Friends, please get out to vote in municipal elections today (October 10, 2023) in Durham (primary election) and Cary, North Carolina. There will be important issues at stake.
Durham residents will decide on the future direction of the city on issues ranging from affordable housing, future of rezoning plan – SCAD, diversion of resources from policing to non-police intervention or HEART program, living wages/working conditions for Durham Sanitation Workers and other essential workers (who recently won a victory/bonus after heroic struggle), and other issues. Durham’s progressive PACs – Durham For All and Durham People’s Alliance have issued endorsements for candidates. Here is a list of candidates running for election in Durham.
Durham Mayoral Candidates (the top two candidates will proceed to election in November)
- Mike Woodard
- Leonardo Williams
- DeDreana Freeman
- Charlitta Burruss
- Jontae Dunston
- Nick Pettiford
- Marshall Williams, Jr.
- Sylvester Williams
Durham City Council Election (the top six candidates will proceed to election in November to select three council members)
- Nate Baker
- Shanetta Burris
- Javiera Caballero
- JJ Campbell
- Bonita Green
- Monique Holsey-Hyman
- Shelia Huggins
- Khalilah Karim
- Carl Rist
- Sherri Zann Rosenthal
- Waldo Fenner
- Renee Vaughan
Similarly, voters in Cary, North Carolina, will elect members of town council. The Town of Cary is also grappling with affordable housing crisis, mental health crisis (the city reported a mental health related homicide and suicide in the previous year), among other crises. Residents of mobile park in the vicinity of Chatham Square (formerly known as “Little India”) in Cary face uncertain future as the entire neighborhood has been rezoned. Here is a list of candidates running for Cary Town Council.
Cary’s At-large Candidates
- Lori Bush (incumbent)
- Mary Inprucker
- Matthew Gronke
Cary’s District B Candidates
- Don Frantz (incumbent)
- Michelle Craig
Cary’s District D Candidates
- Sarika Bansal
- Ryan Eades (incumbent)
- Rachel Jordan