Thomas Crowder

Thomas Garett Crowder
District D incumbent
Age: 53
Address: 1409 Ashburton Road
Hometown: Raleigh

How long Have you lived in Raleigh? Fifty-three years

What brought you to Raleigh? I was born here. In two to three sentences, please share something that you believe the City of Raleigh does well. I think Raleigh does a pretty good of trying to provide empowering to its citizens through the CACs (Citizen Advisory Councils).

Bill Shakespeare

William “Bill” Shakespeare
At-large contender
Age: 49
Address: 2514 Clark Avenue
Hometown: I was born in Washington D.C. After seven months I moved to Winston-Salem, but I consider Raleigh my hometown. I went to Ravenscroft. How long Have you lived in Raleigh? Thirty-nine years

What brought you to Raleigh? My dad bought in some land over by Corporation Parkway.

Russ Stephenson

Russell G. Stephenson
At-large incumbent
Age: 53
Address: 213 Oberlin Road
Hometown: I was born in West Point, New York. I grew up as an Army brat. My mother’s hometown is Raleigh and I live in my grandmother’s house. So I grew up moving all around the country and Europe, but every once in a while we would come back and visit my grandparents. How long Have you lived in Raleigh?

Lee Sartain

Ricky Lee Sartain
At-large contender
Age: 28
Address: 3010 Walnut Creek Parkway
Hometown: I was born in Tennessee, but I’ve lived in North Carolina since I was eight. I grew up around Lake Norman, north of Charlotte, so that is where I consider home. How long Have you lived in Raleigh? Ten years

What brought you to Raleigh? School.