Williams has said she decided against running in the special election to focus on November and to take care of her family during the pandemic.
Hall, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2017, raised $54,000 through Sept. 9 and had spent $16,000. He knew Lewis through his father, who was a staff member for Martin Luther King Jr. Hall also worked with Lewis as a city council member.
Franklin was the top fundraiser in the race, with $106,000 raised through Sept. 9, including a $20,000 loan he made to his campaign. He had spent $60,000 of that as of Sept. 9.
Franklin, who now teaches theology at Emory University, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he was motivated to run by Lewis’ final essay, published posthumously by The New York Times in July, which urged “ordinary people with extraordinary vision” to stand up for the country’s soul.
Both candidates told the Journal-Constitution they support protecting and improving the 2010 health care law, providing a pathway to citizenship for immigrants in the country illegally, and government efforts to respond to climate change.
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