School board member Esh Collins wins runoff election for Atlanta City Council seat
Eshé Collins, an Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education member and attorney, beat former school administrator Dr. Nicole Evans Jones for the Atlanta City Council Post-3 At-Large seat. Collins garnered 60% of the vote to Jones’ 40% with all precincts reporting in DeKalb and Fulton counties.
All of Tuesday’s results are unofficial until certified by county election boards.
Collins will replace former councilwoman Keisha Sean Waites for the remainder of her term, which lasts until Dec. 31, 2025.
Collins has served on the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education as the immediate past chair and vice chair and works as a civil rights attorney as the director of the Equity Assistance Center-South of the Southern Education Foundation. She served as the senior program director at Georgia State University, then joined the Atlanta Board of Education in 2014. Collins also worked at Jumpstart, an organization that strives to promote equitable early education.
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