Inserection owner Michael Morrison might launch City Council bid against Alex Wan

'A vote for me is a vote against Alex Wan'

By Max Blau Thursday June 6, 2013 05:27 PM EDT

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Atlanta City Councilman Alex Wan, fresh off a brutal battle over the future of Cheshire Bridge Road, just might have picked up a challenger for the municipal election in November. And lo and behold, it's someone from the adult businesses community he recently tried to boot from what's considered Atlanta's red-light district.

According to Georgia Voice, Inserection owner Michael Morrison is planning to launch a campaign against the councilman who represents much of northeast Atlanta. An official announcement, he says, could come sometime next week.

Morrison admits that have he "may not be electable" because of his past record. In 2005, he spent two-and-a-half years behind bars for tax evasion. He was also forced to pay $1.4 million back to the Internal Revenue Service. But he's already made his campaign message loud and clear: "a vote for me is a vote against Alex Wan."

Former CL staff writer Scott Henry spoke to Morrison as part of a 2003 cover story on Fulton Industrial Boulevard's then-burgeoning red-light district:





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