Fulton County Board of Commissioners

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners is the seven-member unicameral legislature of Fulton County, Georgia. All members serve staggered four-year terms, with six members being elected from single-member districts while the chairman of the Board of Commissioners is elected at-large for the county-wide position. The vice chairman is elected by peers on a yearly basis.

The board elects the County Manager, who is responsible for day-to-day operation of the county government.

Commissioners

Current

Board of Commissioners
District Commissioner Party
District 7 (at-large) Robb Pitts (chairman) Democratic
District 1 Bridget Thorne Republican
District 2 Bob Ellis Republican
District 3 Dana Barrett Democratic
District 4 VACANT VACANT
District 5 Marvin S. Arrington Jr. Democratic
District 6 Khadijah Abdur-Rahman Democratic

Past

Past members of the commission include Charlie Brown, Charles A. Collier, Karen Handel, Mike Kenn, Martin Luther King III, Michael Lomax, Robert Maddox, Isaac Newton Ragsdale and Henry Lumpkin Wilson.

Chairs

Name term start term end Ref
Charlie Brown 1945 1947
Charlie Brown 1976 1978 [1]
Michael Lomax 1981 1993 [2]
Mitch Skandalakis 1993 1998 [3]
Mike Kenn 1998 2007 [4]
John Eaves 2007 2017
Robb Pitts 2017 present [5]

References

  1. ^ Eckstein, Sandra (November 4, 1998). "ELECTION '98: GEORGIA FULTON COUNTY Kenn wins, but GOP loses bid to control commission". The Atlanta Journal.
  2. ^ Turning 80, United Negro College Fund Stages A Revival. With an ambitious capital campaign, CEO Michael Lomax has led his nonprofit back onto the Forbes 2023 list of America’s Top 100 Charities, ranked by private donations. Forbes. Dec 12, 2023. Updated Jun 5, 2024. https://www.forbes.com/sites/williampbarrett/2023/12/12/turning-80-united-negro-college-fund-stages-a-revival/
  3. ^ Eckstein, Sandra (November 4, 1998). "ELECTION '98: GEORGIA FULTON COUNTY Kenn wins, but GOP loses bid to control commission". The Atlanta Journal.
  4. ^ Eckstein, Sandra (November 4, 1998). "ELECTION '98: GEORGIA FULTON COUNTY Kenn wins, but GOP loses bid to control commission". The Atlanta Journal.
  5. ^ "With new chairman, commissioner, Fulton County has a full board again". ajc. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
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