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Brenda S. Fairley-Ferebee

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Brenda Fairley-Ferebee holds the District 2 seat on the Robeson County school board in North Carolina. She first joined the chamber in 1996 and won re-election in 2014 and 2018.[1]
Biography
Fairley-Ferebee lives in Maxton, North Carolina. She retired from her position as the interim zoning director for the Robeson County Planning Department on December 31. 2013. She previously served as a member of the Maxton Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Robeson County Domiciliary Board on Aging. Fairley-Ferebee is a member of Southern Grove Missionary Baptist Church. She is also the pastor of Trusting in Jesus Ministry-Mt. Sinai-The Healing Center. Fairley-Ferebee has received a number of awards, including the Diploma of Honor from the North Carolina School Board Association, the Diploma of Distinction from the Tri-County Bible College, the Most Inspirational Speaker Award from the Evans Correctional Institute, the Politician of the Year Award from the Robeson County Black Caucus and the North Carolina State Industrial Supervision Award. She also received the Order of the Long Leaf Pines award from Governor McCrory in December 2013 for her service throughout the State of North Carolina and received a Gold and Silver Award for her assistance to military families while serving as a family support member at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, in 2006. Her husband, Ron Ferebee, died on April 13. 2012.[2][1][3]
Elections
2014
- See also: Robeson County Schools elections (2014)
Brenda Fairley-Ferebee defeated Effie N. McEachin for the District 2 seat in the general election on May 6, 2014.
Results
Fariley-Ferebee won re-election to the board in 2014.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | ![]() |
62.8% | 1,546 | |
Nonpartisan | Effie N. McEachin | 36.5% | 898 | |
Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.7% | 16 | |
Total Votes | 2,460 | |||
Source: North Carolina Board of Elections, "05/06/2014 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - ROBESON," accessed June 3, 2014 |
Funding
Fariley-Ferebee did not report any campaign contributions or expenditures to the Robeson County Board of Elections.[4]
Endorsements
Fairley-Ferebee did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign.
Campaign themes
2018
Fairley-Ferebee submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia: "I want to be a life long learner in education so I can help support students from the district to succeed in becoming globally economically challenge so they are job/college ready to compete anywhere in the nation!"[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with bfferebee@aol.com," July 19, 2018
- ↑ Bob Shiles, Fairmont Bugle, "Sutton files for 10th term in N.C. House," April 1, 2014
- ↑ Legacy.com, "Ronald M. Ferebee Obituary," accessed January 29, 2019
- ↑ Robeson County, "Robeson County Board of Elections," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted through Ballotpedia's Biographical submission form on October 30, 2014
2014 Robeson County Schools Elections | |
Robeson County, North Carolina | |
Election date: | May 6, 2014 |
Candidates: | District 2: • Brenda S. Fairley-Ferebee • Effie N. McEachin District 3: • Brenda L. Locklear • Severeo Kerns • Peggy Wilkins Chavis |
Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |