In spite of the Orange County Board of Elections best attempts to stop anyone from doing this (see original PDF) I have copied the list of candiates and reformatted it into a vaguely readable list. If possible I will clean this up in a few days.
Most of these candidates will be joining us at our annual Candidate Coming Out Party today at 5:30 pm in downtown Chapel Hill, and I hope you will join us too. See all the details and RSVP on Facebook.
The Chapel Hill Town Council race will be where the party is. There are 10 candiates running for four seats, and only two incumbents.I expect the challengers have some pretty smart and interesting things to say, and some of them even have experience with local issues. For some voters, there are will be hard decisions, for some there will be clear favorites.
It's also very interesting that both our incumbent Hillsborough and Chapel Hill mayors and the unofficially-annointed challenger in Carrboro will all be running unopposed. When Lydia Lavelle takes office in December, I belive that we might be the only county in the nation with two openly-gay mayors! (Can someone fact-check me on that?)
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board, Carrboro Board of Aldermen, and Hillsborough Board of Town Commissioners also mustered more candidates than seats so there will be competitive races there.
Chapel Hill/Carrboro School Board - 3 Seats, Filing Fee: $5
*James Barrett
100 Morgan Bluff Ln, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
43 919-593-0592, james@barrettforschools.com
*Michelle (Shell) Brownstein
105 Glenhaven Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
[withheld] 919-932-3695 919-966-4131, michelle.brownstein@yahoo.com
Andrew Davidson
110 Westbury Ct, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
39 919-370-9303, daveydavidson@gmail.com
Ignacio Tzoumas
116 Milbrae Ln, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
39 828-675-8883, itzoumas@me.com
Carrboro - Mayor – 1 Seat, Filing Fee: $15; Alderman – 3 Seats, Filing Fee: $10
Name Address Age Home Work/Cell
Mayor:
Lydia Lavelle 8107 Kit Ln, Chapel
Hill, NC 27516
52 919-942-5640, lydlavelle@nc.rr.com
Alderman:
*Randee Haven-O’Donnell
106 Fairfield Ct, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-7702
62 919-306-2080, havenod@gmail.com
*Jacquelyn Gist
206 Maple Ave. #A, Carrboro, NC 27510
58 919-880-9326, jgist@townofcarrboro.org
*Sammy Slade
100 Crest St, Apt. E, Carrboro, NC 27510
38 919-951-5200, sammy_slade@hotmail.com
Kurt Stolka
207 Robert Hunt Dr, Carrboro, NC 27510
32 703-581-3742, kurt.stolka@gmail.com
Al Vickers
151 S. Fields Cir, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
68 919-929-0502, alvickers@mindspring.com
Chapel Hill - Mayor – 1 Seat, Filing Fee: $5; Town Council – 4 Seats, Filing Fee: $5
Name Address Age Home Work/Cell
Mayor:
*Mark Kleinschmidt 102 Boulder Ln,
Chapel Hill, NC 27514, mayormarkk@gmail.com
43 919-260-2488 919-240-7089
Chapel Hill Town Council:
Name Address Age Home Work/Cell
Gary Kahn
703 Copperline Dr. #306, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
57 919-240-7435, gpk566@yahoo.com
*Sally Greene
406 Morgan Creek Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
57 919-260-4077, sally.greene@gmail.com
Maria T. Palmer
303 Forbush Mt. Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
52 919-933-0259 919-260-4361, mariatpalmer@gmail.com
Paul Neebe
1002 Highland Woods Rd, Chapel Hill, NC
27517
51 919-929-9394 919-967-1554, neebe@bellsouth.net
*Ed Harrison
58 Newton Dr, Durham, NC 27707-9744
62 919-490-1566, ed.harrison@mindspring.com
George Cianciolo
7704 Amesbury Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-9713
64 919-489-8539, george.j.cianciolo@gmail.com
Loren Hintz
804 Kings Mill Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
57 919-933-8987, ldhintz@bellsouth.net
Amy Ryan
209 Adams Way, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
53 [withheld], amymorrisryan@gmail.com
Jonathan Riehl
2 Mt. Bolus Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
37 919-923-2558, jonathanriehl76@gmail.com
D. C. Swinton
116 Hamilton Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
25 864-631-6817, swinton.chtowncouncil@gmail.com
Hillsborough - Mayor – 1 Seat, Filing Fee: $10; Town Commissioners – 2 Seats, Filing Fee: $10
Name Address Age Home Work/Cell
Mayor:
*Tom Stevens
213 W. Tryon St, Hillsborough, NC 27278
59 919-245-1026, tom@tomstevensformayor.com
Commissioner:
Jenn Weaver
323 W. Queen St, Hillsborough, NC 27278
39 919-619-6065, jennifereweaver22@gmail.com
Kathleen Ferguson
517 Central Ave, Hillsborough, NC 27278
50 919-998-2153, kyf.civic@gmail.com
Meighan Lela Carmichael
229 W. King St, Hillsborough, NC 27278
37 919-590-8059, meighan.carmichael@gmail.com
Mebane - 3 Council Seats, – Filing Fee: $6
Name Address Age Home Work/Cell
*Ed Hooks
211 Cypress Pt, Mebane, NC 27302
61 919-563-5075
*Tim Bradley
712 N. Ninth St, Mebane, NC 27302
58 919-563-4571
*Jill Auditori
412 N. Third St, Mebane, NC 27302
41 919-304-4287
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Age Home Work/Cell, e-mail
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Comments
New Address
Hi, just to let you know, my new address is 611 Hillsborough Street, Apt. 1, Chapel Hill, NC 27514A Piece of the Future - D.C. Swinton
Update
Thanks, D.C. We use whatever data is published by the County Board of Elections, so you may want to update them as well if you haven't already.
Similarly
I'm sure it goes without saying and that you'd do this anyway, but to post it as a PSA anyway - be sure you update not just your information in their candidate spreadsheet but also your voter registration. I wouldn't count on being able to register a change of address at early voting anymore thanks to our back assward General Assembly.
town council debates
I have replied and will attend all scheduled town council debates. gary kahn