# Robb Pitts

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American politician (born 1941)

Robb Pitts Chair of Fulton County Board of Commissioners Incumbent Assumed office 2017 Preceded by John Eaves President of the Atlanta City Council In office January 5, 1998 – January 7, 2002 Preceded by Marvin S. Arrington Sr. Succeeded by Cathy Woolard Personal details Born (1941-12-27) December 27, 1941 (age 84) Party Democratic

**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](/source/Fulton_County%2C_Georgia) [Board of Commissioners](/source/Fulton_County_Board_of_Commissioners).[1] Pitts previously served on an at-large seat on the [Atlanta City Council](/source/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](/source/Shirley_Franklin) in [2001](/source/2001_Atlanta_mayoral_election), Pitts was elected to the Fulton County Commission 2003 to 2014.

Born outside of [Macon](/source/Macon%2C_Georgia), Pitts was raised in [Dayton, Ohio](/source/Dayton%2C_Ohio) and attended [Kent State University](/source/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](/source/Clark_Atlanta_University)), he later worked for the [Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce](/source/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's bid](/source/Atlanta_bid_for_the_1996_Summer_Olympics) for the [1996 Summer Olympics](/source/1996_Summer_Olympics) to the [International Olympic Committee](/source/International_Olympic_Committee), in place of Atlanta Mayor [Andrew Young](/source/Andrew_Young), alongside [Billy Payne](/source/Billy_Payne).[2]

Pitts was sworn in as Atlanta City Council president on January 5, 1998.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Kass, Arielle. ["With new chairman, commissioner, Fulton County has a full board again"](https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/with-new-chairman-commissioner-fulton-county-has-full-board-again/2HJyf0hv1kXfsnFSdv2IPP/). *The Atlanta Journal-Constitution*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1539-7459](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1539-7459). Retrieved November 8, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Ruch, John (August 5, 2022). ["Fulton Chairman Robb Pitts on Buckhead life and his political journey"](https://www.buckhead.com/fulton-chairman-robb-pitts-on-buckhead-life-and-his-political-journey/). *Buckhead*. Retrieved November 8, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-jan-98-atl_3-0)** ["ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 5-6, 1998"](https://atlantacityga.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=12&ID=2505&Inline=True). Atlanta City Council. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

v t e Presidents of the Atlanta City Council Board of Aldermen Evans (1954–1962) Massell (1962–1970) Jackson (1970–1974) City Council era (1974–present) Fowler (1974–1976) Ware (1976–1979) Arrington (1980–1998) Pitts (1998–2002) Woolard (2002–2004) Borders (2004–2010) Mitchell (2010–2018) Moore (2018–2022) Shipman (2022–2026) Overstreet (2026)

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