Wake School Board District 9: Bill Fletcher

Bill Fletcher

District: Wake School Board, District 9
Age: 64
Occupation: Real Estate Agent
City of Residence: Cary
Incumbent: Yes, 12 yrs (1993-2005), March 2013—present
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Do you have children in the district? If so, explain. I have three grandchildren, all of whom graduated from Apex High School, and I myself graduated from Broughton High School. 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?

City Council District C: Marcus Hill

Editor’s Note: In the original version of this post, Hill’s answer to the third question was listed incorrectly. It has been corrected. Marcus Hill

District: City Council, District C
Age: 36
Occupation: Researcher at North Carolina State University
City of Residence: Raleigh
Incumbent: No
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Why should your constituents elect you? Well, because for far too long the property rights of the citizens of Raleigh have basically been disregarded and I’m someone who is a staunch property rights and natural rights champion. They should vote for me if they want to protect their property.

Voting Local is Important

Brent Laurenz is the executive director of the North Carolina Center for Voter Education. Raleigh city elections are right around the corner on Oct. 8. Of course, these off-year municipal contests don’t garner as much interest as a presidential or gubernatorial race, but every two years the citizens of Raleigh go to the polls and elect the city’s next crop of leaders. In 2013, as in every odd-numbered year, Raleigh voters will be casting ballots for mayor, their City Councilor and two at-large Council members elected citywide.