Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council

A historic day and a November 2024 special election for Carrboro

Last night, I attended the standing-room-only town council meeting in Carrboro, in which Barbara Foushee was sworn in as Carrboro’s first Black female mayor, and Eliazar Posada, Catherine Fray, and Jason Merrill were sworn into their seats on town council. If you’ve never been to a swearing in ceremony, I highly recommend it. The room […]

Posted inOrange County Board of County Commissioners

Will Orange County Have a Competitive March Primary for the County Commission races?

Today at noon marks the beginning of the filing period for the Democratic and Republican primaries on March 5, 2024. In 2022, we had many contested primary races, in large part because David Price’s retirement from Congress set off a game of musical chairs that led to vacancies in our local state senate and house […]

Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Election 2023

Looking at the Carrboro Town Council vacancy through an equity lens

Tuesday’s Carrboro Town Council meeting is a chance to celebrate our new Mayor-elect Barbara Foushee and three newly elected Town Council candidates: incumbent Eliazar Posada and newcomers Catherine Fray and Jason Merrill. Each newly elected official gets to pick who gives them the oath of office. Fray will be sworn in by former mayor Lydia […]