Vice President of Citizens for Dunwoody, Tom Taylor announces Candidacy for City Council, District 3 Local Seat

Tom Taylor

Tom Taylor announced today that he is running for Dunwoody City Council District 3 post. He served as Vice President of Citizens for Dunwoody, Inc. and is a founding board member of that organization. Taylor has been a driving force in the organization and has provided leadership during many key endeavors including the legislative process where he set the political strategy and formed and served as President of the Dunwoody Action Committee. He led multiple initiatives during the planning and implementation process, including serving as chair of the Police Task Force.

“Dunwoody will have an extremely short lead time to begin operations. There are still major issues to deal with in transitioning services and properties from DeKalb County that are not settled.” said Taylor. “I have been there leading this through the conceptual, organizational, legislative and implementation efforts. I know the issues, the County leadership and will commit to the city that I will work just as hard making Dunwoody succeed as I did for the past three years getting us through the successful incorporation.”

“While it has been my policy in all of the new cities not to endorse candidates, I can say that Tom’s commitment to creating a City of Dunwoody and unceasing leadership in every facet of the three-year effort leading up to the referendum was invaluable,” said Oliver Porter, architect of the Sandy Springs incorporation effort and consultant to the John’s Creek and Milton incorporations. “He’s gained a complete understanding of the issues and will not have a learning curve.”

Mr. Taylor also brings extensive, hands on business and financial management experience to the table. Beginning his career in the telecom industry with AT&T, Taylor transitioned to the defense and military contracting industries in the early 1990’s. In senior management roles with both Rockwell International Tactical Systems, and DynCorp International, Taylor managed a variety of sensitive defense programs with multi-million dollar budgets for both the U.S. government as well as customers worldwide. He is a veteran of the United States Navy, with 21 years of combined active and reserve service. Taylor earned an undergraduate degree from Georgia State University in International Relations and Economics and an MBA in International Business.

In addition to Citizens for Dunwoody, Taylor serves as a board member on the Dunwoody Homeowners Association and the Executive Committee of the DeKalb Republican Party. He has worked as a parent volunteer at Kingsley Elementary and Peachtree Charter Middle School. He also coached youth soccer at the Ashford-Dunwoody YMCA for 18 seasons. Taylor is a native of Boca Raton, Florida and has lived in the Dunwoody area for 20 years. He and his wife of 24 years, Wendi, have a 16-year-old son, Keith, who attends Wesleyan School. The family is also hosting an exchange student from Thailand for this school year.