Voter Guide 2013

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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Wake School Board Will Have New Districts for 2016

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As a result of a new state law to redistrict the Wake County School Board, candidates running for the school board this year will have to serve shorter terms and run for entirely different districts come 2016. On Oct. 8, Wake County voters will elect School Board members to Districts 1, 2, 7 and 9. Under the new state law to redistrict the Wake school board, Senate Bill 325, ratified June 13, those districts and the rest of the nine current school districts have been turned into seven districts and two new at-large seats that will represent the county as a whole. This is the second redrawing of the Wake school board in two years and a dramatic redrawing of the school system’s political map.

Voter Guide 2013

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.

Voter Guide 2013

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.

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A Voting How-To

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Important Dates

Sept. 13: Deadline to register to vote for the October election. Sept. 19: Early voting begins for October election. Oct.

Voter Guide 2013

Wake School Board District 9: Bill Fletcher

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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?

Voter Guide 2013

City Council District C: Marcus Hill

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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.