Carrollton may be a world away from Atlanta in size and pace, but for newly elected Councilmember Thomas Worthy, the move from his small southern hometown to Georgia’s capital changed everything.
“I think I’m an absolute beneficiary of the opportunity this city offers,” Worthy said. “I love my hometown of Carrollton. It was a great place to grow up. It’s still home — my parents and my sister live there. But Atlanta is an opportunity machine.”
Worthy credits Atlanta with helping shape his career and giving him and his wife a place to raise their three children. “I wanted to serve the city that has given so much to me,” he said. “I couldn’t be happier to be here — and to represent District 7.”
Worthy now serves the area which covers much of north Atlanta, including neighborhoods like Lindbergh, Buckhead and Lenox. He joined the city council while working as a public policy officer at Piedmont Healthcare, and after nine years on the board of MARTA.
In an interview on “Closer Look with Rose Scott,” Worthy said his constituents are focused on what he calls the “basic blocking and tackling” of city services — making sure things like sanitation, public works and responsiveness are running smoothly. Traffic and congestion also top the list of concerns in his district.
