Durham
Durham Residents Prepare for “Stop Cop City” Weekend of Action
At an event at Durham’s Main Library, organizers encouraged attendees to travel to Atlanta in November as part of an upcoming mass action to block the planned police training facility.
Durham City Council At-Large: Renee Vaughan
Name as it appears on the ballot: Renee Jamison Vaughan Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: vaughan4durham.com Occupation & employer: Certified Research Administrator at Duke University SOM/Clergy Years lived in Durham: Twenty-six 1) Please identify the three most pressing issues you believe Durham faces and how you believe the city should address them. 2) What in…
Durham Mayor: Marshall Williams Jr.
Name as it appears on the ballot: Marshall Williams Jr. Age: 35 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: www.Marshallwilliamsjr.com Occupation & employer: IT Sales Leader : CiscoCurrent Mayoral appointee to Workforce Economic development Board and as well as the Durham Preservation Board. Years lived in Durham: 28 1) Please identify the three most pressing issues you…
Portraits of Pride: Proudly at Odds. Boldly Queer.
Whenever I become clouded in what Queerness looks like in action, I reflect on how the writer bell hooks described Queerness: “Not about who you’re having sex with … but as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it.” I reference that definition because it thoroughly captures my experience as a…
2023 Endorsements: Durham Municipal Primary
Our recommendations for Durham mayor and three council members at-large.
The Running of the Bulls
Four key questions will play a role in shaping the outcome of Durham’s municipal election.
2023 Candidate Questionnaires: Durham Municipal Primary
Mayoral Candidates Charlitta Burruss Jontae Dunston DeDreana Freeman Nick Pettiford Leonardo Williams Marshall Williams Jr. Sylvester Williams Mike Woodard Candidates for City Council At-Large (Three Seats) Nate Baker Shanetta Burris Javiera Caballero J.J. Campbell Waldo Fenner Bonita Green Monique Holsey-Hyman Shelia Huggins Khalilah Karim Carl Rist Sherri Zann Rosenthal Renee Vaughan Comment on this story…
Durham City Council At-Large: J.J. Campbe
Name as it appears on the ballot: J. J. Campbell Age: 40 Party affiliation: Independent Campaign website: https://goodparty.org/candidate/jj-campbell Occupation & employer: House Father and Investor Years lived in Durham: 1 1) Please identify the three most pressing issues you believe Durham faces and how you believe the city should address them. 1) Political reform 2)…
Durham City Council At-Large: Carl Rist
Name as it appears on the ballot: Carl Rist Age: 60 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: https://carlfordurham.com/en/ Occupation & employer: independent consultant; self-employed Years lived in Durham: 34 years 1) Please identify the three most pressing issues you believe Durham faces and how you believe the city should address them. Durham is an amazing place…
Durham City Council At-Large: Shelia Huggins
Name as it appears on the ballot: Shelia Ann Huggins Age: 55 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: www.votesheliahuggins.com Occupation & employer: Attorney/Shelia A Huggins PLLC Years lived in Durham: 20+ 1) Please identify the three most pressing issues you believe Durham faces and how you believe the city should address them. I believe that the…
Durham City Council At-Large: Javiera Caballero
Name as it appears on the ballot: Javiera Caballero Age: 45 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: javierafordurham.com Occupation & employer: City Council Member, City of Durham Years lived in Durham: 13 1) Please identify the three most pressing issues you believe Durham faces and how you believe the city should address them. Affordable Housing: The…
Durham City Council At-Large: Sherri Zann Rosenthal
Name as it appears on the ballot: Sherri Zann Rosenthal Age: 66 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: SZRforCouncil.com Occupation & employer: Not employed Years lived in Durham: 48 1) Please identify the three most pressing issues you believe Durham faces and how you believe the city should address them. The Crippling of Durham City Government I…
Durham Mayor: DeDreana Freeman
Name as it appears on the ballot: DeDreana Freeman Age: 45 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: www.DeDreanaFreeman.com Occupation & employer: Consultant Years lived in Durham: 16 1) Please identify the three most pressing issues you believe Durham faces and how you believe the city should address them. As we move forward, our most pressing issues…
Durham Mayor: Sylvester Williams
Name as it appears on the ballot: Sylvester Williams Age: 68 Party affiliation: Independent Occupation & employer: Pastor The Assembly At Durham Christian Center Years lived in Durham: All my life except for time going to school in Atlanta 1) Please identify the three most pressing issues you believe Durham faces and how you believe…
Durham City Council At-Large: Monique Holsey-Hyman
Name as it appears on the ballot: Monique Holsey-Hyman Age: 57 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: https://www.candidatedrmoniqueholseyhyman.com/ Occupation & employer: Durham City Council Member / Assistant Professor of Social Work Years lived in Durham: From 2006 1. Please identify the three most pressing issues you believe Durham faces and how you believe the city should address them. Housing…
Durham City Council At-Large: Khalilah Karim
Name as it appears on the ballot: Khalilah Karim Age: 42 Party affiliation: Democrat Campaign website: https://khalilahfordurham.com Occupation & employer: NC League of Conservation Voters, Regional Field Director Years lived in Durham: 9 years 1) Please identify the three most pressing issues you believe Durham faces and how you believe the city should address them.…
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