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Endorsement From the Battle-Anderson-Thorpe-Chapman Breakfast Club

Many thanks to the Battle-Anderson-Thorpe-Chapman Breakfast Club for their endorsement of my re-election campaign. The Breakfast Club offers endorsements in local elections to support candidates who will consistently advocate for social justice.

Hank Anderson, who served as a Carrboro alderman from 1993 to 1998, founded the Breakfast Club in 1976 as a regular breakfast meeting at Mama Dip’s Kitchen for local African American and social justice community leaders. Anderson was the first African American department head for the Town of Chapel Hill, leading the town’s parks and recreation department for nearly 30 years.

I am honored to have the endorsement of this group of community leaders who work to carry on the legacy of local icons Fred Battle, Hank Anderson, Bill Thorpe, and Yonni Chapman.

Endorsements From Carrboro Leaders

Early voting: October 16-November 1
Election Day: November 5

I am honored to have the endorsements of so many of my predecessors on the Board of Aldermen. They include both mayors and alderpersons, several of whom have gone on to serve at the school district, county, and state levels, totaling more than 130 years of public service to the people of Carrboro.

Ellie Kinnaird
Mayor, 1987-1995
North Carolina state senator, 1997-2013

Mike Nelson
Mayor, 1995-2005; alderman, 1993-1995
Orange County commissioner, 2006-2010

Mark Chilton
Mayor, 2005-2013; alderman, 2003-2005
Orange County register of deeds, 2014-present

Mark Dorosin
Alderman, 1999-2003
Orange County commissioner, 2012-present

Joal Hall Broun
Alderwoman, 1999-2011
Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board member, 2015-present

Jim Porto
Mayor, 1983-1987

Braxton Foushee
Alderman, 1969-1981

Diana McDuffee
Alderwoman, 1995-2005

Frances Shetley
Alderwoman, 1987-1995, 1997

Michelle Johnson
Alderwoman, 2011-2017

Dan Coleman
Alderman, 2006-2013

Allen Spalt
Alderman, 1997-2001

thank u, NEXT

Thanks to the NEXT Chapel Hill-Carrboro Action Fund for endorsing my re-election campaign! I’m grateful to NEXT for their recognition of my leadership in pedestrian, bicycle, and transit planning; my work with the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness; and my efforts to move Carrboro into more formal engagement with racial equity work. Read the complete endorsements for both Carrboro and Chapel Hill.

Please consider joining my re-election campaign by volunteering or by making a financial contribution.

Endorsement From the North Carolina Sierra Club

Many thanks to the North Carolina chapter of the Sierra Club for their endorsement of my re-election campaign! I appreciate the Sierra Club’s recognition of my advocacy on environmental issues and my leadership for Carrboro. I especially appreciate the chapter’s emphasis on understanding “how climate and environmental quality intersect with local land use, transportation, and housing policy.”

Read the complete endorsements for Orange and Chatham Counties.

Endorsements From Equality NC and the Victory Fund

Equality North Carolina

I am honored to receive the endorsements of both Equality North Carolina and the Victory Fund for my re-election campaign. As one of a small number of openly LGBTQ elected officials in North Carolina, I take seriously my responsibility to support my fellow LGBTQ North Carolinians and to show up for them whenever I can. Advocacy and support of LGBTQ people in Carrboro and all of North Carolina is one of my passions and has motivated much of my work both as an elected official and in other roles.

I’m proud to join in Carrboro’s tradition of leading the way in advancing the rights of LGBTQ people throughout the state. Please consider supporting my re-election campaign by volunteering or by making a financial contribution.