development, community involvement and crime prevention.

"I commit myself to the progress of our city. We must learn to create our own and support our own," Surry said.

South Fulton residents are slated to vote on a mayor and city council in a special election on March 21. More than 70 people are running.

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