Erick Allen

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Crime & Public Safety February 18, 2026

Commissioner Erick Allen Talks Public Safety With Cobb Police and Fire Chiefs

Cobb County District 2 Commissioner Erick Allen sat down with Cobb County police Chief James Ferrell, and with Cobb Fire Chief Dr. Michael Cunningham in the latest installment of Allen’s…

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Crime & Public Safety February 6, 2026

Chairwoman Cupid and two commissioners send letter with concerns about ICE and CBP activity

Cobb County announced that Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, along with District 2 Commissioner Erick Allen, and District 4 Commissioner Monique Sheffield, sent a letter to Senators…

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Government & Politics, Local government January 14, 2026

Cobb BOC approves $2 million in SPLOST funds to the Veterans Memorial project

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the allocation of an additional $2 million from excess 2022 SPLOST revenue to the Veterans Memorial project, bringing the total county contribution…

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Cobb County May 13, 2025

District 2 Commissioner Erick Allen sworn in Monday

By Mark Woolsey District 2 Cobb County Commissioner Erick Allen touched on familiar themes Monday during his ceremonial swearing-in ceremony at the Cobb Civic Center. Allen sought to emphasize collaboration…

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Elections May 6, 2025

Cobb BOC special elections results certified; Allen sworn in

By Mark Woolsey The Cobb County Commission District 2 and District 4 special election is officially in the books. The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration voted on Monday…

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Cobb County April 30, 2025

Allen, Sheffield win, cementing Cobb BOC Democratic majority

By Mark Woolsey [Corrections: An earlier version of this article spelled Monique Sheffield’s name “Monica” in one instance, and identified the May BOC meeting as May 12. Late night writing…

Elections March 14, 2025

Early voting schedule for Cobb BOC Districts 2 & 4 special elections set

By Mark Woolsey Early voting dates have been set for the April 29 special election in which voters will pick two members of the Cobb County Commission. The Cobb Elections…

Elections March 12, 2025

Erick Allen wins with commanding lead in District 2 Democratic primary runoff

The unofficial results of the Cobb Board of Commissioners District 2 Democratic Party primary runoff show that former state Representative Erick Allen won with a commanding lead of 56.72 percent…

Elections March 3, 2025

Early voting in the Cobb BOC District 2 Democratic primary runoff is underway

By Mark Woolsey Early voting is underway in the Cobb County Commission District 2 special Democratic primary runoff race. Former State Rep. Erick Allen and ex-Cobb School Board member Dr….

Elections February 21, 2025

Allen and Howard prepare for the Cobb BOC District 2 Democratic runoff

By Mark Woolsey With the Cobb County elections board having certified results of the Feb. 11 county commission district 2 and 4 primary elections, the one remaining race to be…

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