2014 Elections

NC Senate District 15: Jim Fulghum

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Jim Fulghum
Republican
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Age: 69
Occupation: Neurosurgeon
City: RaleighWhat do you think about the ongoing discussions over turning the Dix property into a park and how would you help resolve the issue? The mental health purpose of the property has been somewhat replaced by, in Wake County, the Wakebrook facility, now serving as both a triage and also an acute care facility and an evaluation facility, which has greatly relieved some of the pressure that exists locally on the need for hospital beds and also relieving some of the emergency room parking that was going on with people with mental health issues actually being houses in emergency rooms awaiting bed placements. That relief of the problem in regard to closing Dix in Wake County has been somewhat lessened. I’m still listening to the lease discussions although they are essentially being held in private, they are ongoing and it will be a matter of the best use of the land, the buildings for the most part are not up to any hospital standards and a great deal of money would be required to get them back to the standard from the standpoint of hospital use. I had hoped at one time that might be possible, but I don’t see that as likely at this point.

2014 Elections

Clerk of Superior Court – Blair Williams

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Blair Williams
Democrat
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Age: 52
Occupation: Attorney, Legal Officer, and Probate Judge for the Wake County Clerk of Court
City of Residence: CaryVery few people actually know what the Clerk of Court does. What information should voters know about this office in order to cast an informed vote? That is a question that I have gotten a lot. I will be talking to folks that typically don’t have any interactions with the courthouse. The first thing is that they’re surprised that it’s an elected position, then they’re surprised that it is a partisan position, and then they are very surprised that anyone would want to run so that they can sit next to the judge while the judge is holding court.

2014 Elections

Wake County Commission: Fred Puryear

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Fred Puryear
Republican
Age: 42
Occupation: Firefighter in Wilson
Town: KnightdaleDo you support the half-cent sales tax for public transit and why or why not? I do not support it and the reason being at the current time, transportation falls under state DOT and it falls to cities and towns as far as maintaining roads. The county does not own any roads at the present time that I’m aware of. It’s not in their scope. Do you support letting the tax go to a referendum?

2014 Elections

District Attorney – Terry Swaim

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Terry Allen Swaim
Republican
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Occupation: Founding Partner at Swaim Law PLLC
Town: WendellWhat is the central role of the district attorney? The District Attorney is an administrator of justice. A lot of people say the DA is a prosecutor; well, prosecuting cases is one of his or her duties. The chief job is the administration of justice, in other words a DA has to make hard decisions because sometimes you try cases, sometimes you don’t try cases. Sometimes there’s a home invasion where the homeowner wants to shoot someone who’s invading, that’s always a controversial thing, whether you bring charges or follow through on charges that are brought

Some judicial districts around the state make use of special courtroom procedures or pleas for minor offenses like traffic violations.

2014 Elections

NC House District 49 – Derek Kiszely

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Derek Kiszely
Democrat
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Age: 24
Occupation: Sales and Operations manager at Hertzburg Furs
City: RaleighWhat do you think about the ongoing discussions about turning the Dix property into a park and how would you help resolve the issue? I think the money from the sale of the lease of the Dix Property being turned into a park should be contributed towards mental health issues. Mental health in particular is an issue that’s very near and dear to my heart. My mom actually has bipolar disorder and I think that North Carolina has failed to make mental health issues a priority and they could contribute the money from the sale of the lease towards mental health awareness in North Carolina. I think that that would do a lot of good.

2014 Elections

NC Senate District 15: Apryl Major

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Apryl Major
Republican
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Age: 54
Occupation: Quality Engineering Manager, UTC Aerospace Systems
City: RaleighWhat do you think about the ongoing discussions about turning the Dix property into a park and how would you help resolve the issue? I have been here for four years and I know that property has a great deal of emotional value to the city. I don’t know if I completely understand it. I’m always advocating for parks. I love parks, but at the same time, it seems to be an awfully large space that only serves the purpose of being a park.