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Voter’s guide to City Council candidates
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Dunwoody voters go to the polls
Nov. 5 to choose City Council members
from the city’s three election districts.
In this election, a voter may cast his or
her ballot only for a candidate running
in the district in which the voter lives
— in other words, if you live in District
2, you vote only for the representative
from that district.
Here are the candidates. The Dun-
woody Reporter asked each to provide
brief statements for the voters.
Council District 1, Post 1
David Davis
Occupation: Small
business owner
Prior political ex
perience: None
Why are you seek
ing this position?
I look forward serv
ing as a voice for
the citizens of Dis
trict 1. My Number One priority as a
city council member is to ensure that the
taxes are kept low and reduced where
waste is found. I believe that the rel
ative youth of our city gives us an ad
vantage that we must maintain. A lean
city that avoids pitfalls - such as patron
age jobs, exorbitant pension obligations,
and costly frivolous litigation - can de
liver quality service without burdening
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Why should the voters choose you?
As a father and business owner, my
desire to serve comes from my wish to
maintain Dunwoody’s character and
safety for future generations. I am not
a career politician, and will serve as a
much-needed voice for the residents of
Dunwoody; a voice of accountability
with regard to wasteful spending; and a
check for those who wish to force their
will upon our city.
Campaign webpage: www.voteda-
viddavis.com
Henly Shelton
Occupation: Pro
fessional manage
ment and sales con
sultant
Prior political ex
perience: 30 years
in the international
corporate world.
Why are you seek
ing this position?
I am disappointed by the apparent lack
of communication between citizens and
their government. I don’t know who
council members are listening to, but
it’s not the people turning out at meet
ings speaking to them. The council be
lieves they’ve communicated. What they
haven’t done is find out whether any
body heard them.
Why should the voters choose you?
I’m not tied to any special interests.
I don’t have any developers behind me.
Anything we decide to do, it will have to
benefit the residents of Dunwoody, and
the benefits will be measurable.
Campaign webpage: www.henlyfor-
dunwoody. com
Denis Shortal
Occupation: Re
tired Marine and
airline pilot
Prior political ex
perience: Co-
Chair and Treasurer
of Dunwoody Yes.
Dunwoody City
Council and May
or Pro Tem December, 2008 - present.
Why are you seeking this position?
To continue the progress that has been
made across the entire spectrum to en
hance our city and the quality of life of
our citizens within the fiscal capabilities
of the city’s revenues.
Why should the voters choose you?
The number one reason citizens should
vote for me is that I have done what I
told the citizens I would do when I first
ran for office in 2008. I will continue
to do what I tell the citizens I will do. I
have proven myself as a good steward of
the taxpayers’ dollars. We have kept tax
es low, have run a surplus every year and
have a strong reserve fund. We have a
“right sized” police force, the quality of
which is second to none. I will continue
to work to enhance the infrastructure of
our city and the quality of life of all our
You also can find their answers
and brief video statements
by candidates online at
ReporterNewspapers. net
citizens ... including working for local
control of our schools, limiting the de
sign and construction cost of projects to
only what is necessary, and aggressively
protecting the quality of life in our resi
dential neighborhoods.
Campaign webpage: www.denisshort-
al.com
Council District 2, Post 2
William A.J. Mer-
cier
Occupation: Se
nior project manag
er, airframe main
tenance planning,
Delta Air Lines
Prior political ex
perience: Caucus
Aide — Ohio House
of Representatives (3.5 years); Inter
im City Clerk (1 year); elected Parish
Council President (3 years); commander
- Sons of the American Legion (2 years).
Why are you seeking this position?
A consistent theme I have seen among
the other candidates, both personally and
through comments of my neighbors, is a
lack of real solutions, fresh ideas and ac
knowledgement of citizen concern. I felt
the citizens of Dunwoody, and more spe
cifically District 2, deserved a candidate
that would be free thinking, driven to
seize upon opportunities in Dunwoody,
and motivated by realistic short- and long
term goals. Dunwoody City Council has
spent too much time behind closed doors
through Executive Sessions. District 2 de
serves a candidate that puts citizen input,
financial responsibility and open commu
nication in the forefront. I want to serve
my community in District 2 by providing
a positive, free thinking candidate with no
hidden agenda to vote for on Nov. 5.
Why should the voters choose you?
We have the opportunity to be the
standard bearer of the Atlanta suburbs,
and we need leaders we can trust who
have the citizens’ interest at heart. My
experience at both the state and munic
ipal levels of government, and my edu
cation in city and regional planning and
economics, makes me uniquely quali
fied to assist the city. My private-sec-
tor experience and my previous elect
ed leadership roles have enabled me to
have the foresight to create and plan real
solutions. I believe in looking forward
for the future needs of Dunwoody, and
addressing those needs with thorough,
practical planning. I believe in playing
by the rules and keeping your word with
the citizens you serve. I also believe in
a transparent city government which the
citizens can trust. Let’s take this oppor
tunity to move Dunwoody in a new and
positive direction, a direction rooted
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