2018 Candidate Report

Table of Contents NC Senate ................................................................ 3-8 NC House ............................................................... 9-21 Wake County Commissioners ........................ 22-28 Wake County School Board ............................. 29-37 Full List of REALTOR® Champions ...................... 38 Each page has the election district, all candidates filed, who (if any) is the incumbent for that district, and their top three electoral priorities.

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Remember to VOTE on November 6th 2018!

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NC Senate - District 12 Howard Baldwin * No Response *

Jim Burgin * No Response *

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NC Senate - District 14 Richard Haygood * No Response *

Dan Blue (Incumbent) “Public Education and adequate funding of students; job development; healthcare affordability.”

Sandy Andrews * No Response *

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NC Senate - District 15 Brian Lewis * No Response *

Alan David Michael “Education, Family, Mental Health”

Jay Chaudhuri (Incumbent) “First, we must invest more in public education, including raising our teacher pay to the national average. Second, we must build an economy that works for all North Carolinians, including providing free community college for responsible students and reskilling and retraining our workforce. Finally, we must expand Medicaid so that we can make health care affordable and accessible.”

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NC Senate - District 16 Brian Irving “To change how our government works in North Carolina. Make it about people, not politics. Give parents more choice on how to educate their children. They should have full access to their tax dollars so they can find the best educational opportunity for their children. Give people more choice on how to make a living. Regulation and licensing laws should not exist just to keep out competitors. Give people more choice where to get healthcare and be able to choose the option that works best for them. Healthcare providers should be able to offer more options.”

Wiley Nickel “1. Improving our Democracy: Independent & Non-Partisan Redistricting Reform. 2. Strengthening NC Public Education: Fully Funding Public Education. 3. Expanding Access to Affordable Healthcare: Medicaid Expansion in North Carolina.”

Paul Smith * No Response *

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NC Senate - District 17 Sam Searcy “Improving education by raising per pupil spending and teacher pay to at least the national average. Using my experience as a business owner to build an economy that works for everyone, workers and business owners. Making sure all North Carolinians have access to quality affordable healthcare.�

Tamara Barringer (Incumbent) * No Response *

Bruce Basson * No Response *

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NC Senate - District 18 Brad Hessel “1. Redistricting: Create an independent, non-partisan body to create compact electoral districts. Draw lines based solely on population and existing boundaries, without regard for party, race or incumbency. 2. Education: Parents should have full access to their tax dollars so they can find the best educational opportunity for their children. Giving students, families and teachers greater choice is the best path to building successful lives, developing better learning environments, strengthening communities, and preparing North Carolina for the challenges of the 21st century. 3. Economy: Allowing more choice in how people realize economic potential enhances personal income mobility, creates incentives for job growth, and enables businesses to better serve their customers.”

Mack Paul “Ensuring that every child in North Carolina has access to a quality education.

The creation of sound planning and policy to ensure there is affordable housing in transit corridors and near job centers. Expanding public private partnerships that will rebuild our middle class with good paying jobs.”

John Alexander (Incumbent) * No Response*

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NC House - District 11 Travis Groo Top 3 Public Policy Priorities “1. More School Choice, 2. Less Regulations, 3. Expand Medical Care Options and Legalize Marijuana.”

Tyler Brooks “Education: If elected, I will support continued increases in teacher pay. I will also work to increase school security so that our students are better protected from acts of violence, and I will likewise be an advocate for higher education.

Transportation: As the population of Wake County grows, our transportation infrastructure must keep pace. I would use my years of experience in the transportation industry to fight for improvements to our roads and infrastructure so as to combat traffic congestion and rising commute times.

Economic Growth: As a member of the General Assembly, I would support policies that will increase economic opportunities for all through low taxes, a balanced budget, and the elimination of unnecessary regulations.”

Allison Dahle “Equality -Fighting for the future, for all through treating all humans the same and with the same respect as we would want to be treated. We will do this by ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment to our US constitution. Continued by using the 2020 Census information in a positive way to ensure representation of the people that live in the areas. Education -Funding education so that we can be in the top 10 list of best educational programing as well as funding teachers salaries.Environment -Environmental safeguards to protect our land and our future families in the triangle. We need to make sure that we have safe environments for new people to live, work and play we also have to bolster up our infrastructure and push for more mass transit in order to grow.”

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NC House - District 33 Rosa U. Gill (Incumbent) “Improving educational opportunities for all students; Providing access to affordable healthcare services; Providing safe communities and a safe clean environment.”

Anne Murtha “1. Education - As a mother and former teacher, I truly know the difference educators make in the lives of our children and our community.

2. Economic Development - Jobs require an educated population. I will work with stakeholders and officials to ensure Wake County has the trained employees to attract and fill high paying jobs.

3. Affordable Housing - With the steady cost of living in Wake County, I will work with realtors, community members, developers, and other stakeholders to safeguard affordable housing in my district.”

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NC House - District 34 Cap Hayes * No Response *

Grier Martin (Incumbent) * No Response *

Catherine Whiteford “Help to reduce and fight against human trafficking - Reduce the costs for tuition for public universities and colleges - Increase accountability in Government by proposing zero base budgeting.�

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NC House - District 35 Chris Malone (Incumbent) “Lower taxes and more jobs, Increased teacher pay, Expand and Enhance Mental Health in NC.”

Michael Nelson “Strengthen the ability of property owners to meet the growing needs of our expanding and changing population through unique residential configurations that allow for small dwellings and affordable housing.

Eliminate restrictions that force business relationships between private parties, such as those between North Carolina’s craft brewers and distribution middlemen, allowing these businesses to grow in ways that best serve owners and customers. Expand open enrollment within and between public-school districts, allowing families to find the best school fit within the public-school system without obtaining permission from their home district.”

Terence Everitt “Institute non-partisan redistricting. Appropriately fund our public schools.

Expand Medicaid to help all North Carolinians with rising health costs.”

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NC House - District 36 Robyn Haley Pegram * No Response *

Julie von Haefen “1. Investment in public education 2. Fair elections, protection of an independent judiciary and the elimination of partisan & racial gerrymandering 3. Protecting the environment.”

Nelson Dollar (Incumbent) 1. Continue to grow North Carolina’s economy and create more and better paying job opportunities for our citizens. 2. Improve our education system in North Carolina from Pre-K through 12th grade, community colleges and our University System. I am proud we have made investments to eliminate the wait list for at-risk children to attend Pre-K, raised the standards for reading and comprehension in the early grades, set a record for our four-year high school graduation rate, raised teacher pay, expanded our community college offerings, and made our public universities more affordable and accessible. 3.

Continue to improve our mental health system. I have worked with a range of stake-holders over the years to address the critical needs in our mental health/ behavioral health system in North Carolina. We need to continue to work to improve our system, increase access to effective treatment, eliminate the gaps in service and make “whole person” care available for every citizen.”

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NC House - District 37 Guy Meilleur * No Response *

John B. Adcock “Given that House District 37 is one of the fastest growing areas in the state, our community faces unique challenges that require accountable and effective representation in order best serve our interests. In my conversations, three issues that voters say impact their daily lives are transportation and infrastructure, education results and funding, and continued economic growth and prosperity. I will focus on these issues and make them my top priorities.”

Sydney Batch “Priority 1: Fully fund our public schools, raise teacher pay to at least the national average, and increase per pupil spending. Priority 2: Expand Medicaid and collaborate with others to decrease the cost of healthcare in North Carolina. Priority 3: Prioritize infrastructure investment in order to responsibly keep up with the growth in our communities and foster economic development by improving our transportation and communication systems.”

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NC House - District 38 Yvonne Lewis Holley (Incumbent) “Economic And workforce development, Continue to raise the sale rise of teachers and other state workers, Reinstate the EITC�

Ken Bagnal * No Response *

Bobby Yates Emory * No Response *

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NC House - District 39 Darren Jackson (Incumbent) * No Response *

Martin Matuszewski * No Response *

Rhonda Allen “1. Defending Constitutional Freedoms - 2nd Amendment; 2. Protecting Traditional Family Values; 3. Lower Taxes (Building Strong Economy)�

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NC House - District 40 Joe John (Incumbent) * No Response *

David Ulmer “My top three priorities are continued support for parents and educational choice, greater economic freedom primarily through reduced licensing requirements and expanding healthcare choice. Economic opportunity also includes stronger property rights. Some communities now using zoning in a way that contributes to environmentally damaging sprawl and forces younger families away from the opportunities they are seeking in our urban centers.

Growth and opportunity should remain equitable for all generations.”

Marilyn Avila “1. Successful implementation of the Traumatic Brain Injury waiver, 2. Expansion of mental health treatment facilities for adults and adolescents, 3. Strengthening early childhood development programs for 0-3 ages.”

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NC House - District 41 Emmanuel Wilder * No Response *

Gale Adcock (Incumbent) “Quality public education; pre-K through 12, community college system and UNC System. Access to health insurance and to health care services; strong public health infrastructure. Vibrant economy and job creation.

Environmental protection; clean air and water.�

Liam Leaver * No Response *

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NC House - District 49 Jonathan Horst * No Response *

David Robertson * No Response *

Cynthia Ball (Incumbent) * No Response *

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NC House - District 51 John Sauls (Incumbent) “1. Economic Development 2. Community Colleges 3. Improvements to D.O.T. and DMV.”

Lisa Mathis “Community development is economic development. To bring good paying jobs to Lee and Harnett Counties, we need to prioritize quality of life for our people such as improving our public schools and access to health care. As a product of public schools, I know a strong education system prepares students for life, improves career opportunities, and helps build strong communities.

We must once again put our children first by providing the resources for our schools to succeed. No one in North Carolina should suffer because they cannot afford insurance or access care. Health care costs are continuing to increase for North Carolina families, and our state is leaving thousands behind by failing to expand Medicaid coverage. Improving our schools and giving more people access to health care will help bring more investments and jobs to our state.”

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NC House - District 53 David Lewis (Incumbent) * No Response *

Richard Chapman “1. Funding schools more fairly and improving their quality. 2. Encouraging economic development in the county to diversify the economy and create jobs. 3. Improve the environmental monitoring and protection of the Cape Fear River.�

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Wake County Commissioner District 1 Sig Hutchinson (Incumbent) “1. Economic Development and Job Creation 2. Expanding Housing Opportunities including Affordability 3. Creating Healthy, Vibrant Communities though quality of life and active life style opportunities such as parks, greenways and active recreation. 4. Investment in Transportation and Transportation choices.”

Greg Jones “The first priority will be to ensure that the taxpayers of Wake County are getting the best value and representation for there hard earned tax dollars.

The second priority will be to identify and eliminate wasteful spending in order to lower our current property taxes. Third priority will be to ensure that all of the taxpaying citizens of Wake County feel safe to live here and will benefit equally from county policy, expenditures and are clearly informed on major land purchases or investments prior to the transactions taking place. (transparency) I will do my very best to bring a “Common Sense” method of government back to the Taxpaying Citizens of Wake County.”

Tim Jowers *Tim Jowers passed away after the ballots were printed for November’s

election. Because of this, he will remain on the ballot. If he recieves the most votes, the Wake County Commissioners will appoint an individual to fill out his remaining elected term.*

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Wake County Commissioner District 2 Frann L. Sarpolus * No Response *

Matt Calabria (Incumbent) “First, Wake County must increase its support for public education. In my first four years as a Commissioner, I voted to increase county support for public education by about a third, which included raising local teacher pay to the highest in the state. I have also been the county’s leading champion for combating childhood hunger. I hope to build on these efforts next term.

Second, the Commission should continue expanding affordable housing options. This includes not just increasing our affordable housing stock but working with municipalities to enact forward-thinking planning and zoning ordinances. Third, Wake County should better address economic development and economic mobility. The prospect of new jobs created by Amazon and Apple highlights the importance of making sure we grow in a way that prioritizes transportation, preserves open space, explores worker training opportunities, and develops vibrant downtowns.”

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Wake County Commissioner District 3 Jessica Holmes (Incumbent) “Education, The Economy and Jobs, and Affordable Housing”

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Wake County Commissioner District 4 Kim Coley “Keep taxes low and regulations to a minimum decrease pressure on housing affordability. Incentivize home builders to build workforce housing with reduced regulations and streamlining processes. Influence county municipalities to pass multi-generational housing, backyard cottages and above garage apartments. I will practice fiscal restraint, prioritize spending and add accountability. I will advocate for a more open budget planning process and the discipline for the county to stick to the budget and not overspend. Raising taxes is not the answer to fixing all of the issues in the county. I will facilitate a better working relationship with the county school board with the goal to achieve solutions to school funding and operations with a major emphasis on accountability, feasibility, and results. I want to encourage economic prosperity with pro-growth policies that foster economic development, help create new housing and development, jobs, an ultimately expand the tax base.”

Susan P. Evans “As a Wake County Commissioner my top priorities will include effective planning for efficient sustainable growth, including expanding transit infrastructure, fostering high-caliber, well-funded public schools and addressing the inadequate supply of affordable housing in Wake County.”

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Wake County Commissioner District 5 James West (Incumbent) “The top three public policy priorities are to (1) strengthen and sustain a strong economic base for business and attract good jobs especially in low income areas of our county; (2) strengthen the resilience of youth and families in vulnerable communities by improving public safety, health and wellness and a better quality of life through adequate affordable housing; and investing in our public schools and keeping our community college strong.

(3) Improve transit and mobility by efficient and effective implementation of the Wake County transit plan. I will continue to use my training and professional experience as a change agent to use a participatory approach to develop a logical step-by step approach to continue to accomplish our eight commissioner strategic goals, to enhance board effectiveness and staff readiness to address change, and realize our vision.�

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Wake County Commissioner District 6 Greg Ford (Incumbent) “1. Ensuring that Wake County’s high-quality public education system (WCPSS & Wake Tech) has the resources needed to ensure every child is college or career ready, and that that we can recruit and retain the best teachers for our students. As an educator, this area is my personal and professional passion.

2. Providing for a robust local economy that attracts and retains diverse employers with tiered job opportunities for a prepared workforce that ensures an economically healthy community. Strong public schools are very much tied to this, as are local incentives, effective and efficient local government, relatively low taxes, and planning for infrastructure. 3. Education and Economy are key to Wake’s quality of life, but infrastructure is foundational too. Ensuring effective transportation options, land use, access to clean drinking water, and providing for community assets (libraries, open space, public safety, support for the arts, etc.) are of high value to Wake’s citizens.”

David Blackwelder “School Security, Mental Health, and Economic Development”

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Wake County Commissioner District 7 Alex Moore * No Response *

Vickie Adamson “Well funded public schools including passing the November school construction bond. Affordable workforce housing that links to good public transit options and schools. Implement the 2018-19 and beyond Wake County Transit Plan, which will more than triple bus service and create commuter rail service that runs throughout the county.Increase local school funding My top three goals related to our school system are: Increase funding for our schools so that support staffing can be increased, to pay all school employees a livable wage, and to pass the school construction bond this fall. This fall a top priority for the County Commission is to pass a school construction bond.

This is a must do task for commissioners to be able to pay for new construction and renovation the most economical way. I will also work to improve working conditions for our teachers.�

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Wake County School Board District 1 Donald Mial “The Board members must possess strong leadership skills and the ability to listen to the voters, and always place the citizens of Wake County first.As a retired Army Officer, I know and understand what leadership means and why it’s important to know when to lead and to follow. My experiences in state government equally have afforded me great opportunities that reflect on my ability to be an effective School Board member. Therefore, my top three public policy priorities are (1.) building on our pre-k program, to ensure that our kids have a strong foundation. (2.) addressing the schools suspension rate (3.)Ensuring that our education system take a comprehensive approach to creating a strong system where the “three Rs” are emphasized, parents are included in the process, programs delivered to combat the negative influences of peer pressure.”

Heather Scott “1.) Going beyond the basic requirements of Leandro case for equity for all students, especially low-income children. 2.) Advocating for the continuation of the magnet program to encourage diversity while using innovative educational strategies, and consider the program as the district works around budget constraints and rapid population growth. 3.) Using research to inform the public that keeping WCPSS one unified school district is in the best interest of the communities and students.”

Jim Thompson Top 3 Public Policy Priorities “Fiscal Responsibility in conjunction with accountability. I am OK with funding results, Workforce Development, Opportunities Growth Provides”

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Wake County School Board District 2 Monika Johnson-Hostler (Incumbent) “Students- creating an environment where all students can excel; access to an equatable education system, Teachers and staff- quality work environment inclusive of better pay and professional development, Parent/community involvement- commitment and an investment in public education.�

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Wake County School Board District 3 Shaun Pollenz “1) Ending the student achievement gap by hiring more diverse, highly qualified teachers to lead our classrooms, and by offering year-round intervention and support services for all children, 2) Building safe and economical 21st century schools that expand access to magnet schools and alternative learning programs, promote year-round learning and support services, emphasize critical thinking and writing, and prepare students for their unique future, and 3) Being a strong voice for teachers. If elected, I promise to represent the voice of our teachers and advocate passionately to address their issues and concerns. Our teachers deserve a strong voice on the Board of Education, and I hope to serve them well in that capacity.”

Roxie Cash (Incumbent) “1) Healthy schools in every part of the county challenging every student to improve. We need to build schools but also fill all vacant seats and have great leadership in all our schools. Schools with more challenges will need creative leaders as well as our support to take different approaches to teaching.

Flexibility in public schools should be expanded and not controlled more.

2) Funding and partnerships supporting public schools. This includes transparency by the school system and strong communication with the community at all times. Educating the public about challenges as well as working within our community with services available to potentiate effectiveness rather than replicate services. 3) Safe schools. Building relationships between students and school staff in order to really make schools safe and secure. A student with adversity in their life needs support before they react negatively.”

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Wake County School Board District 4 Keith Sutton (Incumbent) “1. To develop stronger and more effective policies that support struggling and low-performing schools. 2. To promote policies that focus on providing better access to high-quality early childhood education. 3. To develop and strengthen policies and strategies that provide the appropriate education funding needed to both growing communities and economically distressed communities.�

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Wake County School Board District 5 Jim Martin (Incumbent) “FUNDING AND WORKING CONDITIONS. Through better articulation of budgetary needs and communication, I will work with County and State officials to develop appropriate, stable funding structures. WCPSS operating budgets remain below pre-recession levels; fewer instructional supplies and adults in schools are leading to teacher burn-out. I am committed to providing the education system our county expects and deserves.

EQUITABLE RESOURCES. School quality, crucial for job recruitment, strong housing markets, and economic development, requires equitable distribution of resources and educational programming across an asymmetrically growing county. 21st CENTURY EDUCATION. To prepare students for the future, we must enhance the teaching of creativity and critical thinking through handson discovery, while reducing high-stakes testing. It is also critical to provide social/emotional support and safe learning environments as we challenge each student to reach their potential.”

Logan T. Martin “1. Increasing transparency and accountability. This can be obtained with resource management and taking a deeper look at how our money is spent and what it is spent on. This can only be done once a thorough audit is completed to ensure we are being good stewards of the money we receive from taxpayers.2. Improving safety and security within schools. With the recent school shootings there has been a shift of focus to threats from outside forces, but I want to focus on what is threatening our schools from within.

All across Wake County, our schools are being overwhelmed with gang activity. This interfereswith educator’s ability to teach and students ability to learn. We must look inward to eliminate classroom disruptions, while also examining ways to secure schools from outside forces. 3. Expanding the focus of mental health within our schools, particularly around access to services and proper staffing ratios.”

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Wake County School Board District 6 Christine Kushner (Incumbent) “1) Adequate public school funding to create the high quality schools our students and teachers deserve. 2) Equity for our Wake County Public School System--e.g. securing renovations and maintenance for older buildings as well as new construction for growth in western and southern Wake; having rigorous curriculum and effective teachers in schools across the district; addressing racial and other demographic disparities in academic outcomes.

3) Improved bell schedules for high schools and sounder school calendar policies for the district.�

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Wake County School Board District 7 Kathy Hartenstine (Incumbent)* * Kathy Hartenstine passed away after the ballots were printed for

November’s election. Because of this, she will remain on the ballot. If no writein candidate gets more votes than Mrs. Hartenstine, the Wake County School Board will appoint an individual to fill out her remaining elected term.

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Wake County School Board District 8 Lindsay Mahaffey (Incumbent) “I will continue to push for more Social and Emotional Learning for our students. Continue to have more transparency and communication including for student assignment. Push to lower suspension rates and raise graduation rates.”

Bob Melone “1. Improve vocational and technical opportunities 2. Improve the health and safety environment of schools 3. Maximize the year round use of all school buildings”

John M. Crowe * No Response*

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Wake County School Board District 9 Bill Fletcher (Incumbent) “1. All children reading well by third grade. 2. Preparing students to think critically, be creative in solving problems, communicate effectively and work well in teams so they will be successful wherever they go. 3. Promote the Wake County Public Schools as the first and best choice for K-12 education.�

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2018 REALTORÂŽ Champions North Carolina Senate

Wake County Commissioners

District 14 - Dan Blue District 15 - Jay Chaudhuri District 16 - Wiley Nickel District 17 - Tamara Barringer District 18 - Mack Paul

District 1 - Sig Hutchinson District 2 - Matt Calabria District 3 - Jessica Holmes District 4 - Susan Evans District 5 - James West District 6 - Greg Ford District 7 - Vickie Adamson

North Carolina House District 33 - Rosa U. Gill District 34 - Grier Martin District 35 - Chris Malone District 36 - Nelson Dollar District 37 - John B. Adcock District 38 - Yvonne Lewis Holley District 39 - Darren Jackson District 41 - Gale Adcock District 49 - Cynthia Ball District 51 - John Sauls District 53 - David Lewis

Wake County School Board District 2 - Monika Johnson-Hostler District 3 - Roxie Cash District 4 - Keith Sutton District 5 - Jim Martin District 6 - Christine Kushner District 7 - Kathy Hartenstine District 9 - Bill Fletcher