In Dunwoody, it seemed that the usual cast of characters would qualify for three city council posts to be chosen on Nov. 4, but at the last minute, long-time resident Wendi Taylor has declared for the District 3 seat.
The open posts are Post 1 (District 1), currently held by Catherine Lautenbacher, Post 2 (District 2), currently held by Rob Price, and Post 3 (District 3), currently held by Tom Lambert.
Qualifying began at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, and ended at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 18 at 4:30 p.m.
On Wednesday afternoon, only hours before the deadline, Wendi Taylor, wife of former State Rep. Tom Taylor (R-79), filed documents to run for the seat now held by Tom Lambert.
As of the 4:30 p.m. deadline, the three incumbents filed their intention to retain their positions, as well as David Ziskind, who announced his candidacy in June, qualified to run against Price for the District 2 seat.
Taylor has made several public comments at recent city council and planning commission meetings, including sessions concerning a proposal to build 200 age-restricted, low-incoming apartments on Ashford Dunwoody Road.
Rough Draft has reached out to Taylor seeking comment on her entry into the District 3 race. It doesn’t appear that she has a campaign website.
So far, candidate fundraising has been low. Ziskind has raised in-kind donations of $1,750 and cash donations of $1,682. Price reports $567 of cash in hand, which appears to be left over from his last run. Lambert and Lautenbacher have not filed documents regarding fundraising yet, according to online finance disclosure records.
If a runoff election is necessary, it would be held on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
Council representation is divided into three districts within the City of Dunwoody. For a closer look or to find your representative, use this link.
