{{Short description|American politician (born 1941)}} {{Use American English|date=November 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Robb Pitts | office = Chair of [[Fulton County Board of Commissioners]] | term_start = 2017 | image = | caption = | preceded = John Eaves | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | education = | birth_date = December 27, 1941 | birth_place = | spouse = | children = | office2 = President of the [[Atlanta City Council]] | term_start2 = January 5, 1998 | term_end2 = January 7, 2002 | successor2 = [[Cathy Woolard]] | predecessor2 = [[Marvin S. Arrington Sr.]] }} '''Robert L. "Robb" Pitts''' (born December 27, 1941) is an American politician from the state of Georgia. He was elected in 2017 as Chairman of the [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]] [[Fulton County Board of Commissioners|Board of Commissioners]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kass |first=Arielle |title=With new chairman, commissioner, Fulton County has a full board again |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/with-new-chairman-commissioner-fulton-county-has-full-board-again/2HJyf0hv1kXfsnFSdv2IPP/ |access-date=2025-11-08 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |language=English |issn=1539-7459}}</ref> Pitts previously served on an at-large seat on the [[Atlanta City Council]] from 1977 to 1998, including a term as Council President from 1998 to 2001. After losing a mayoral bid to [[Shirley Franklin]] in [[2001 Atlanta mayoral election|2001]], Pitts was elected to the Fulton County Commission 2003 to 2014.
Born outside of [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]], Pitts was raised in [[Dayton, Ohio]] and attended [[Kent State University]], where he attained his first job teaching Spanish. After moving to Atlanta in 1969 to teach at Clark College (now [[Clark Atlanta University]]), he later worked for the [[Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce]]. He first ran for Atlanta City Council in 1973, but won his first term against the incumbent in 1977. On August 1, 1987, Pitts formally introduced delivering [[Atlanta bid for the 1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta's bid]] for the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] to the [[International Olympic Committee]], in place of Atlanta Mayor [[Andrew Young]], alongside [[Billy Payne]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruch |first=John |date=2022-08-05 |title=Fulton Chairman Robb Pitts on Buckhead life and his political journey |url=https://www.buckhead.com/fulton-chairman-robb-pitts-on-buckhead-life-and-his-political-journey/ |access-date=2025-11-08 |website=Buckhead |language=en-US}}</ref>
Pitts was sworn in as Atlanta City Council president on January 5, 1998.<ref name="jan-98-atl">{{cite web |title=ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 5-6, 1998 |url=https://atlantacityga.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=12&ID=2505&Inline=True |publisher=Atlanta City Council |access-date=31 January 2026}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}{{Atlanta City Council Presidents}}
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