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Catherine Lawson
Catherine Lawson (also known as Cat) ran for election to the Raleigh City Council to represent District A in North Carolina. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Lawson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Catherine Lawson earned a bachelor's degree from American University in 2008 and a law degree from the Duke University School of Law in 2012.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Raleigh, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for Raleigh City Council District A
Mary Black defeated Catherine Lawson and Whitney Hill in the general election for Raleigh City Council District A on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Black (Nonpartisan) | 39.2 | 13,181 |
 | Catherine Lawson (Nonpartisan)  | 31.6 | 10,611 | |
 | Whitney Hill (Nonpartisan) | 28.8 | 9,666 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 143 | ||
| Total votes: 33,601 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Catherine Lawson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lawson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Cat spent over a decade as an attorney in Raleigh, first at the North Carolina Supreme Court, then representing businesses and entrepreneurs downtown, and now as a professor at Duke Law. She has been active in our community, working on city reforms as part of a study group to modernize Council and serving on the board of a non-profit that helps women transition out of homelessness through job training. As one of the News & Observer’s North Carolina Influencers, Cat advocated for political values that put community over partisanship. As an experienced lawyer and educator, Cat’s empathetic approach to public service and love for our city make Cat Lawson the clear choice in District A. Flip your ballot; she’s the last name you’ll find.
- We need to fill the vacancies in our police and fire departments by prioritizing competitive compensation with modern community-based oversight. Every person in Raleigh deserves to feel safe and protected, and to meet that need we need to be able to hire and retain the best candidates possible.
- Focus on sustainable development by prioritizing infrastructure investment and increased residential density. Raleigh is growing, and although we don’t get a say in whether we grow, we can do a lot about how we grow. We need to create more opportunities for low-income and middle-income housing by allowing greater density along key transit corridors. At the same time, we need to make sure that our public transit and core infrastructure (like stormwater management and road maintenance) are ready to handle the challenges of increased use and our changing climate.
- Pass a mandatory code of ethics. Public trust is something that needs to be stewarded, not taken for granted. I will propose a mandatory code of ethics requiring financial interest disclosures and setting guidelines for recusal.
That means acknowledging Raleigh’s growth comes with trade-offs. Council must prioritize housing availability––at all wealth levels––and ensure businesses remain part of the communities that sustain them. Council should invest in infrastructure, upgrade and oversee the first responders and public safety officials who serve us, and enact ethics reform and modernization at City Hall. Cat will do the work to serve you and our City on Council.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 24, 2022
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