2011 Election
Mayoral Issues: The Lightner Center Debate
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In profile interviews with the Record, the mayoral candidates – Nancy McFarlane, Randall Williams and Billie Redmond – discuss their views on impact fees.
2011 Election
Early Voting Starts Thursday
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Early voting starts Thursday for mayor, city council and school board.
News
Three Years on the Record
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As the Raleigh Public Record celebrates its third year, its contributors, board members and others reflect on the Record’s mission, the importance of community journalism, and hopes for the future.
Voter Guide 2011
Corey Branch (D)
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Age: 33
Current Occupation: Network Manager for AT&T
Website: www.branch4districtc.com
How long have you lived in Raleigh? I was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. Outside of the four years in college and one year after college, I’ve been here my entire life. Why have you decided to run for office? I decided to run for office to give back to a city that’s given so much to me.
Voter Guide 2011
Randall Williams (R)
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Age: 54
Current occupation: Obstetrician/Gynecologist
Website: www.randallwilliams.net
How long have you lived in Raleigh? 22 years
Why have you decided to run for office? I think that one of the most important things facing Raleigh is leadership that could help people work together and develop consensus. I think we have some great challenges ahead. I’ve worked with all sorts of people for my 22 years, delivered lots of babies — Republican babies, Democrat babies, Independent babies — and gotten to know a lot of people, and I just feel one of the skill sets I have is getting people to work together to try to meet those challenges.
Voter Guide 2011
Racquel Williams (I)
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Age: 36
Occupation: Author and Motivational Speaker
How long have you lived in Raleigh? Since 2007. Why have you decided to run for office? I feel like I’m called to this area called government. I’ve been studying for the last 13 years.
Voter Guide 2011
Eugene Weeks (D)
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Age: 70
Occupation: Educator, Retired Military
Website: www.weeksworks.com
Why have you decided to run for office? The same reason I decided to be an appointment — I wanted to make sure I’m still here to increase the quality of life in southeast Raleigh for not only the citizens in southeast Raleigh, but the City of Raleigh. What do you think are the three biggest issues the City of Raleigh faces and how do you plan to address those issues? One of the issues would be our transit and transportation and we already have a bond referendum coming out there: housing, and increasing business opportunities. We’re already addressing one on the transportation bond.
Voter Guide 2011
Paul Terrell (R)
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Age: 48
Occupation: Lead Manufacturing Maintenance Technician for CREE, Inc.
Website: www.voteterrell.com
How long have you lived in Raleigh? 10 years
Why have you decided to run for office? I was asked to. I’ve run for State House twice before in a minority district, so I was asked to step up. What do you think are the three biggest issues the city faces and how would you address them?
Voter Guide 2011
Shelia Jones (D)
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Age: 48
Current Occupation: President of J.T. Locke Resource Center
Why have you decided to run for office? I feel that there’s a disconnection between community and government, and I want to make a change to bring community and government together. What do you think are the three biggest issues the city of Raleigh faces and how would you address them? One is economic, which is getting job training in some of the lower-income family homes, which that’s where I work at — getting them aware or getting them back, loosen up in trust in the government to get them back into the workforce or school. Environmental is another — making sure that, in the environment, that our water is not being wasted or contaminated, as well as our nature continue to be preserved.
Voter Guide 2011
Billie Redmond (R)
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Age: 59
Occupation: Management at a Commercial Real Estate Firm
Website: www.redmondforraleigh.com
How long have you lived in Raleigh? Thirty-two years. Grew up in Rockingham County, went to Chapel Hill for college, then went to Research Triangle Park for work and decided to live in Raleigh. Why have you decided to run for office? This is the most unique time for the City of Raleigh.
