Who should you vote for in Peachtree City’s next election? In this feature, you’ll find the differences between our candidates in their own words as they answer questions from The Citizen. Candidates were given exactly one week to reply to our questions.
Both candidates for City Council Post 3, incumbent Councilman Clint Holland and challenger Joe Campbell, were invited to respond to an identical set of 13 questions about governance, development, traffic, finance, and community priorities.
Each answer appears exactly as submitted, up to a 250-word limit, and has been lightly formatted for readability.
Personal contact details and website links have been removed from both candidates’ submissions. Answers were truncated to ensure the 250-word limit. In an effort of fairness, we switched the order of response for each question.
To view the posted Mayoral Race edition with Mayor Kim Learnard’s and Former Mayor Steve Brown’s answers, visit this link. Stay tuned for the Candidate Comparison on the other contested race in Peachtree City over the next few days. Early voting in Peachtree City starts next Tuesday, October 14 at the Library/City Hall complex.
Governance & Transparency
Q1. What sets you apart from your opponent? How would you be a better choice?
Clint Holland
Experience is the skill that matters: I have many decades managing business at an executive level and now 3 years in local government as a councilman and Mayor Pro Tem for Peachtree City. I have debated the issues and topics brought before the council. I always have my conservative principles guiding me through the discussions and debates.
I am a far more qualified council member than my opponent as I bring years of successful business experience to the council. I also bring a solid engineering background, an emphasis in economics from my Master’s Degree, and skilled leadership qualities that are highly valued by city staff and council when technical and fiscal issues are brought up. Additionally, I listen to Peachtree City people. Sometimes the listening will change my mind about the issue, or alternately, further enhance the key issues that are contained in any specific topic. Remember: Listening is far better than talking, as you learn more by listening.
As far as differentiation between me and my opponent, I have far more extensive municipal experience with my taking every possible training course on municipal government management from the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) over my 3 years on city council. I have joined multiple committees at GMA learning how I can be a better council member to help our city use the GMA resources and people contacts. My opponent only has his Disney experience with Orlando hotels, which does not translate very well to being a leader on a municipal city [response truncated to 250 words]
Joe Campbell
My opponent thrives on political theater — big words, little action. We’ve seen this at City Council Meetings and Work Sessions.