This year’s election will be held November 7, 2017. Early voting begins October 19th.
Chapel Hill Mayoral Candidates (1 seat, 1 candidates, 1 write-in candidate)
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Pam Hemminger, 57, current Mayor of Chapel Hill, elected for a two year term in 2015; running for a second two-year term
Experience: Chapel Hill mayor, 2015-present; Orange County commissioner, 2008-12; Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education, 2004-08; chair, Upper Neuse River Basin Authority
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Eugene Farrar, 74 Write-in Candidate, Retired
Experience: Parks & Recreation Advisory Board, Personnel Appeals Board, president local chapter of NAACP |
Chapel Hill Town Council Candidates (4 seats, 7 candidates)
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Allen Buansi, 30, Civil Rights Attorney
Experience: Legal Redress chair, Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP, Policy and field director, Josh Stein Campaign for Attorney General
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Hongbin Gu, 49, Faculty, Quantitative Researcher at UNC School of Medicine
Experience: Chapel Hill Environmental Stewardship Advisory Board; organized Chapel Hill LIGHTUP 2017; Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools District Asian American Parents Advisory Board
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Ed Harrison, 66, Town Council 2001-present
Experience: Durham Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors, 1990-2001, Metropolitan Planning Organization board member, advocate for environmental protection and highway alternatives |
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Maria Palmer, 56, Town Council 2013-present
Experience: State Board of Education 1999-2005, Chapel Hill 2020 Task Force |
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Rachel Schaevitz, 37, Postdoctoral Fellow at Carolina Public Humanities UNC
Experience: Chair, American Legion Task Force; Cultural Arts Commission
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Karen Stegman, 48, Director of business development, IntraHealth International
Experience: Chapel Hill Housing Advisory Board, PORCH neighborhood coordinator
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Carl Schuler, 49, Clinical Research Associate, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Clinical Research Institute
Experience: Council candidate in 2011 and 2013; Board of Adjustment; IFC Community House Advisory Committee; IFC Good Neighbor Plan Advisory Committee |
Carrboro Mayoral Candidates (1 seat, 2 candidates)
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Lydia Lavelle, 56, current Mayor of Carrboro, Associate Law Professor, N.C. Central University
Experience: Mayor of Carrboro, 2013-present; Board of Aldermen, 2007-2013; Various town and regional boards, including Orange County Visitors Bureau Board of Directors |
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Michael (Mike) Benson, 50, Small Business Owner
Experience: 23-year small business owner, negotiating local licenses, building and operating permits |
Carrboro Board of Aldermen (4 seats, 5 candidates)
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Paul Clark, 34, Durham Police corporal, Community Resource Unit
Experience: Small business owner, property manager and HOA board |
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Barbara Foushee, 52, OWASA Board of Directors since 2015; Human Services Advisory Board
Experience: Advocacy and service work with several organizations – Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. and the Community Awareness and Political Action Ministry at First Baptist Church – keeps me grounded and connected with community members on the issues |
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Jacquelyn Gist, 62, Board of Aldermen, 1989-present, Career Counselor at UNC
Experience: Founding Board of Orange Community Housing Corp. (now Community Home Trust) |
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Randee Haven O’Donnell, 66, Board of Aldermen, 2005-present
Experience: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and county boards, Leadership Triangle alumna |
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Sammy Slade, 42, Board of Aldermen, 2009-present, Carpenter
Experience: Orange Food Council; Orange County Democratic Party; NC WARN, Community organizer and activist with Carrboro Greenspace |
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education (4 seats, 7 candidates)
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Joal Hall Broun, 46,Lobbyist Compliance director, N.C. Department of the Secretary of State
Experience: Elected to school board in March 2016, Chapel Hill High School School Improvement Team |
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James Barrett, 47, School Board 2011-present, current chairman
Experience: Justice United strategy team founding member |
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Ryan Brummond, 36, UNC-CH Medical Student,
Experience: CHCCS parent, former Army officer and marine |
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Calvin Deutschbein, 24, UNC Doctoral student in computer science
Experience: Westwood precinct secretary, Orange County Democratic Party |
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Amy Fowler, 48, Pediatrician, Chapel Hill Children’s Clinic
Experience: Chair, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Special Needs Advisory Council |
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Kim Talikoff, 49
Experience: CHCCS 4th grade teacher, 2013 – 2017, Equity Committee, 2013 – 2017, Read2Me Volunteer, 2012 – 2017, CHCCS Superintendent’s Advisory Committee, 2015 – 2017, CHCCS Wellness Committee , 2011 – 2012, Former pediatrician, Masters in the Art of Teaching (MAT), NC State University, 2011 – 2013 |
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Mary Ann Wolf, 46, Director of Professional Learning and Leading Collaborative, N.C. State University Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
Experience: Educator, CHCCS parent, Summit leader for districts across the country through the Future Ready initiative, Leadership team for the NC Digital Learning Initiative, previous Executive Director of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA), PhD Education Leadership and Policy from the University of Virginia, Curry School of Education, former CPA. |