LaKeisha Gantt
GA · Clarke County School District Board of Education, District 7
LaKeisha Gantt is listed as a qualified 2026 Athens-Clarke County mayoral candidate and currently serves on the Clarke County School District Board of Education for District 7.
Where LaKeisha Gantt stands, based on their records
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted with the Clarke County School District Board of Education majority to opt out of Georgia's statewide adjusted-base-year homestead exemption under House Bill 581, preserving local control over the district's property-tax policy.
February 13, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com · researched August 20, 2026
Voted against the initial 18.8-mill school-district property-tax rate and argued for a 19-mill rate to preserve funding for raises for the district's lowest-paid employees; after a second vote, the 18.8-mill rate passed unanimously.
June 2, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: wuga.org · researched August 20, 2026
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Was appointed to a six-year term on the Hospital Authority of Clarke County, expiring February 28, 2031.
December 17, 2024
Source: accgov.com · researched August 20, 2026
Was chosen by the Clarke County School District Board of Education to serve as its president, succeeding the District 4 representative who was leaving the board.
May 16, 2019
Source: old.flagpole.com · researched August 20, 2026
Past race LaKeisha Gantt ran in:
- Mayor · May 19, 2026 · Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia
Profile last researched August 14, 2026.