City of Durham City Council At-Large
(You may vote for THREE)
Election Day is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 7th
***According to the NCGOP Plan of Organization, the Durham GOP CANNOT endorse any candidate who is not a registered Republican. In an attempt to offer voting guidance to Durham Republicans, we crafted a gauge as a guide for this year's municipal election. Feel free to continue your research with the candidate's provided web links.***
Nate Baker
Currently on Durham Planning Commission
Priorities
- Affordable housing
- Protect and support existing affordable housing
- Prioritize Good Government
- Protect Our Environment
- Create safe, convenient, and comfortable bus, bike, and pedestrian options.
- Enhance and expand our parks and recreation options
- Pay competitive wages to our emergency service workers
- Invest in proven gang intervention programs and expand the HEART Program
- Climate change action
- Fight for Durham residents from the bottom up
Shanetta Burris
Priorities
- Addressing income disparities for City employees
- Housing affordability
- Address the concerns and sufficient compensation of our first responders
- Support the use of renewable energy sources
- Increase energy efficiency in city buildings and in homes
- Evaluate and make improvements to waste management and recycling
- Prioritize the basic needs of people and address root causes of crime
- Work with our regional partners, state, and federal government to establish a regional bus rapid transit network
- Address staffing shortages in the police department
- Offer money from the $95 million housing bond to landlords to bring housing up to code
Javiera Caballero
Priorities
- Good paying jobs
- Good schools
- A clear plan for how we will combat climate change
- Affordable housing
- Safe and accessible bike infrastructure and pedestrian infrastructure
- Race equity and equitable services for immigrants and refugees
- Help small scale landlords pay for repairs if they commit to keeping their units affordable
J.J. Campbell
Priorities
- Ranked choice voting
- Bike paths
- Improve green spaces
- Free school lunch for all
Waldo Fenner
Retired
Priorities
- Renovate old facilities to create affordable housing
- Gun violence
- Reduce gangs
- Small business opportunities
Bonita Green
Priorities
- Smart development
- Public safety
- Environmental stewardship
Monique Holsey-Hyman
candidatedrmoniqueholseyhyman.com
Current City Council member
Priorities
- Ensure that the people of this City have access to high-quality living, employment, and recreational opportunities
- Youth mentoring programs
- Improve green spaces in underprivileged neighborhoods and fund water quality initiatives
- implementing bus rapid transit and building a 37-mile commuter rail system
- More staff for our police department
Shelia Ann Huggins
Priorities
- Aligning employment opportunities with housing opportunities
- Job training programs
- Funding for crime prevention efforts, training efforts, and any departmental programs that reduce crime
- Support projects that impact poverty and help people obtain jobs
- Current infrastructure capacity and the need for additional infrastructure
Khalilah Karim
Priorities
- Policies that bring transparency and accessibility to the zoning and development process
- Focus on mental health
- Housing development and environmental sustainability
- Make Durham 80% sustainable by 2030 and 100% by 2050
- More collaboration between City Council members and developers
- Sustainable, affordable, multi-modal transportation is a critical need for our community
- A fair and living wage for all city employees
- Raise taxes in a way that ensures equity for marginalized communities
- Incentivize landlords to keep housing in good condition and affordable
Carl Rist
Priorities
- Living wage jobs and wealth-building
- High-quality public services
- Safe affordable housing
- Healthy parks and open spaces
- Community safety
- Climate justice/environmental justice
- Transitioning City buildings and fleet to zero emissions
- Make Durham a fully bilingual city in English and Spanish
- Broader services for non-citizens
- Provide basic income for all returning citizens on an ongoing basis
- Safe and affordable housing
- Prioritize rezonings that help meet the City’s affordable housing goals
Sherri Zann Rosenthal
Priorities
- A budget that resists raising taxes
- Paying our workers appropriately
- Consistent, coherent planning to avoid the sorts of climate disasters that have befallen other communities
- Fix the 911 Center
- Disrupt the predatory low end of the private rental market
- Youth programming and vocational training
- Better pay for our firefighters
Renee J. Vaughan
Priorities
- Affordable housing
- equity and inclusion
- Criminal justice
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