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Robb
Pitts is the Fulton County Commissioner representing District 2,
which consists of the entire county. He was elected to the
Fulton County Board of Commissioners in November 2002 and
re-elected in 2006.
Commissioner Pitts previously served as a member of the Atlanta
City Council for 20 years, chairing the Finance and Community
Development committees for several years. He encouraged
efficiency in city operations and procurement procedures,
earning a reputation as the "taxpayers' watchdog" by
scrutinizing spending and diligently reviewing the annual
budgeting process. Elected president of the Atlanta City
Council in 1997, he was a strong supporter of initiatives
leading to tax relief for the elderly, including the reduction
of sanitation fees and an increase in homestead exemptions for
qualified seniors.
A business man and former college professor, Commissioner Pitts
earned undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate degrees in
education, business, languages and Latin American studies at
Ohio University, La Academia Hispanomericana, Kent State
University and La Universidad Interamericana. He has a
master's degree in business administration from Emory University
and studied at Georgia State University. Currently
Commissioner Pitts is a Financial Representative with New
England Financial.
He was an instructor at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio;
visiting professor and guest lecturer at Oberlin college,
Oberlin, Ohio; and assistant professor at Clark College (now
Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta.
Active in a number of community programs and an avid arts
patron, Commissioner Pitts has served on the boards of
organizations such as the Georgia Municipal Association, Atlanta
Convention and Visitor's Bureau, Atlanta Economic Development
Corporation, Urban Residential Finance Authority, Latin American
Association, Atlanta Ballet, Arts Festival of Atlanta, and
Center for the Puppetry Arts. He is a lifetime member of
the NAACP.
A native of Haddock, GA, Commissioner Pitts and his wife Fran,
have a daughter, Jordan.
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