Attorney Sharon Gay released her second mayoral campaign ad Thursday, just days after her inaugural ad hit Atlanta’s airwaves.
Entitled “Streets,” the 30-second ad puts viewers in front of a TV screen that juxtaposes snippets of news anchors discussing how crime “is on the top of minds” across the metro area. The video quickly cuts to Gay discussing how she’ll “get Atlanta back on track.”
“I’ll start with neighborhoods,” Gay said in the video. “Put people and resources together to take on crime, create affordable housing, [and] fix our streets.”
Cedric Alexander, a public safety advisor to Gay’s campaign, said in a statement that Gay “is the right person at this moment to lead Atlanta forward.”
“Her plans to focus on public safety, healthy neighborhoods, and affordable housing will address the root causes of crime. For all the Atlantans concerned about this unacceptable rise in crime, Sharon Gay is the right choice for Mayor,” Alexander said.
Gay’s first ad, released last week, touted her work on a redevelopment project in northwest Atlanta that replaced a blighted public housing complex. Some community leaders took issue with the ad’s depiction of her role in the changes.
City Councilman Antonio Brown, Councilman Andre Dickens, Kirsten Elise Dunn, Nolan English, Mark Hammad, Kenny Hill, Rebecca King, Council President Felicia Moore, former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Walter Reeves, Roosevelt Searles III, Richard Wright and Glenn Wrightson are also running to replace Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.
