All three candidates running for district attorney in Durham are capable. All believe in mitigating the harms that can come from contact with the criminal justice system. Defense attorney Daniel Meier has gotten lost in the starker choice between incumbent Roger Echols and Satana Deberry, the executive director of the North Carolina Housing Coalition whose […]
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In N.C. House District 11, the INDY Endorses Allison Dahle
Until recently, state Representative Duane Hall, an affable and reliably center-left Democrat, was a shoe-in for reelection. But that all changed in March, when the website NC Policy Watch, an offshoot of the N.C. Justice Center, published a bombshell report in which a number of sources accused Hall of sexual misconduct. Rather than follow the […]
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Jeremiah Pierce—Wake County Board of Commissioners, District 1 (Democratic Primary)
Jeremiah Pierce [email protected] 919-749-2211 www.thepiercecampaign.com 32 Years 1. In your view, what are the three most pressing issues facing Wake County? If elected, what will you do to address these issues? Education is the most important issue facing the citizens of Wake County at this time. If elected, I will be progressive in discussions with […]
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For Durham Public Schools, the INDY Endorses Mike Lee, Matt Sears, and Natalie Beyer
Ilthough students of color make up about three-quarters of the Durham Public Schools population, these students trail their white peers on standardized tests. They’re also suspended disproportionately and left behind at under-resourced schools while white families flee to charters. Addressing these disparities is why the school system last year hired its first director of equity […]
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For Orange County Board of Commissioners, the INDY Endorses Sally Greene and Earl McKee
Our endorsement for Barry Jacobs’s at-large seat on the Board of Commissioners goes to Sally Greene. (Jacobs, who opted not to seek reelection, is likewise supporting Greene). We’re impressed by Greene’s experience as a three-term Chapel Hill Town Council member who crafted policies around housing and homelessness. She not only demonstrated a deep understanding of […]
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For Wake County Board of Commissioners, the INDY Endorses Sig Hutchinson, Matt Calabria, Erv Portman, James West, and John Burns
Instead of considering these five Democratic primaries as individual races, we’re instead going to address them collectively. After all, to a large degree, they’re being fought over the same issue: these five incumbents voted for a budget last year that granted the Wake County Public Schools System $21 million of the $45 million in new […]
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Noah Oswald—Orange County Board of Commissioners, At-Large
Name as it appears on the ballot: Noah Oswaald Campaign website: www.noahoswald.com Phone number: 919-619-0121 Email: [email protected] Years lived in Orange County: 33 – County Native 1. In your view, what are the three most pressing issues facing Orange County? If elected, what will you do to address these issues? Public Education Funding – Orange […]
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Tommy McNeil—Orange County Board of Commissioners, District 2
Name as it appears on the ballot: Tommy T McNeill Campaign website: http://linkedin.com/in/tommy-mcneill-37759a61 Phone number: 336-926-4881 Email: [email protected] Years lived in Orange County: 12yrs 1. In your view, what are the three most pressing issues facing Orange County? If elected, what will you do to address these issues? It is my strong desire to be […]
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Earl McKee—Orange County Board of Commissioners, District 2
Name: Earl McKee Website: www.earlmckee.com Phone: 919-812-3248 Email address: [email protected] Years lived in Orange County: 65 Question – #1 Three most pressing issues In order of importance the three most pressing issues are: • Ensuring that ALL of our children receive an education that enables them to compete in tomorrow’s world regardless of their ability, […]
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Shawn Hamilton—N.C. House, District 11 (Republican Primary)
Name as it appears on the ballot: Shawn Michael Hamilton Campaign website: shawnmichaelhamilton.com Phone number: (919)376-5703 Email: [email protected] Years lived in the district: 4 1. In your view, what are the three most pressing issues facing North Carolina? If elected, what will you do to address these issues? Education, jobs/wages, economy. I would work with […]