Kennesaw Councilwoman Running for Mayor

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A member of the Kennesaw city council will be taking a shot at the mayor’s office during next year’s election.

Councilwoman Debra Williams announced Wednesday that she will step down from the council next month to qualify for the Nov. 3, 2016 mayoral election, the Marietta Daily Journal reports. Williams says her platform will focus on making Kennesaw a spot for tourism and she hopes to unite Kennesaw residents instead of focusing on divisive political issues.

Williams wrote a message on her Facebook page last week that expressed frustration and dismay with fellow elected officials, saying the next election cycle would “be the nail in the coffin for Kennesaw.”

“I say this because you will witness adults doing everything in their power to destroy their opponent and further divide our city,” Williams added. “They will attempt to take a conversation, an action, etc. and twist it to use for their own agenda and make anyone running against them look worse. Well, tell me who’s worse, the person being judged or the person judging?”

Williams urged Kennesaw residents to avoid being “used as the bucket holder slinging the slop to invite the masses to your trough,” and hopes to see residents become part of a positive election process.

Qualifying for the Kennesaw mayoral election runs from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 at city hall. Candidates must pay a $576 fee as part of the qualification process. Currently, only Williams and former sheriff’s deputy Derek Easterling have announced their candidacies, with incumbent Mark Mathews silent on the issue of whether he will run again.

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