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Matt Sears—DPS Board of Education, District 2
Name as it appears on the ballot: Matt Sears Campaign website: www.votemattsears.com Phone number: 919-389-1867 Email: [email protected] Years lived in Durham County: 13 1. What do you believe are the most important issues facing the Board of Education? What are your top three priorities in addressing these issues? Our students deserve very much to be […]
Erv Portman—Wake County Board of Commissioners, District 4 (Democratic Primary)
Name as it appears on the ballot: Erv Portman Campaign website: ervportman.com Phone number: 9199246025 Email: [email protected] Years lived in Wake County: 26 1. In your view, what are the three most pressing issues facing Wake County? If elected, what will you do to address these issues? Reforming the way we fund our schools, keeping […]
Clarence Birkhead—Durham County Sheriff
Name as it appears on the ballot: Clarence Birkhead Campaign website: https://www.birkheadfordurham.com/ Phone number: 919 482-4501 Email: [email protected] Years lived in Durham County: about 25 years 1. What do you believe are the most important issues facing the Sheriff’s Office? What are your top three priorities in addressing these issues? The lack of trust between […]
Sarah Smylie—Orange County Board of Education
Name as it appears on the ballot: Sarah Smylie Campaign website: www.sarahsmylie.org Phone number: 919-777-8700 Email: [email protected] Years lived in Orange County: Nine 1. In your view, what are the three most pressing issues facing Orange County schools? If elected, what will you do to address these issues? 1) Make progress in giving every child […]
Matt Calabria—Wake County Board of Commissioners, District 2 (Democratic Primary)
Name as it appears on the ballot: Matt Calabria Campaign website: www.MattCalabria.com Phone number: 704-214-2316 Email: [email protected] Years lived in Wake County: 9 in Wake County (16 in the Triangle) 1. In your view, what are the three most pressing issues facing Wake County? If elected, what will you do to address these issues? First, […]
In N.C. House District 35, the INDY Endorses Terence Everitt
Democrats need to gain four seats in the House to break the supermajority and restore Governor Cooper’s veto, and District 35 is a prime target. In the Democratic primary, we’re endorsing Terence Everitt, a Wake Forest attorney who ran against and lost to incumbent Christopher Malone in 2016. Everitt’s opponent in the primary, small business […]
In N.C. Senate District 16, the INDY Endorses Luis Toledo
District 16 is a newfangled creation and thus an open seat. After much debate and consternation (and maybe a shot of whiskey and a game of rock-paper-scissors), we’re throwing in with the underdog, Luis Toledo. His answers to our candidate questionnaire were thoughtful, well-informed, and pragmatic. As a policy analyst at the N.C. Justice Center […]
Satana Deberry—Durham County District Attorney
Name as it appears on the ballot: Satana Deberry Campaign website: www.deberry4da.com Phone number: 919-695-3983 Email: [email protected] Years lived in Durham County: 18 1. What do you believe are the most important issues facing the District Attorney’s Office? What are your top three priorities in addressing these issues? Issues • The office over prosecutes and […]
Daniel Meier—Durham County District Attorney
Name as it appears on the ballot: Daniel Meier Campaign website: meierforda.com Phone number: 919.699.2851 Email: [email protected] Years lived in Durham County: 15 1. What do you believe are the most important issues facing the District Attorney’s Office? What are your top three priorities in addressing these issues? 1. There are too many individuals needlessly […]

