Council’s Anne Fauver won’t run for re-election

April 27, 2009 by Ken Edelstein
Filed under: POLITICS 

Anne Fauver, the city councilwoman for much of Midtown, Virginia-Highlands and Candler Park, won’t run for re-election, according to the gay Atlanta news site, Project Q Atlanta.

Atlanta Councilwoman Anne Fauver

Atlanta Councilwoman Anne Fauver

That leaves her 2005 opponent, Steve Brodie, as the only announced candidate for the seat. But candidates for this year’s city elections have to early September to qualify to run.

“I believe that eight years is about the right amount of time for public service in the same position,” Project Q quotes Fauver as saying in a letter. “That’s enough time to try out your fresh ideas, figure out how the system works, and expend all that wonderful energy for change that motivated you to run in the first place. After eight years you begin to be part of the system, and you find yourself with less energy to pursue better ideas and, frankly, with less faith in the ability of the system to be responsive to them.”

A common rap against Fauver was that she acted from the start a part of the system. She sided, for example, with Mayor Franklin and against most Neighborhood Planning Units in her district during her first term in the fight over the Piedmont Park parking deck. Propelled by anger over the parking deck and other issues, Brodie — who had virtually no prior civic involvement — lost to her by only five votes in the 2005 election.

Candidates may qualify for Atlanta’s municipal elections Aug. 31-Sept. 4. The election, which includes contests for City Council, Council president and mayor, is scheduled for Nov. 3.

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3 Comments on Council’s Anne Fauver won’t run for re-election

  1. Joseph on Mon, 27th Apr 2009 7:09 pm

    2. For those who are interested, a link to the referenced ProjectQ article is here: http://www.projectqatlanta.com/news_articles/view/anne_fauver_drops_out_of_district_6_race/

  2. Rick Day on Mon, 27th Apr 2009 10:30 pm

    3. Ms. Fauver has served our city well. Hopefully, she will endorse Mr. Brodie and facilitate a smooth transition to him as the next torchbearer for Midtown and adjoining areas.

  3. Ken Edelstein on Tue, 28th Apr 2009 10:59 am

    4. Thanks, Joseph, for throwing in the link. I’d meant to earlier myself and have included it in the story now.

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