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Matt Westmoreland
@WestmorelandATL
ATL Native • Grady High Grad • Princeton ‘10 Alum • Carver High Teacher • APS Board of Education • Atlanta City Council, Post 2 Citywide • 🏳️‍🌈
Atlanta, GA
Joined January 2009
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    Was voter #73 at 7:59a at Northside Library! To put @KamalaHarris in the White House! And fill the vacant Post-3 seat on the Atlanta City Council. Let’s goooo!
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    Tomorrow afternoon, I’ll swear an oath for a third time to serve the City of Atlanta and all her residents. And I’ll do so as a proud member of our LGBTQ+ community. (1)
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    “We came in different ships, but we’re all in the same boat now.” Words from @repjohnlewis to a crowd of 10,000 marching through @downtownatlanta this morning demanding that #familiesbelongtogether.
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    At 4:16am, John Lewis’ beloved 5th Congressional District (and specifically— #ClayCo) pushed @JoeBiden into the lead in Georgia.
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    Confederate Avenue in Atlanta is no more. And excellent timing. #AtlUtd
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    Alright y’all. Round 2: “Some time in the next several hours...” 1. @ossoff is going to win by more than 20,000 votes. 2. @ReverendWarnock is going to win by more than 40,000 votes. 3. @TheDemocrats are going to flip the United States Senate. #GaComingThrough
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    First: Purge voter rolls Then push to reduce early voting and close polling locations Then refuse to process new voter registrants Now: “The announcement, which provided no proof that the hack came from Democrats, comes two days before Election Day” This is #VoterSuppression
    JUST IN: Kemp’s office opens investigation into Georgia Dems for "possible cyber crimes" hill.cm/XPy76pc
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    Y’all... “The Oct. 28 Edition” 24,559 Georgians voted early yesterday (Was 13K on the same Sunday in 2014) 59.5% of them were women 51.8% of them were African American 42.2% of them didn’t vote at all in ‘14 #SoulsToThePolls #EightDays #GoStacey
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    Early Voting in Fulton County for U.S. Senate runoff will run: Sunday, Nov 27 from 7am to 7pm Monday, Nov 28 from 7am to 7pm Tuesday, Nov 29 from 7am to 7pm Wednesday, Nov 30 from 7am to 7pm Thursday, Dec 1 from 7am to 7pm Friday, Dec 2 from 7am to 7pm #GetReady #PutYourShoesOn
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    Fairly certain this is the first time in Atlanta history the Mayor, Council President, and six Council Members walked across the street to attend the swearing-in for a new APS Board of Education. May it signal the start of a great partnership for our kids, families, communities.
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    Absolutely incredible response to @CityofAtlanta and @AtlantaRegional E-Bike Rebate program. Since the portal opened at 12:01am on 6/16, we have received… 4,867 applications ‼️ Open till 11:59p on 6/23 (atlantaregional.org/what-we-do/mob…) We’re gonna need a bigger $$$ bucket…🥳
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    Some time in the next several hours... 1. @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris are going to win Georgia— by somewhere between 5K and 10K votes. 2. We will be headed into TWO January 5 runoffs to send both @ReverendWarnock AND @ossoff to the United States Senate.
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    This should be the future of Peachtree Street in Atlanta. h/t @NW_Horadam
    Inbox: NYC is launching “a major new visioning process to reimagine Fifth Ave.—from Bryant Park at 42nd St. to Central Park at 59th St.—as a safer, less congested, pedestrian-centered boulevard that also prioritizes cyclists, mass transit, & the public realm,” mayor’s office says
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    Introduced legislation yesterday with several @atlcouncil colleagues to launch an e-bike rebate program for Atlanta residents. Guided by lessons from Denver, Boston and elsewhere— look forward to designing and implementing this program in the weeks ahead! 🚴🚴