Gabe Sterling Enters Race For Fulton County Chairman
Sandy Springs City Councilman Gabriel Sterling has entered the race to become Fulton County Commission Chairman. The current Chairman, John Eaves, is running for Mayor of Atlanta. Sterling joins longtime Fulton/Atlanta politico Robb Pitts in the quest to replace Eaves.
Yep… I'm in the race for Fulton Commission Chairman. #gapol https://t.co/z847cf3BFn
— Gabriel Sterling (@GabrielSterling) April 6, 2017
Of note, this sets up a partisan contest for control of the Fulton County Commission.
Fulton is a diverse county of roughly one million residents. While often considered a Democratic stronghold, much of the growth of the county has been in Republican vote-rich north Fulton. Republicans held the county wide office as recently as 2006, when Karen Handel was Commission Chair.
Of further note, the dominoes don’t just stop in backfilling Sterling’s City Council seat. He had previously announced intentions to run for the state House seat being vacated by Judiciary Chairman Wendell Willard. With Sterling looking at a county wide race, there’s now room for more to pile in to the race to replace Willard in the State House.
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Sandy Springs, GA – Sandy Springs City Councilman Gabriel Sterling announced today that he will be running for Chairman of the Fulton County Commission. The current Chairman, John Eaves, has announced he will resign the seat to run for Mayor of Atlanta. This will require a special election, likely to be held on November 7th.
“I’ve spent most of my life working to bring conservative, effective government to all parts of Georgia,” said Sterling. “There’s a real opportunity to build on the effective reforms that have been led by the three Republican Commissioners, Ellis, Morris, and Hausmann – this chance to make meaningful change for all of the people Fulton is too important to ignore.”
“With nearly all of Fulton County incorporated into cities, now is the time to rightsize our Fulton government, reduce spending, cut taxes, and focus on the core responsibilities of the county,” continued Sterling who played a role in creating many of Fulton’s new cities. “We can enhance the quality of life for everyone who lives, works, prays, and plays here.”
“Sandy Springs is run efficiently, providing quality, responsive service, and I want to see that kind of smart government and competition brought to bear in Fulton County,” Sterling stated. “We can’t afford to go back to the dysfunction and divisiveness that defined Fulton for so long. We need fresh ideas like we’ve implemented in Sandy Springs and a steady hand in the Chairmanship. I think my record shows that I can help lead this large and diverse county successfully.”
Gabriel Sterling has served on the Sandy Springs City Council for six years. A small business owner, Sterling founded and operates the public relations consulting firm SSH, Inc. He serves as Vice Chairman of the Sandy Springs Development Authority and is a Board Member for the Phoenix Patriot Foundation, a charitable organization that works with post-9/11 wounded veterans.
Even though I generally vote Democratic, I just cannot see myself voting for Pitts … so congrats Chairman Sterling?
Go, Gabe, go!