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Age: 47
Occupation: Chemistry Professor at North Carolina
State University
Website: www.jimmartin4schools.com
How long have you lived in Wake County? 17 years
Do you have children in the district? Two children, one at Enloe High and one at Carnage Middle. Why have you decided to run for office? I’ve been civically engaged all of my adult life in various capacities.
Age: 41
Current Occupation: Victim Advocate Liaison for the Governor’s Crime Commission
Website: www.votekeithsutton.com
How long have you lived in Wake County? 13 years
Do you have children in the district? One at Conn Elementary, one in Johnston County Schools. Why have you decided to run for office? I would like to continue to serve the citizens and families of Wake County.
Age: 43
Occupation: Stay-at-Home Mom
Website: www.mansfieldforwakeschools.com
How long have you lived in Wake County? 13 years
Do you have children in the district? 6th and 8th graders, both magnet students at East Millbrook Middle School. Why have you decided to run for office? District 3 has not had a representative for parents and just the community at-large for the past four years.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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?
Age: 54
Occupation: Marketing and Communications Consultant
Website: www.maryannforraleigh.com
How long have you lived in Raleigh? 23 years
Why have you decided to run for office? This will be my third term if I’m re-elected, so I guess the reason why I decided to run was to try to keep Raleigh on the track it was on and to give back to the community and to make sure that things kept happening. What are the three biggest issues you think the City of Raleigh faces and how would you address those issues? The first is obviously related to our economy.
Welcome to the first-ever Raleigh Public Record printed voter guide. Our reporters and editors have been working since July to bring you a comprehensive guide for the Raleigh City Council and Wake County Board of Education 2011 elections. Our mission at the Record is to fill the gaps in local Raleigh news coverage. We focus most of our energy on understanding the political, personal and commercial aspects of growth in this city, our city. From sitting through long meetings at city hall to exploring issues of redevelopment in East Raleigh, every story we report has to do with growth in some form or fashion.
