Bob Weltzin
Bob Weltzin was a 2015 nonpartisan candidate for mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina. The general election took place on October 6, 2015. Weltzin also ran for mayor in 2013.[1]
Biography
Weltzin grew up in Iowa. He received a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University in 1992 and a doctorate of pharmacy from the Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1997. His professional experience includes owning Wakefield Chiropractic, PLLC, which he started in 1997, and teaching anatomy at the Marshalltown Community College from 1999 to 2006. Weltzin joined the Army Reserve in 2007. He served as a company commander and executive officer of a battalion while deployed in Afghanistan.[2][1]
Campaign themes
2015
Weltzin's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
Infrastructure
- Excerpt: "Raleigh’s basic infrastructure is in a state of sore neglect. Our streets are ridden with potholes which damage our vehicles and become hazardous when drivers swerve to avoid them. Trash and untended grass litter our medians and bus stops, reflecting poorly on Raleigh and its citizens."
Civil servants
- Excerpt: "With the starting salary of a Raleigh police officer at just over $34,000, the city servants who place themselves at greatest risk of harm in the course of their work cannot even afford to live in the city they protect."
Bar and restaurant regulations
- Excerpt: "Now, at the behest of a tiny, tiny minority of citizens, the Raleigh city council and Mayor MacFarlane are instituting a curfew on patio service at bars and restaurants. This is nothing short of ridiculous."
Budget
- Excerpt: "A good fiscal policy begins with the premise that the government (of a city, state, or nation) should tax its citizens only to the extent that it is necessary. As of now, Raleigh citizens pay too much in taxes and receive too little for it. The city can leave more money in the hands of the citizens while addressing critical infrastructure and city functions."
Rezoning
- Excerpt: "I oppose the UDO, and believe it to be detrimental to the property rights of Raleigh citizens. When someone purchases property, especially one whose price is elevated by its proximity to a downtown like ours, the conditions which will affect growth and development around that property play significantly into the decision of the buyers. For the city to change those conditions after working hard to attract those buyers is nothing short of a bait-and-switch on part of our city council and Mayor."
Homelessness
- Excerpt: "I will work with non-profit organizations who specialize in working with the homeless to apply their expertise to work out the causes of homelessness and address them adequately."
Elections
2015
The city of Raleigh, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on October 6, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[4] In the mayoral race, incumbent Nancy McFarlane defeated Bob Weltzin in the general election on October 6, 2015.[5][6][7]
| Raleigh Mayor General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Nancy McFarlane Incumbent |
74.4% | 26,894 | |
| Bob Weltzin | 25.2% | 9,129 | |
| Write-in | 0.4% | 149 | |
| Total Votes | 36,172 | ||
| Source: Wake County Elections, "Municipal Elections Unofficial Results," October 6, 2015 | |||
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See also
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Raleigh, North Carolina municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LinkedIn.com, "Robert Weltzin, D.C.," accessed August 4, 2015
- ↑ Dr. Bob Weltzin for Mayor, "Meet Dr. Weltzin," accessed August 4, 2015
- ↑ Dr. Bob Weltzin for Mayor, "Issues," accessed August 4, 2015
- ↑ Correspondence with Gary Sims of Wake County on November 17, 2014.
- ↑ Wake County Board of Elections, "Future Election Dates," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Wake County Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed July 24, 2015
- ↑ Wake County Elections, "Municipal Elections Unofficial Results," October 6, 2015
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