Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Politics / Shenanigans Also in Clayton County: Bell, one of region's biggest transit advocates, and Ralph, who voted not to fund C-Tran, are out
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 10:24 AM
- Joeff Davis/CL File
- Clayton County Chairman Eldrin Bell
Chairman Eldrin Bell, probably the biggest transit advocate you'll find on the southside of metro Atlanta and a major T-SPLOST booster, was defeated by former Police Chief Jeff Turner. News reports are saying the defeat effectively marks the end of the 77-year-old former Atlanta Police chief's political career.
And Shanna Rooks, an attorney, defeated incumbent Commissioner Wole Ralph, one of several elected officials on the five-member commission who voted against funding C-Tran in 2009, the county's now defunct bus service.
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