Michael Owens qualifies for Mableton Mayor, joins five others to lead new city

Former Cobb County Democratic Party Chair and cybersecurity executive Michael Owens qualified this week to run for Mayor for the new city of Mableton. He and four others joined Michael Murphy as they placed their names into consideration to be elected as the top leader for Mableton in the March 21 municipal elections.

In addition to a new mayor, citizens of the new city will elect a six-member City Council for these non partisan races. Candidates for mayor and City Council had to be at least 21 years old and lived within the city’s boundaries for at least a year immediately prior to the election.

Notable names in the Mableton Council races include Austell Community Task Force Board member Ron Davis, who qualified to run in District 1. He is joined by DeBorah Johnson, another Task Force Board member vying for the seat. Sales rep Barry Tyler Krebs is a candidate in the District 3 race. Community leader and We Thrive on Riverside Drive Founder Monica Delancey qualified for District 2.

The entire list of candidates for Mayor and Council are below:

Mableton Mayor
Aaron Carman
Charles Ford
LaTonia Long
Michael Murphy
Henry Uche Okafor
Michael Owens

City Council, District 1
Ron S. Davis
DeBorah Johnson 

City Council, District 2
Monica Evette Delancy
Dami Oladapo
Kisha N. Scott

City Council, District 3
Victor Arnold
Paul Chukelu
Keisha Jeffcoat
Barry Tyler Krebs
Yashica Marshall
William Wilson

City Council, District 4
Jennifer Anthony
Patricia J. Auch
Cassandra Lynn Brown
Heidi Dasinger
Robert Graham
Shanequa E.Moore
Brian Patrick
Robb Pendleton 

City Council, District 5
Cheryl Davis
Chijioke Ebbis
TJ Ferguson
Stephanie Joy

City Council, District 6
Debora Herndon
Ricky Dickens

A list of all the candidates who qualified to run as well as information on their background can be found here.

The Mableton government election will be held on March 21.