Anne Simpson (North Carolina)

Anne Simpson

Nonpartisan

Anne Simpson ran for election to the Waxhaw Town Council in North Carolina. Simpson won in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Simpson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in Waxhaw, North Carolina (2019)

General election

General election for Waxhaw Town Council (2 seats)

Pedro Morey and Anne Simpson defeated incumbent Brenda Burns in the general election for Waxhaw Town Council on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Pedro Morey (Nonpartisan)	37.7	1,327
✔		Anne Simpson (Nonpartisan)	31.5	1,110
	Submit photo	Brenda Burns (Nonpartisan)	30.1	1,059
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	26

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Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Anne Simpson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Simpson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

* Future financial sustainability by diversifying the tax base.

• Fixing the Town's Codes

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Fiscal responsibility, budgets and long-term funding strategies are the policy areas I am most passionate. Rapid residential growth has put the town behind in it's infrastructure, roadways, and recreational needs. The 93% residential tax base is placing a financial burden on the town because it is consuming more in services than what is being received in taxes dollars. This is unsustainable and will ultimately lead to higher taxes, decreased service or both unless small, footprint businesses can be attracted to Waxhaw in order to diversify the tax base but first the Zoning

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