The Lawrenceville City Council has named Austin Thompson as the city's Mayor Pro Tem for the upcoming calendar year.
Thompson will be responsible for filling the role of mayor in cases where the current mayor, David Still, is absent. He would also become temporary mayor if the office becomes vacant until a special or general election is held.
Thompson has been a Lawrenceville resident since 2012. He was born in the Cooperative Republic of Guyana before emigrating to the United States in 1977. He lived in Brooklyn, New York before moving to Georgia in 1992 and eventually to Lawrenceville.
Thompson was elected to the city council in 2021.
