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City of Atlanta
Andre Dickens
Mayor of Atlanta
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
22
/ 100
F
Raw: 4 of 18 dynamic max
· 9 of 30 answered
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✝ God First
2/ 70
🏛️ Local First
2/ 30
National Rank
#4,921 of 8,966 · bottom 45.1% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Religion: Christian — biographical sources describe him as a person of Christian faith with longtime ties to Atlanta's Black-Baptist community; specific congregation not directly cited from a primary source in this pass.
Background: 61st Mayor of Atlanta, GA. Re-elected Nov 4, 2025 with ~85% over Helmut Domagalski, Kalema Jackson, and Eddie Andrew Meredith; sworn in for 2nd term Jan 5, 2026 at GSU Convocation Center with Andrew Young, Bill Campbell, Shirley Franklin, and Kasim Reed in attendance; term ends Jan 2030. Born 1974 in Atlanta; raised in Southwest Atlanta; Benjamin E. Mays HS; BS Chemical Engineering Georgia Tech (1998); MPA Georgia State; honorary doctorate of humane letters from Interdenominational Theological Center. Atlanta City Council 2013–2022 (Post 3 At-Large; chaired Public Safety Committee). Migrated public presence from X/Twitter to Bluesky.
[2026-06 RESOLUTE LOCAL refinement] **HEADLINE DATA FIX**: state corrected FL → GA (repo bug — Atlanta is in Georgia). Confidence upgraded from archetype_curated party-default to evidence_local. Re-elected Nov 4, 2025 ~85% over 3 challengers; 2nd-term swearing-in Jan 5, 2026; term ends Jan 2030. HARD evidence — public_justice q0 TRUE (DEVIATION FLAG, D mayor backing police affirmatively): champions Atlanta Public Safety Training Center over 2+ years of organized 'defund'-aligned opposition; FY27 $16.5M APD budget increase ($994.6M general fund — 85% of $19.2M general-fund increase going to police); $10M for police salaries; 9% police raise + bonuses; goal to hire 250 officers/yr for 3 yrs; chaired Public Safety Committee on council 2013–2022. Meets HIGH-BAR affirmative-pro-LE-advocacy standard (AJC; Capital B; andreforatlanta.com; citycouncil.atlantaga.gov; Gov1). refuse_state_overreach q0 TRUE with DEVIATION DIRECTION FLAG: pushed GA legislature to revise statewide prohibition on local fair-housing laws — asserts local-control / subsidiarity (rubric-aligned action), but motive is expansion of progressive regulation (anti-rubric substance); scored TRUE on the action per skill discipline, flagged in notes (AJC 'Kemp-Dickens reset' coverage). Documented FALSEs: sanctity_of_life q0 — signed Aug 2022 legislation donating $300K city funds to Access Reproductive Care–Southeast; said 'Atlanta is standing firmly behind reproductive justice for our residents'; on Dobbs: 'I am sickened by this decision' (AJC, WABE, Rough Draft Atlanta). biblical_marriage q0 — hosts annual Mayor's Pride Reception at City Hall (7th annual Oct 9, 2025); unveiled Progressive Pride flag rainbow crosswalk Oct 2024 at 10th & Piedmont with trans/POC stripes (Hoodline; POPOUT Mag). biblical_marriage q2 — $55K trans-community funding; Mayor's Division of LGBTQ Affairs hosted Trans Day of Visibility summit at City Hall Mar 31, 2025 with city proclamation; LGBTQ Affairs distributed ~1,000 'banned LGBTQ+ books' to children (Fox5 Atlanta; Rough Draft Atlanta). biblical_marriage q4 — annual Mayor's Pride Receptions; spoke about importance of Atlanta Pride Parade Oct 2024 (Atlanta News First). economic_stewardship q2 — $400M bonds as part of $750M 'Moving Atlanta Forward'; $175M housing-bond debt since FY24; admin used Affordable Housing Trust Fund to service $8.8M bond debt + $4M salaries in FY25 (75%+ of trust); FY26 $33M deficit required 5% cuts; publicly said property tax hike 'will happen' — 'I can't see a scenario where four more years go by without a millage rate increase' (Atlanta Civic Circle; AJC). border_immigration q2 — Atlanta on Center for Immigration Studies sanctuary list; said publicly he hoped ICE's 'presence will be small, unnoticeable, negligible, invisible and maybe nonexistent' re World Cup; April 2026 city council passed resolutions barring ICE detention facilities and constraining APD documentation of ICE activity — Dickens admin did not oppose (Center Square; Atlanta News First). self_defense q1 — One Safe City gun-buyback program Oct 2022 (302 guns at $50 handgun / $100 long gun); C-SPAN 'Gun Violence Prevention' appearance with restriction framing (AJC; atlantaga.gov; C-SPAN). NULL on christian_liberty (Faith-Based Development Initiative is administrative church-partnership funding — does NOT clear high-bar 'public-square Christian symbols / prayer in public bodies / Sabbath protections' specifically — leave null per discipline), family_child_sovereignty (APS independent of city; banned-LGBTQ-books distribution already counted under marriage q2 — avoid double-scoring), election_integrity (no city-driven action surfaced), industry_capture (Cop City + Atlanta Police Foundation partnership is municipal CRA/Police-Foundation territory not a clean match for the rubric's pharma/Big-Ag/defense-contractor questions), foreign_policy_restraint (N/A for mayors).
Category Breakdown
Candidate (if District Attorney) has committed to prosecuting illegal abortion procedures; (if mayor/council) has supported pro-life city resolutions or refused to declare 'sanctuary city for abortion'
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county trans-affirming policies (bathroom mandates on private businesses, Pride flag raisings at city hall, pronouns-required HR rules)
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (school board) opts the district into school-choice transfers + protects homeschool freedom + opposes truancy-based criminal referrals
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) requires parental notification before any gender/sexuality counseling of minors; (mayor/council) opposes city programs facilitating minor medical procedures without parents
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) has voted to remove CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology materials from district curriculum and library shelves
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council/library board) supports local enforcement of age-verification + removes sexualized content from library children's sections
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county/school board) opposes mandatory pronoun policies for staff + employees + students
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council) supports city/county Christian displays (Ten Commandments, Nativity scenes), invocation prayer at meetings, Sunday-closure where chosen by community
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes city-funded non-Christian religious displays/programming (Ramadan illumination, etc.) at city facilities
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) opposes city participation in CBDC pilot programs + supports cash-acceptance ordinances for local businesses
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) has voted against deficit-bond issuances for non-capital city expenditures + supports balanced city budgets without service cuts via tax increases on residents
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county) has voted to remove city pension/treasury investment in ESG-aligned funds + opposes city participation in WEF-aligned sister-city programs
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/county election official) supports hand-counted paper ballots at local precincts where state law permits
Not yet verified
Candidate (city clerk/election official) enforces state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at local precincts
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/council) refused acceptance of private election-administration grants ('Zuckerbucks')
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (DA/sheriff) cooperates with ICE detainers + transfers; (mayor/council) supports local cooperation with ICE rather than sanctuary policies
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) has voted against local sanctuary-city ordinances + supports city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) opposes local gun-registry ordinances + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
Not yet verified
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
Not yet verified
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
Not yet verified
Official has asserted local control against unconstitutional state mandates
TRUE (+2)[20]
Official has declined state strings that compel ungodly or unconstitutional local policy
Not yet verified
Official has protected local citizens from state overreach (lockdowns, mandates, ESG)
Not yet verified
Official affirms subsidiarity — decisions made at the lowest competent level
Not yet verified
Official has refused to enforce unconstitutional state directives
Not yet verified
Sources & Evidence
3 Center6 Official37 Other
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_DickensEncyclopedia
andreforatlanta.com/Unclassified
andreforatlanta.com/public-safety-progress/Unclassified
andreforatlanta.com/education-youth-progress/Unclassified
justicereform.atlantaga.gov/Official
www.bigbethelame.org/Unclassified
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Post-Dobbs statement: 'sickened by this decision that wrongly and immorally tells women that their bodies are not their own'; explicit anti-personhood posture. Unclassified
Post-Dobbs statement: 'sickened by this decision that wrongly and immorally tells women that their bodies are not their own'; explicit anti-personhood posture.
- [2]Post-Dobbs statement: 'sickened by this decision that wrongly and immorally tells women that their bodies are not their own'; explicit anti-personhood posture. Unclassified
Post-Dobbs statement: 'sickened by this decision that wrongly and immorally tells women that their bodies are not their own'; explicit anti-personhood posture.
- [3]Backed Council resolution making enforcement of Georgia's anti-abortion laws a 'low priority' for APD; administration runs 'Reproductive Health & Wellness: Rights & Resources' portal directing residents to abortion access. Official
Backed Council resolution making enforcement of Georgia's anti-abortion laws a 'low priority' for APD; administration runs 'Reproductive Health & Wellness: Rights & Resources' portal directing residents to abortion access.
- [4]Unveiled Progress-Pride/trans-inclusive crosswalk at 10th & Piedmont; allocated $55K → $105K for trans-community organizations; explored gender-affirming care benefits for city-employee dependents in response to GA SB 140; appointed trans advocate Dominique Morgan to Human Relations Commission. Unclassified
Unveiled Progress-Pride/trans-inclusive crosswalk at 10th & Piedmont; allocated $55K → $105K for trans-community organizations; explored gender-affirming care benefits for city-employee dependents in response to GA SB 140; appointed trans advocate Dominique Morgan to Human Relations Commission.
- [5]Unveiled Progress-Pride/trans-inclusive crosswalk at 10th & Piedmont; allocated $55K → $105K for trans-community organizations; explored gender-affirming care benefits for city-employee dependents in response to GA SB 140; appointed trans advocate Dominique Morgan to Human Relations Commission. Unclassified
Unveiled Progress-Pride/trans-inclusive crosswalk at 10th & Piedmont; allocated $55K → $105K for trans-community organizations; explored gender-affirming care benefits for city-employee dependents in response to GA SB 140; appointed trans advocate Dominique Morgan to Human Relations Commission.
- [6]Unveiled Progress-Pride/trans-inclusive crosswalk at 10th & Piedmont; allocated $55K → $105K for trans-community organizations; explored gender-affirming care benefits for city-employee dependents in response to GA SB 140; appointed trans advocate Dominique Morgan to Human Relations Commission. Unclassified
Unveiled Progress-Pride/trans-inclusive crosswalk at 10th & Piedmont; allocated $55K → $105K for trans-community organizations; explored gender-affirming care benefits for city-employee dependents in response to GA SB 140; appointed trans advocate Dominique Morgan to Human Relations Commission.
- [7]Hosts annual Mayor's Pride Reception at City Hall (7th annual in 2025); maintains Mayor's Pride Exhibit and Mayor's Division of LGBTQ+ Affairs; issued Pride Month proclamations. Unclassified
Hosts annual Mayor's Pride Reception at City Hall (7th annual in 2025); maintains Mayor's Pride Exhibit and Mayor's Division of LGBTQ+ Affairs; issued Pride Month proclamations.
- [8]Endorsed APS school-board candidate Tony Mitchell (Gilead lobbyist) backed by Equity in Education + GeorgiaCAN + City Fund Action — charter-friendly slate. Modest TRUE on alignment with charter-friendly board candidates; mayor has no direct voucher vote. Unclassified
Endorsed APS school-board candidate Tony Mitchell (Gilead lobbyist) backed by Equity in Education + GeorgiaCAN + City Fund Action — charter-friendly slate. Modest TRUE on alignment with charter-friendly board candidates; mayor has no direct voucher vote.
- [9]Delivered remarks at Big Bethel AME's Annual Lay Day service April 27 2025; led the AME Call to Worship; joined hymn singing ('Sweet Holy Spirit,' 'The Blood Still Works') — public Christian profession in a worship setting reported by the AME's official Christian Recorder. Unclassified
Delivered remarks at Big Bethel AME's Annual Lay Day service April 27 2025; led the AME Call to Worship; joined hymn singing ('Sweet Holy Spirit,' 'The Blood Still Works') — public Christian profession in a worship setting reported by the AME's official Christian Recorder.
- [10]Publicly stated millage-rate hike 'will happen' within four years; proposed FY24 $790M general fund (largest in city history at the time); FY26 $3.0B operating budget. Has held millage rate flat to date but explicitly telegraphs future hike; no fiscal-watchdog posture. Unclassified
Publicly stated millage-rate hike 'will happen' within four years; proposed FY24 $790M general fund (largest in city history at the time); FY26 $3.0B operating budget. Has held millage rate flat to date but explicitly telegraphs future hike; no fiscal-watchdog posture.
- [11]Publicly stated millage-rate hike 'will happen' within four years; proposed FY24 $790M general fund (largest in city history at the time); FY26 $3.0B operating budget. Has held millage rate flat to date but explicitly telegraphs future hike; no fiscal-watchdog posture. Unclassified
Publicly stated millage-rate hike 'will happen' within four years; proposed FY24 $790M general fund (largest in city history at the time); FY26 $3.0B operating budget. Has held millage rate flat to date but explicitly telegraphs future hike; no fiscal-watchdog posture.
- [12]Publicly stated millage-rate hike 'will happen' within four years; proposed FY24 $790M general fund (largest in city history at the time); FY26 $3.0B operating budget. Has held millage rate flat to date but explicitly telegraphs future hike; no fiscal-watchdog posture. Unclassified
Publicly stated millage-rate hike 'will happen' within four years; proposed FY24 $790M general fund (largest in city history at the time); FY26 $3.0B operating budget. Has held millage rate flat to date but explicitly telegraphs future hike; no fiscal-watchdog posture.
- [13]Publicly stated he hoped ICE presence at World Cup would be 'small or nonexistent'; statement on federal presence at Hartsfield-Jackson framed as security-only, not enforcement. No mandatory-deportation advocacy. Unclassified
Publicly stated he hoped ICE presence at World Cup would be 'small or nonexistent'; statement on federal presence at Hartsfield-Jackson framed as security-only, not enforcement. No mandatory-deportation advocacy.
- [14]Publicly stated he hoped ICE presence at World Cup would be 'small or nonexistent'; statement on federal presence at Hartsfield-Jackson framed as security-only, not enforcement. No mandatory-deportation advocacy. Unclassified
Publicly stated he hoped ICE presence at World Cup would be 'small or nonexistent'; statement on federal presence at Hartsfield-Jackson framed as security-only, not enforcement. No mandatory-deportation advocacy.
- [15]Publicly criticized Georgia's constitutional carry posture and called for restrictions; not a 2A defender. Center
Publicly criticized Georgia's constitutional carry posture and called for restrictions; not a 2A defender.
- [16]Publicly criticized Georgia's constitutional carry posture and called for restrictions; not a 2A defender. Unclassified
Publicly criticized Georgia's constitutional carry posture and called for restrictions; not a 2A defender.
- [17]Affirmatively called for mandatory safe-storage, universal background checks, red-flag laws, and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Official
Affirmatively called for mandatory safe-storage, universal background checks, red-flag laws, and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
- [18]HEADLINE DICKENS FACT — staked political career on building Cop City (opened April 2025); grew APD from ~1,600 to ~1,810 sworn; retention bonuses + take-home cars; Fani Willis endorsed him citing 'lockstep' crime plan. Strongest pro-LE record of any major-city D mayor in the scorecard. Unclassified
HEADLINE DICKENS FACT — staked political career on building Cop City (opened April 2025); grew APD from ~1,600 to ~1,810 sworn; retention bonuses + take-home cars; Fani Willis endorsed him citing 'lockstep' crime plan. Strongest pro-LE record of any major-city D mayor in the scorecard.
- [19]HEADLINE DICKENS FACT — staked political career on building Cop City (opened April 2025); grew APD from ~1,600 to ~1,810 sworn; retention bonuses + take-home cars; Fani Willis endorsed him citing 'lockstep' crime plan. Strongest pro-LE record of any major-city D mayor in the scorecard. Center
HEADLINE DICKENS FACT — staked political career on building Cop City (opened April 2025); grew APD from ~1,600 to ~1,810 sworn; retention bonuses + take-home cars; Fani Willis endorsed him citing 'lockstep' crime plan. Strongest pro-LE record of any major-city D mayor in the scorecard.
- [20]HEADLINE DICKENS FACT — staked political career on building Cop City (opened April 2025); grew APD from ~1,600 to ~1,810 sworn; retention bonuses + take-home cars; Fani Willis endorsed him citing 'lockstep' crime plan. Strongest pro-LE record of any major-city D mayor in the scorecard. Unclassified
HEADLINE DICKENS FACT — staked political career on building Cop City (opened April 2025); grew APD from ~1,600 to ~1,810 sworn; retention bonuses + take-home cars; Fani Willis endorsed him citing 'lockstep' crime plan. Strongest pro-LE record of any major-city D mayor in the scorecard.
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