Midtown resident Bahareh Azizi joins City Council District 6 race
Georgia Tech’s jump into crowded race makes five candidates
Remember that mystery candidate for Atlanta City Council District 6 that we hinted at a few days ago? Well, there’ll be <a title=”“we’ll have to wait...” Fresh Loaf comments” href=”http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/02/miguel-gallegos-joins-atlanta-city-council-district-6-race/#comment-106687” target=”_blank” target=”_self”>no more waiting, fine commenters! She’s in!
Bahareh Azizi, a Georgia Tech scientist, announced her candidacy on Saturday for the increasingly crowded race to represent the Midtown, Morningside, Druid Hills and Virginia-Highland neighborhoods at City Hall.
According to an emailed press release, Azizi launched her campaign during Saturday’s 40th annual Peachtree Road Race. She says the announcement dovetails with her campaign’s “commitment, endurance and a willingness to join the people of our city on the streets of Atlanta.”
In 2007, she was the co-host of Science Investigators, a PBS pilot show. According to a press release about the show’s first episode, Azizi investigated the disappearance of a certain species of frogs in New York and drove an electric car that went from 0 to 60 mph in three seconds. Wheee!