Fulton County Board of Commissioners

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The Fulton County Board of Commissioners is the seven-member unicameral legislature of Fulton County, Georgia. All members serve staggered four-year terms, with six members being elected from single-member districts while the chairman of the Board of Commissioners is elected at-large for the county-wide position. The vice chairman is elected by peers on a yearly basis.

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The board elects the County Manager, who is responsible for day-to-day operation of the county government.

Commissioners

Current

Board of Commissioners
DistrictCommissionerParty
District 7 (at-large) Robb Pitts (chairman)Democratic
District 1Bridget ThorneRepublican
District 2Bob EllisRepublican
District 3Dana BarrettDemocratic
District 4Mo IvoryDemocratic
District 5Marvin S. Arrington, Jr.Democratic
District 6Khadijah Abdur-RahmanDemocratic

Past

Past members of the commission include Charlie Brown, Charles A. Collier, Karen Handel, Mike Kenn, Martin Luther King III, Michael Lomax, Robert Maddox, Isaac Newton Ragsdale and Henry Lumpkin Wilson.

Chairs

Nameterm startterm endRef
Charlie Brown 19451947
Charlie Brown 19761978 [1]
Michael Lomax 19811993 [2]
Mitch Skandalakis 19931998 [3]
Mike Kenn 19982007 [4]
John Eaves20072017
Robb Pitts 2017present [5]

References

  1. Eckstein, Sandra (November 4, 1998). "ELECTION '98: GEORGIA FULTON COUNTY Kenn wins, but GOP loses bid to control commission". The Atlanta Journal.
  2. Turning 80, United Negro College Fund Stages A Revival. With an ambitious capital campaign, CEO Michael Lomax has led his nonprofit back onto the Forbes 2023 list of America’s Top 100 Charities, ranked by private donations. Forbes. Dec 12, 2023. Updated Jun 5, 2024. https://www.forbes.com/sites/williampbarrett/2023/12/12/turning-80-united-negro-college-fund-stages-a-revival/
  3. Eckstein, Sandra (November 4, 1998). "ELECTION '98: GEORGIA FULTON COUNTY Kenn wins, but GOP loses bid to control commission". The Atlanta Journal.
  4. Eckstein, Sandra (November 4, 1998). "ELECTION '98: GEORGIA FULTON COUNTY Kenn wins, but GOP loses bid to control commission". The Atlanta Journal.
  5. "With new chairman, commissioner, Fulton County has a full board again". ajc. Retrieved 2026-02-02.