Andre Dickens | |
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![]() Dickens in 2021 | |
61st Mayor of Atlanta | |
Assumed office January 3, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Keisha Lance Bottoms |
Member of the Atlanta City Council from the at-large district Post 3 | |
In office January 6, 2014 – January 3, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Lamar Willis |
Succeeded by | Keisha Waites |
Personal details | |
Born | Andre DeShawn Dickens 1974 (age 49–50) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Georgia Institute of Technology (BS) Georgia State University (MPA) |
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Website | Government website |
Andre DeShawn 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]