Voter Guide 2013

Wake School Board District 1: Tom Benton

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Tom Benton

District: Wake School Board, District 1
Age: 62
Occupation: Retired school principal, now education consultant
City of Residence: Zebulon
Incumbent: Yes
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Do you have children in the district? If so, explain. No, my children are grown, but both of them did graduate from East Wake High School, which is in the district, and both of their husbands graduated from East Wake. The school board has been divided over partisan politics in recent years. How do you think that’s affected how the district has been run?

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City Council District C: Eugene Weeks

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Eugene Weeks

District: City Council, District C
Age: 72
Occupation: Retired military and retired educator
City of Residence: Raleigh
Incumbent: Yes, 2 years and 9 months
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Why should your constituents elect you? My constituents should re-elect me because I’ve had successful rate in trying to get things done in my district, which is the southeast Raleigh district. And everything that’s been brought forth to me and other things that I’ve felt that needed to be done in my district, I have appealed and tried to get successfully passed on some of the things that need to be done to increase the quality of life in southeast Raleigh. Many issues taken up by the state legislature have a direct impact on Raleigh. How can Councilors work better with the state legislature on those issues?

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Mayor: Venita Peyton

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Venita Peyton

District: Mayor
Age: 57
Occupation: Principal broker, Greater Raleigh Real Estate
City of Residence: Raleigh
Incumbent: No
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What do you see the role of the mayor as in Raleigh city government and how would you be the most effective mayor? In your larger cities, when you have a city controlled city like Detroit, D.C., the city mayor’s role is the same as we see the city manager. On the role here, this person would be the one who helps to lead and direct the City Councilors, and as it is we are all voted on at the same time, we all have equal votes, so the most important thing to me would be establishing rapport and credibility with them so we can all move forward. So their role is in establishing policy. Many issues taken up by the state legislature have a direct impact on Raleigh.

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Mayor: Nancy McFarlane

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Nancy McFarlane

District: Mayor
Age: 57
Occupation: Pharmacist, owner of MedproRx
City of Residence: Raleigh
Incumbent: Yes, 2 years, plus two terms on City Council
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What do you see the role of the mayor as in Raleigh city government and how would you be the most effective mayor? Well the role of mayor in Raleigh city government is to really pull all those pieces together. I think the mayor is the most recognizable person in city government. Our Council of 8, we all vote. A lot of people don’t understand that we have a council-manager form of government.

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Wake School Board District 1: Donald McIntyre

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Donald McIntyre

District: Wake School Board, District 1
Age: 64
Occupation: Lawyer
City of Residence: Wake Forest
Incumbent: No
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Do you have children in the district? If so, explain. I have one child who attends Franklin Academy in Wake Forest. The school board has been divided over partisan politics in recent years. How do you think that’s affected how the district has been run?

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Mayor: Robert Weltzin

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Robert Weltzin

District: Mayor
Age: 44
Occupation: Chiropractor, Army Reserve
City of Residence: Raleigh
Incumbent: No
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What do you see the role of the mayor as in Raleigh city government and how would you be the most effective mayor? I see Raleigh right now at a crossroads. What we need to be doing is trying setting up Raleigh for success in the near future as a leader. A leader not just in the United States, but in the world. Many issues taken up by the state legislature have a direct impact on Raleigh.

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Wake School Board District 9: Nancy Caggia

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Nancy Caggia

District: Wake School Board, District 9
Age: 53
Occupation: Treasurer for company owned with husband/Homemaker
City of Residence: Cary
Incumbent: No
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Do you have children in the district? If so, explain. Yes. My husband and I, married, 25 years, we have three children, three daughters, all products of Wake County public school systems. One graduated and is a sophomore at NC State and the other two are in high school in the Wake County Public School system. The school board has been divided over partisan politics in recent years.