Andre Dickens wants to unseat Councilman H. Lamar Willis
'The engineer in me wants to solve problems'
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- Post 3 At-Large Candidate Andre Dickens
Meet Andre Dickens, one of two candidates vying to unseat Atlanta City Councilman H. Lamar Willis, the scandal-tinged Post 3 At-Large representative.
The 38-year-old Underwood Hills resident and Georgia Tech administrative staffer is running on a campaign of economic development, safer neighborhoods, and improving ethics at City Hall.
"I love Atlanta," he tells CL. "I was doing Atlanta vs. New York City battles with friends back when Atlanta was a very small town compared to New York. I lived here for all but four-and-a-half years of my life."
Dickens, who has served as president and vice president of his neighborhood association and representative to the area's Neighborhood Planning Unit, says his election bid has been a dream since attending Benjamin Mays High School.
"It's about making Atlanta better for my daughter and other children - growing Atlanta while protecting the heritage of Atlanta," says Dickens. I want to preserve the hard work of folks like my mother but also have smart growth for the Atlanta of the future, which is rapidly approaching."