Felicia Moore

{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use American English|date=November 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Felicia Moore | image = FeliciaMoore2017.png | caption = Moore in 2017 | office = President of the [[Atlanta City Council]] | term_start = January 2, 2018 | term_end = January 3, 2022 | predecessor = [[Ceasar Mitchell]] | successor = [[Doug Shipman]] | office1 = Member of the [[Atlanta City Council]]<br>[[Atlanta's 9th City Council district|District 9]] | term_start1 = January 5, 1998 | term_end1 = January 2, 2018 | predecessor1 = Jared Samples | successor1 = Dustin Hillis | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | education = [[Central State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Central Michigan University]] ([[Master of Science|MS]]) }} '''Felicia A. Moore''' is an American politician who served as the president of the [[Atlanta City Council]]. She was elected to the office in a December 2017 runoff election. She previously held the post of City Council member for [[Atlanta's 9th City Council district|District 9]], serving for 20 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Campaigns - Atlanta City Council - District 09 Race - Nov 04, 1997|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=787313|access-date=March 22, 2018|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}</ref><ref name="citycouncil_bio">{{cite web|url=http://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/council-members/council-president-felicia-a-moore|title=Council President Felicia A. Moore|publisher=Atlanta City Council|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-date=November 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103044711/https://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/council-members/council-president-felicia-a-moore|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reporternewspapers.net/2017/12/06/moore-next-atlanta-city-council-president/|title=Moore to be next Atlanta City Council president|date=December 6, 2017|publisher=|access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Council President Felicia A. Moore {{!}} Atlanta City Council, GA|url=https://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/council-members/council-president-felicia-a-moore|access-date=July 3, 2020|website=citycouncil.atlantaga.gov|archive-date=July 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708003419/https://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/council-members/council-president-felicia-a-moore|url-status=dead}}</ref>

She graduated from [[Central State University]] in with a Bachelor of Arts in communication, where she became a member of the [[Alpha Kappa Alpha]] sorority. She holds a Master of Science in Administration degree from [[Central Michigan University]] with a concentration in Public Administration.<ref name="citycouncil_bio" />

==2021 Atlanta mayoral race== On January 28, 2021, Moore announced her candidacy for Mayor of Atlanta in the [[2021 Atlanta mayoral election]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Journal-Constitution|first=J. D. Capelouto-The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionBen Brasch- The Atlanta|title=Atlanta Council President Felicia Moore launches campaign for mayor|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/atlanta-council-president-felicia-moore-launches-campaign-for-mayor/JA3SXLJ54NGT7NAS6N3IHUA4RI/|access-date=January 29, 2021|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|language=English}}</ref> Her platform focuses on safer neighborhoods, government transparency, fiscal stability, and guaranteed city services.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Felicia Moore for Mayor|url=https://www.feliciamooreformayor.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128161842/https://www.feliciamooreformayor.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 28, 2021|access-date=January 29, 2021|website=Felicia Moore for Mayor|language=en-US}}</ref>

Moore placed first in the first round of the election, held on November 2, but lost the November 30 runoff to [[Andre Dickens]], winning 37% against Dickens' 63% of the vote. After her loss, she blamed the rappers [[T.I.]] and [[Isaac Hayes III|Ike Dirty]] for turning public opinion against her, after they posted on social media that she had pledged to close all [[strip club]]s in the city if elected.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dawson |first1=Shannon |title=Felicia Moore Blames T.I. And Isaac Hayes III For Sabatoging Her Shot At Becoming Atlanta Mayor Over Strip Club Closure Rumors |url=https://madamenoire.com/1302772/felicia-moore-blames-rappers-over-strip-club-closure-rumors/ |website=MadameNoire |publisher=[[MadameNoire]] |access-date=December 6, 2021 |ref=MadameNoire |date=December 2, 2021}}</ref> According to [[TMZ]], Moore said that the claims originated from a quote taken out of context, when she expressed her opposition to issuing new permits to certain businesses, such as recording studios, and accused the rappers of spreading misinformation.<ref name="TMZ">{{cite news |title=T.I. & ISAAC HAYES III SUNK ME WITH FAKE STRIP CLUB NEWS ... Says ATL Mayoral Candidate |url=https://www.tmz.com/2021/12/02/felicia-moore-atlanta-mayoral-candidate-ti-isaac-hayes-iii-cost-election-fake-news/ |access-date=December 6, 2021 |publisher=TMZ |date=December 2, 2021}}</ref>

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