***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.***
City of Durham Mayor
(You may vote for ONE)
Charlitta Burruss
Priorities
- Transparency in local government
- Mental health issues, crime, and gun safety
Jontae Dunston
Priorities
- End gun violence
- Affordable and fair housing, making landlords accountable.
- Mental health programs
- Increase minimum wage
- Free city-wide transportation
- Increase property tax for landlords, but not private homeowners
DeDreana Freeman
Priorities
- Jobs and economic growth that doesn’t displace residents
- Sustainable housing close to affordable public transportation
- Environmental hazards in historically marginalized communities
- An advocate for racial justice
- Increase bus transportation frequency and reliability
- Promote walkability within residential and business areas
- Equitable land zoning
- Employment pathways for youth and adults
- Economic development and investment in low and middle income communities
- Set minimum wage to $17 and eliminate tipped wages
- Renewable energy initiatives
Nick Pettiford
Priorities
- Decreasing criminal activity
- Increase local economic development
- Focus on youth development and training
- Affordable housing for citizens that are getting moved
- Hold council members accountable for their actions
- More youth programs and centers
- No tax increase
Leonardo Williams
Current City Council member
Priorities
- Diverse housing options that allow for stable, safe, and affordable shelter
- Job training
- Accessible public transportation
- Lower the cost of living
- Add mental health resources to public safety
- Comprehensive solutions to crime and gun violence by investing in social programs and initiatives
- Invest in trails, protected bike lanes, dedicated lanes for rapid bus services, and expanding passenger train services
Marshall Williams, Jr.
Priorities
- Affordable housing
- Workforce development
- Public transit
- Creative solutions to gun violence through community policing
- Improve walkability/transit access
- Mental health and de-escalation training
- Tighten building emissions standards
- Expanded youth programming
- Accountability and training in de-escalation, bias awareness, and nonviolent solutions in our police department
- Continue to fund the Office of Equity and Inclusion
Sylvester Williams
Priorities
- Programs for the neglected low income, moderate income, and black people
- Hire more police officers
- Counsel young people that have been involved in a crime
- Use reserves to house low income citizens
- Tax breaks for long term, low income residents
- Increase low-income housing
Mike Woodard
- Currently a NC state senator
- Served on the City Council for nearly seven years.
Priorities
- Housing affordability for the workforce
- Competitive wages for city employees, law enforcement, and firefighters
- Job opportunities for our young people
- Get guns and illegal drugs off our streets
- Recruit a wide variety of businesses to move to or open in Durham
- Job readiness programs for residents
- Supports a $17 minimum wage
- Improve and increase the network of pedestrian and bike amenities
- Combat climate change with public safety and initiatives
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