Currently holds the office of Durham City Council - Ward 1 until December 31, 2027.
Candidate for Durham City Council - Ward 1 in 2025 North Carolina General Election.
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Get StartedProtect and promote Durham’s arts and our cultural heritage as key lever of local economic development, using the new Durham Cultural Roadmap (in development) as a guide. Learn more
Protect and promote Durham’s arts and our cultural heritage as key lever of local economic development, using the new Durham Cultural Roadmap (in development) as a guide. Learn more
Welcome our immigrant and LGBTQ neighbors and protect them from outside attacks. Learn more
Welcome our immigrant and LGBTQ neighbors and protect them from outside attacks. Learn more
Fully implement Vision Zero to protect pedestrians and cyclists from traffic fatalities and injuries, including calming more of our streets and putting in more sidewalks and protected bike lanes. Learn more
Address root causes of violence, like economic and housing insecurity and racial injustice. Learn more
Develop an economic strategy that supports our local businesses and promotes environmental sustainability, while diversifying our tax base to take tax pressure off low-income and fixed-income homeowners. Learn more
Explore public-led commercial development targeted to support local businesses and local income neighborhoods. Learn more
Promote economic mobility and economic justice so Durhamites can afford a greater range of housing, like workforce development in partnership with Durham Tech to prepare Durham workers for emerging industries, and the Excel Durham Guaranteed Income program. Learn more
Develop an economic strategy that supports our local businesses and promotes environmental sustainability, while diversifying our tax base to take tax pressure off low-income and fixed-income homeowners. Learn more
Accelerate our city’s transition to renewable energy and energy efficiency as laid out in the Carbon Neutrality and Renewable Energy Action Plan, including more solar arrays on city buildings and growing our participation in the Green Source Advantage program. Learn more
Address flooding through green infrastructure like rain gardens and bioswales to address stormwater runoff from development. Learn more
Tackle the heat island effect in low-income, marginalized neighborhoods through an expanded native tree canopy and green space. Learn more
Protect environmentally sensitive areas, like our New Hope Creek Corridor, from the encroachment of development, and re-orient growth away from car-centric sprawl. Learn more
Draw from the Triangle Resilience Partnership research to prioritize low-income areas that suffer most from heat and flooding. Learn more
Use the UDO to shift land use to better protect our natural ecosystems. Learn more
Address flooding through green infrastructure like rain gardens and bioswales to address stormwater runoff from development. Learn more
Draw from the Triangle Resilience Partnership research to prioritize low-income areas that suffer most from heat and flooding. Learn more
Tackle the heat island effect in low-income, marginalized neighborhoods through an expanded native tree canopy and green space. Learn more
Accelerate our city’s transition to renewable energy and energy efficiency as laid out in the Carbon Neutrality and Renewable Energy Action Plan, including more solar arrays on city buildings and growing our participation in the Green Source Advantage program. Learn more
Identify public land and broker public-private partnerships to build more long-term affordable units. Learn more
Produce more affordable units and missing middle housing through local revolving construction loan programs, streamlined permitting for pre-approved affordable designs, and a revised Unified Development Ordinance. Learn more
Fight displacement through programs that provide home repairs, low-income homeowner support, energy efficiency, eviction diversion, and legal aid to fight corporate advantage. Learn more
Produce more affordable units and missing middle housing through local revolving construction loan programs, streamlined permitting for pre-approved affordable designs, and a revised Unified Development Ordinance. Learn more
Identify public land and broker public-private partnerships to build more long-term affordable units. Learn more
Maintain free bus service and expand local and regional transit to conveniently and affordably connect people from where they live to where they work and play. Learn more
Maintain free bus service and expand local and regional transit to conveniently and affordably connect people from where they live to where they work and play. Learn more
Fight displacement through programs that provide home repairs, low-income homeowner support, energy efficiency, eviction diversion, and legal aid to fight corporate advantage. Learn more
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