Cory Sanders to Run for College Park City Council

Cory Fitzegerald Sanders, business owner and resident of College Park, announced Monday he will enter the race for District 1 of the College Park City Council.

Sanders, a graduate of Florida A&M University with a degree in Computer Science and an M.B.A. in Cyber Security, has served in the Air Force reserve Officer Training Corps at Lackland AFB, TX; as a member of the College Park Education Advisory Committee to work on improving education in the city; on the College Park Aging Task Force; the North College Park Citizens Association; and as president and founder of the city’s first ever Democratic Club.

Sanders is the owner of SandTech, a small business that provides teleconference solutions. He is also the director at ProTelecom, a government contracting agency that works with the U.S. Department of Defense.

His platform for City Council addresses having a police force for the city of College Park, Route 1 safety, Greenbelt Metro, representation of and resources for senior citizens, rent stabilization and voting rights.

“College Park is a city where I plan to raise a family and retire,” Sanders said, according to a news release. “I am here to listen to the ideas of the residents in District 1. It’s not about what I want, but what my district wants.”

Sanders will officially file for candidacy in August 2015. The election is in November 2015.

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