Kelsea Bond

Kelsea Bond (born ) is an American politician and labor organizer serving as a member of the Atlanta City Council representing District2 since 2026. They are the youngest council member currently serving, the second non-binary individual elected to the body, and the first member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) elected to the Atlanta City Council.

Early life, education, and early career Bond was born at DeKalb Medical and grew up in DeKalb County, raised in a family of public sector workers and educators; their mother was a teacher and their father worked for the Georgia state government. Their grandfather was a city manager in Macon and Tifton. They graduated from Decatur High School.

Bond attended the University of Georgia, graduating in 2015 with a double major in economics and Romance languages. While studying abroad in Paris, Bond cited their experience with the French healthcare system as influential in their political development and support for public healthcare programs.

Activism and labor organizing Bond joined the Democratic Socialists of America in 2020. As a union organizer in Metro Atlanta, they assisted Starbucks Workers United in organizing corporate Starbucks stores in Midtown Atlanta in 2022. In 2023, they worked to re-establish the United Campus Workers chapter at Georgia Tech and advocated at the Georgia General Assembly for public sector collective bargaining rights. They have also served on the Atlanta Jobs with Justice Workers' Rights Board. They assumed office on January 5, 2026, and were assigned to the Zoning, Utilities, and Community Development/Human Services committees.

On June 15, 2026, Bond was one of two dissenting votes against the adoption of the city's approximately $994.6 million General Fund budget for fiscal year 2027. Bond criticized the budget process as "disheartening and undemocratic," opposing a $16.5 million funding increase to the Atlanta Police Department while the Parks and Recreation budget faced reductions. During the same legislative session, Bond voted against Mayor Andre Dickens' Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative (NRI), raising concerns over how the legislation utilized affordable housing trust funds prior to formal authorization votes.

Personal life Bond has resided in Midtown Atlanta since 2016. They identify as queer and non-binary, and live with their cat, Dodo.

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