Atlanta School Board chair Courtney English has officially declared his intent to run for Atlanta City Council post 1 at-large, a seat currently held by longtime councilman Michael Julian Bond. English filed documents with the city of Atlanta last Thursday declaring his intent.
At 24 years old, English was the youngest person ever to be elected to the school board in 2009, according to his campaign website. He holds the District 7 at-large seat. In 2014, he won the position of school board chair unanimously. English graduated from Frederick Douglass High School and Morehouse College.
Bond has served in the post 1 at-large seat since 2009. He held an Atlanta City Council District 3 seat from 1994 to 2001, according to the political tracking site Ballotpedia.
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