"Rep. Long was first elected to the State House in 2008, in an election where he ran unopposed. Rep. Long was re-elected in 2010. In 2009, Rep. Long was the only State Representative to come out in support of Mary Norwood for Mayor of Atlanta. As part of the redistricting that occurred following the 2010 census, Rep. Long and State Rep. Simone Bell (D-Atlanta) were redrawn into the same district. Bell defeated Long in the 2012 Democratic Primary. During his time in the Legislature, Rep. Long was a staunch supporter of charter schools, something that led Atlanta Progressive News to endorse Rep. Bell in the 2012 Democratic Primary. The issue of charter schools, however, is not one that would likely come before the City Council of Atlanta."
Posted on: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 17:47:31 +0000
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