The 2019 election season is officially under way, as municipal and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education candidates filed to run from office from Friday, July 5 to Friday, July 19.
Here is the list of this year's candidates.
Chapel Hill Mayor
Name: Pam Hemminger
Date of filing: July 8, 2019
Current position: Chapel Hill mayor
Website: https://www.facebook.com/mayorpamhemminger
Name: Joshua Levenson
Date of filing: July 16, 2019
Carrboro Mayor
Name: Lydia Lavelle
Date of filing: July 5, 2019
Current position: Carrboro mayor
Website: http://www.lydialavelle.com/
Hillsborough Mayor
Name: Jennifer Weaver
Date of filing: July 5, 2019
Current position: Hillsborough mayor pro tem
Website: https://www.facebook.com/JennWeaverForTownBoard
City of Mebane Mayor
Name: Ed Hooks
Date of filing: July 8, 2019
Current position: Mebane mayor pro tem
Chapel Hill Town Council (four seats available)
Name: Jessica Anderson
Date of filing: July 5, 2019
Current position: Chapel Hill mayor pro tem
Website: https://www.jessicaforchapelhill.com/
Name: Sue Hunter
Date filing: July 15, 2019
Website: https://www.hunter4chapelhill.com/
Name: Tai Huynh
Date of filing: July 5, 2019
Website: https://www.taiforchapelhill.com/
Name: Nancy Oates
Date of filing: July 8, 2019
Current position: Chapel Hill Town Council member
Website: https://www.reelectnancyoates.org/
Name: Michael Parker
Date of filing: July 9, 2019
Current position: Chapel Hill Town Council member
Website: http://www.parker4ch.com/
Name: Amy Ryan
Date of filing: July 19, 2019
Name: Renuka Soll
Date of filing: July 5, 2019
Website: https://www.renukasoll.com/
Carrboro Board of Aldermen (three seats available)
Name: Matthew Clements
Date of filing: July 8, 2019
Website: https://www.facebook.com/matthew4freedom/
Name: Steve Friedman
Date of filing: July 5, 2019
Website: https://www.carrborosteve.com/
Name: Matt Neal
Date of filing: July 19, 2019
Name: Susan Romaine
Date of filing: July 5, 2019
Website: https://romaineforcarrboro.com/
Name: Damon Seils
Date of filing: July 11, 2019
Current position: Carrboro alderman
Website: http://damonseils.org/
Name: Sammy Slade
Date of filing: July 16, 2019
Current position: Carrboro alderman
Hillsborough Board of Town Commissioners (three seats available)
Name: Mark Bell
Date of filing: July 5, 2019
Current position: Hillsborough commissioner
Website: https://www.facebook.com/MarkBellForTownBoard/
Name: Matt Hughes
Date of filing: July 5, 2019
Current position: Hillsborough commissioner
Website: https://www.matthugheshsbo.com/
Name: Evelyn Lloyd
Date of filing: July 5, 2019
Current position: Hillsborough commissioner
Website: https://www.facebook.com/EvelynLloydforHillsboroughTownBoard
Name: Kevin Mason
Date of filing: July 18, 2019
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education (four seats available)
Name: Rani Dasi
Date of filing: July 5, 2019
Current position: CHCCS Board of Education member
Website: https://www.dasiforschoolboard.com/
Name: Andrew Davidson
Date of filing: July 16, 2019
Website: https://www.facebook.com/andrewdavidsonforschoolboard
Name: Carmen Huerta-Bapat
Date of filing: July 19, 2019
Name: Jillian La Serna
Date of filing: July 19, 2019
Name: Ashton Powell
Date of filing: July 18, 2019
Deon Temne
Date of filing: July 17, 2019
Louis Tortora
Date of filing: July 17, 2019
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