1. Andre Dickens was born on June 17,1974 and is an American politician and nonprofit executive who is the 61st and current mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
19 Facts About Andre Dickens
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Andre Dickens was a member of the Atlanta City Council and defeated council president Felicia Moore in the second round of Atlanta's 2021 mayoral election.
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Andre Dickens is the chief development officer at TechBridge, a nonprofit technology organization.
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Andre Dickens served as the chairperson of the transportation committee and chaired on the Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee.
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Andre Dickens is a Brother of Kappa Alpha Psi; having pledged when he attended Georgia Tech.
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Andre Dickens is a deacon at the New Horizon Baptist Church near his home and has one daughter, Bailey.
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Andre Dickens grew up in Southwest Atlanta, and attended Benjamin Elijah Mays High School before enrolling at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he received his degree in chemical engineering in 1998.
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Andre Dickens received his Master's of Public Administration in Economic Development from Georgia State University.
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In 1999, Andre Dickens was employed at DSM Engineering and Plastics where he was a sales engineer.
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Unfortunately due to the housing crisis Andre Dickens was unable to keep the company alive and in 2010 he filed for Chapter Seven bankruptcy.
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In 2013 Andre Dickens, was elected as an at-large City Council member.
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On February 25,2022, Andre Dickens lifted the indoor COVID-19 mask mandate in Atlanta, ending a near 2 year restriction on restaurants, hotels, and other venues.
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The Andre Dickens administration continues to partner with and leverage tools such as inclusionary zoning to assist with this investment.
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In October 2022, Mayor Andre Dickens appointed Darin Schierbaum as Atlanta's 26th Chief of Atlanta Police Department.
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Andre Dickens has supported the city's funding the construction of a controversial police and fire department training center, dubbed "Cop City" by environmentalists and community activists.
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In September 2023, Andre Dickens expressed a commitment to prioritize residents' voices in the citywide vote on a $90 million police training facility.
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The Office of Mayor Andre Dickens responded to the OIG report by saying they are committed to compliance with rules and regulations and would ensure to follow proper procedures for the 2023 Senior Ball.
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Andre Dickens said he intended to reimburse the city for hotel room costs for himself and his family, the report said.
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In February 2023, Mayor Andre Dickens struck a deal between the city's housing authority and developer Integral Group, calling for the housing authority to sell 81 acres to develop affordable housing units.