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Ken Steele
mayor, Fayetteville, Georgia
Steele is mayor of Fayetteville and a retired pilot for Delta Air Lines. He served in the United States Navy for seven years and served several more years in the reserves. He serves on the board of directors, legislative policy council, budget committee and is the district vice president and task force chair for the Georgia Municipal Association. He is a member of the Livable Communities Coalition board, the Community Foundation of Fayette County and the board of directors of the Atlanta Regional Committee. Steele serves as secretary/treasurer of the executive committees of the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Governing Board. Steele served as city councilman in Fayetteville.