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Goldstein Succeeds Father in City Council Race
Joseph Goldstein assumes his role as the new Ward 7 representative in Marietta.
Joseph Goldstein takes the Marietta City Council oath of office Dec. 18, administered by Senior Superior Court Judge Adele Grubbs. Holding the Tanakh are his father, outgoing council member Philip Goldstein; his brother, David Goldstein; and his mother, Elise Goldstein.
Joseph Goldstein took office Monday, Jan. 1, as the Ward 7 representative on the Marietta City Council. The 24-year-old, elected without opposition at age 23 on Nov. 7, succeeded his father, Philip, who held the seat for more than 37 years.
Goldstein was sworn in Monday, Dec. 18, in a ceremony at which Congregation Etz Chaim Rabbi Daniel Dorsch gave the invocation.
Goldstein, a lifelong resident of Marietta’s Ward 7 and 2011 graduate of Marietta High School, earned a business degree from the University of Georgia in 2014 and a law degree from UGA in 2017. Following in the family tradition of property ownership and management, he owns and run JRG 30 Whitlock Avenue LLC.
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