Eliazar Posada is the only current member of Carrboro Town Council who is running for reelection for a seat on town council. (Barbara Foushee is running for mayor and both Sammy Slade and Susan Romaine are not running for reelection.) Posada’s campaign slogan is “Making Carrboro a Home for All.” He began his work in […]
Election 2023
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023
Interview: Chapel Hill Town Council candidate, Melissa McCullough
Melissa McCullough is running for Town Council in Chapel Hill. McCullough, who has contributed to Triangle Blog Blog, spent 31 years at EPA and retired as the Senior Sustainability Advisor and Assistant Director of the Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Program. She is a member of the local Sierra Club leadership team and served for […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Election 2023
Interview: Carrboro Town Council candidate, Catherine Fray
Catherine Fray, the former chair of the Carrboro Planning Board, announced their run for the Carrboro Town Council in June. Braxton Foushee, the board’s current chair, endorsed Fray and said they “understand representation, being inclusive and bringing voices along that may not be at the table.” Fray also co-chaired the 2020-22 task force to develop […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023
Interview: Chapel Hill Town Council candidate, Erik Valera
Erik Valera recently announced his run for Town Council in Chapel Hill. Valera serves on the Planning Board in Chapel Hill and is part of the leadership team for El Centro Hispano. In his Twitter announcement, Valera wrote that he was running to “better engage our community in local government and assure that Chapel Hill […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023
Jess Anderson announces run for Chapel Hill mayor
Today, Chapel Hill Town Council member Jessica Anderson announced she will be running for mayor, seeking to succeed Pam Hemminger who announced earlier today that she would not be running for a fifth term. Her website is jessformayor.org. This is great news for Chapel Hill We’re thrilled that Anderson has thrown her hat into the […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023
Mayor Pam Hemminger announces she’s not running for reelection
Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger today released a statement that she will not be running for reelection for a fourth term. In her statement, she notes that during her tenure, “we put the framework in place to ensure a future that is inclusive, productive, and that nurtures a strong, diverse community. Many of the decisions […]