TO THE EDITOR:
While we applaud the DTH for highlighting local political figures who started their careers at UNC (‘UNC, Chapel Hill share politicians’), we feel compelled to underscore another exciting and UNC-grown election.
Lee Storrow, a UNC alumnus from the Class of 2011, is a candidate for Chapel Hill Town Council this year. Storrow is running a vibrant campaign that has won media attention and extensive community support.
His candidacy represents a real opportunity for student voices to be heard on Town Council. Specifically, Storrow is campaigning for responsible development and an improved and expanded transit system, issues that are inextricably tied to students.
His candidacy is also unique in another way: if elected, Storrow would be one of only a handful of openly gay elected officials in North Carolina, and one of the youngest in the nation.
Students represent a substantial demographic in Chapel Hill and we deserve municipal representation, by working to ensure a Storrow victory we have the power to make that happen.
Chris Scanzoni
Junior, Public Policy
Zaina Alsous
Junior, Political Science
