Sandy Springs mayoral candidates Paul and Carter discuss political endorsements, jabs.

Rough Draft hosted the public mayoral candidates’ forum on Zoom on Thursday, Nov. 20. A recording of the forum, and another between the City Council District 4 candidates, have been posted on YouTube.

The campaign heated up when State Rep. Esther Feuer Panitch (D-Sandy Springs), posted an endorsement for Paul on social media. She said the city’s Jewish residents need a mayor who will specifically name specific threats and stand up for the Jewish community. In a reply to the endorsement post that included those comments, Paul said he was humbled by her words.

Carter responded on social media by sharing a statement he made on June 2 after the anti-Semitic attack made in Boulder, CO, in which he said Sandy Springs has seen a rise in anti-Semitic and anti-Arab hate. He said Jewish residents in the city have every right to be concerned.

“Hate doesn’t stop at one door – it spreads, and tears at the community that connects us all,” Carter said in his post.

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