Andre Dickens

Andre Dickens
Dickens in 2021
61st Mayor of Atlanta
Assumed office
January 3, 2022
Preceded byKeisha Lance Bottoms
Member of the Atlanta City Council
from the at-large district
Post 3
In office
January 6, 2014 – January 3, 2022
Preceded byLamar Willis
Succeeded byKeisha Waites
Personal details
Born1974 (age 49–50)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationGeorgia Institute of Technology (BS)
Georgia State University (MPA)
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WebsiteGovernment website

Andre Dickens (born 1974)[1] is an American politician and nonprofit executive who is the 61st and current mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.[2][3] He was a member of the Atlanta City Council and defeated council president Felicia Moore in the second round of Atlanta's 2021 mayoral election. He is the chief development officer at TechBridge, a nonprofit technology organization.[2] He served as the chairperson of the transportation committee and chaired on the Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee.[4]

  1. ^ "Council Member Andre Dickens Elected Mayor of Atlanta". Politico. Associated Press. November 30, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Fausset, Richard (November 30, 2021). "Andre Dickens, a Veteran City Council Member, Is Elected Mayor of Atlanta". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Gowins, Max (November 30, 2021). "Election Results: Atlanta Mayoral Runoff and a Massachusetts State House Special". Decision Desk HQ. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "About". Andre Dickens. Retrieved November 7, 2022.