Lee May Resigns his County Commission Seat, Maintains Role as Interim CEO

June 16, 2015 is the date set for a
special election to replace May as
the District 5 county commissioner in
DeKalb County.

DeKalb County Interim CEO Lee May Resigns District 5 Commission Office: Action paves the way for voting representation in District 5 with June 16, 2015 Special Election.

May calls upon the county commissioners to work together moving forward. Says he has been told by at least one commissioner that he has been criticized publicly for the personal political gain of others.

Candidates for the Special Election as of today are listed as:

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT 5

QUALIFIED CANDIDATES

FOR SPECIAL ELECTION

TO BE HELD JUNE 16, 2015

Gregory Adams

PO Box 63

Clarkston, GA 30021

Phone: 404-454-9815

Harmel Deanne Codi

PO Box 360924

Decatur, GA 30034

Phone: 404-944-8631

Melvin Jerome Edmondson

5723 Greenridge Court

Lithonia, GA 30058

Phone: 404-419-2652

Gwendolyn R. “Gwen” Green

2991 Rolling Meadows Court

Lithonia, GA 30038

Phone: 678-6764020

Vaughn Irons

4147 Sandstone Shores Drive

Lithonia, GA 30038

Phone: 404-800-7155

Mereda Davis Johnson

4706 Lionshead Circle

Lithonia, GA 30038

Phone: 404-289-2244

Gina Mangham

PO Box 525

Lithonia, GA 30058

Phone: 770-483-2501

Kathryn T. Rice

PO Box 360608

Decatur, GA 30036

Phone: 770-322-3842

Kenneth Saunders, III

1558 Acorn Forest

Stone Mountain, GA 30088

Phone: 404-939-7619

George Turner, Jr.

PO Box 1716

Lithonia, GA 30058

Phone: 404-886-2053

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