While our town commissioner and mayoral seats are non-partisan, it's important that Democrats run in these positions, and it's vital that we support them.
In Wilkesboro, Democrat Russ Ferree is running for re-election, so there another is seat available (Nellie Archibald has changed her registration to 'unaffiliated' and is running for re-election.) This is not an election year for Wilkesboro mayor.
For North Wilkesboro, there are two commissioner seats and mayor up this election. Democrat Debbie Ferguson is not running for re-election after serving four terms. (Angela Day has changed her registration to 'unaffiliated' and is running for re-election.) Two Democrats are running for mayor: Mayor Robert Johnson is running for re-election, and Michael Cooper is also running for the same seat.
We urge Democrats to come forward and run. Since the offices are non-partisan, Democrats CAN actually get elected in this county and serve their community with the values that people ultimately appreciate. More importantly these elections usually have very low turnout - in the low hundreds - and are sometimes decided by a mere vote or two - because there are no run-offs.
If you're interested in politics and feel called to serve your community in a positive way, this is an excellent opportunity for you. These are all 4-year terms. The filing deadline is July 16th at noon.