Voter Guide 2011

Bonner Gaylord (I)

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Age: 33
Occupation:General Manager for North Hills
Website: www.bonnergaylord.com

How long have you lived in Raleigh? All of my life, except for college, when I lived in Chapel Hill. Why have you decided to run for office? I would like to continue to serve this city and help to make this city an even more fantastic place than it already is. I was born here, grew up here, and have been provided a lot of op­portunities by the city, and I feel that it’s incumbent upon me to try to give back and make a difference here.

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Thomas Crowder (D)

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Age: 55
Occupation: Architect
Website: www.crowderforcouncil.com

How long have you lived in Raleigh? 55 years

Why have you decided to run for office? This would be my fifth term. Actually, a lot of folks encouraged me to run. It’s a great city.

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Gale Wilkins (R)

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Age: 55
Occupation:Recent Graduate of Peace College
Website: www.galemwilkins.com

Why have you decided to run for office? I’ve worked in the com­munity, probably starting with Sunday school in the 1980s, just working with young people, doing Sun­day school programs. And my husband and I would always do some kind of program, and then ven­tured from that church or depth of particular com­munity to others. And so, because I’ve always worked in the community, I have a strong passion to help individuals and families, especially those people who have needs and are not aware of how they can meet those needs or what resources are available for them to get their needs met. And I seem to have a knack of compiling data or information and with that I always could help people. What do you think are the three biggest issues facing the city and how would you address those?

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Randall Stagner (I)

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Age: 51
Occupation: Retired Army Colonel
Website: www.randystagner.com

How long have you lived in Raleigh? Three years. Why have you decided to run for office? After 28 years of mili­tary service, I miss public service. There was an op­portunity for me to give to my community.

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Paul Fitts (R)

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Age: 42
Current occupation: Mortgage Lender with Academy Mortgage
Website: www.paulfitts.com

How long have you lived in Raleigh? About 20 some-odd years. I’ve lived in Wake County over 40 years. Why have you decided to run for office? A myriad of reasons.

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Nancy McFarlane (I)

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Age: 54
Occupation: Pharmacist; Owner of MedproRx
Website: www.nancymcfarlane.com

How long have you lived in Raleigh? 27 years

Why have you decided to run for office? I’ve been on the city council for four years. I have come to have a great understanding of everything that goes into making this a successful city, and I think that my combination of business experience, government experience, personal experience, being involved in the community, makes me the right person to lead the city forward. What are the three biggest issues you think the City of Raleigh faces?

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Russ Stephenson (D)

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Age: 55
Occupation: Architect and Urban Design Consultant
Website: www.russforraleigh.com

 

How long have you lived in Raleigh? Short answer is since 1975. Why did you decide to run for office? I’m running for my fourth term. The reasons for wanting to do it haven’t changed.