JoAnn K. Birrell

Republicanincumbent

County Commission District 3 · Cobb County, Georgia · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Kevin Redmon (Democrat)

JoAnn Birrell is the Republican incumbent Cobb County Commissioner for District 3 (East Cobb), first elected in 2010 and seeking a fifth term. Her 2026 campaign centers on keeping taxes and the water-fund transfer low, funding public safety, and redirecting SPLOST money toward stormwater and park projects instead of a full East Cobb Library rebuild.

What this office decides

A Cobb County commissioner is one of five votes setting the county budget and property tax millage rate, and overseeing police, fire, parks, water and sewer, and transit services. Commissioners rule on zoning and rezoning applications that determine where housing and commercial projects go. They also approve capital projects, bonds, and sales tax project lists put before voters.

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Who they are

JoAnn Birrell is the Republican Cobb County Commissioner for District 3 (East Cobb), first elected in 2010, seeking a fifth term (East Cobb News, 2026-04-28).

Positions

Local taxes & projects: Proposed cutting a planned East Cobb Library rebuild from $25M to $20M and redirecting $5M in SPLOST funds to Sope Creek flooding/stormwater work and park upgrades, saying the county would still be "building a nice library...and building our own building" (East Cobb News, 2026-04-14).
Taxes & spending: States "I have never voted for a millage increase in 16 years" and pledges to cut the county water-fund transfer "to zero percent" (East Cobb News, 2026-04-28).
Business & regulation: Opposed a county accessory-dwelling-unit ordinance as "a bad idea to do, period" (East Cobb News, 2024-10-23).
Crime & policing: Calls public safety her "top priority," backing a new Northeast Cobb police precinct and better pay for officers (East Cobb News, 2026-04-28).

Record

Four-term commissioner (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) seeking a fifth term; a police K-9 facility was named for her, ribbon-cut February 2024 (East Cobb News).

Money

As of August 11, 2026, raised $50,839 with $32,007 cash on hand; top donors included Building Together PAC ($3,300) and Freeman Mathis & Gary-linked donors ($2,000 each) — about half of Democratic challenger Kevin Redmon's total (East Cobb News).

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