Charlie Reece
Charlie Reece was an at-large member of the Durham City Council in North Carolina. He assumed office in 2015. He left office on March 7, 2022.
Reece ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Durham City Council in North Carolina. He won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Biography
Charlie Reece graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem. He earned a bachelor's degree in government from Harvard University in 1992 and a J.D. from the University of North Carolina in 1995.[1] Reece's career experience includes working as a prosecutor, an assistant district attorney, and an assistant attorney general.[2]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Durham, North Carolina (2019)
General election
General election for Durham City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Durham City Council At-large on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jillian Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 20.7 | 19,864 |
| ✔ |  | Charlie Reece (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 19,538 |
| ✔ |  | Javiera Caballero (Nonpartisan) | 19.8 | 19,029 |
 | Joshua Gunn (Nonpartisan) | 19.4 | 18,637 | |
 | Daniel Meier (Nonpartisan) | 9.8 | 9,431 | |
 | Jacqueline Wagstaff (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 9,360 | |
 | John Tarantino (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 26 | |
 | Mark-Anthony Middleton (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 22 | |
 | Victoria Peterson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 18 | |
 | Ricardo Correa (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 15 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 251 | ||
| Total votes: 96,191 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Durham City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Durham City Council At-large on October 8, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jillian Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 21.3 | 10,464 |
| ✔ | | Charlie Reece (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 9,678 |
| ✔ | | Javiera Caballero (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 9,316 |
| ✔ | | Joshua Gunn (Nonpartisan) | 13.6 | 6,678 |
| ✔ | | Jacqueline Wagstaff (Nonpartisan) | 7.6 | 3,712 |
| ✔ | | Daniel Meier (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 2,958 |
| Victoria Peterson (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 2,643 | |
| Ricardo Correa (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 1,532 | |
| Charlitta Burruss (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 1,258 | ||
| John Tarantino (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 834 | |
| Total votes: 49,073 | |||
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Endorsements
Reece was endorsed by the Durham People’s Alliance Political Action Committee.[3]
2015
The city of Durham, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on October 6, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[4][5] The candidates for the three at-large city council seats were: incumbent Steve Schewel, John Tarantino, Robert T. Stephens, Charlie Reece, Ricky L. Hart, Michael Shiflett, Philip Azar, Sandra Davis and Jillian Johnson. Six candidates advanced from the primary election on October 6, 2015.[6] Schewel, Johnson, Reece, Shiflett, Hart and Stephens faced off in the general election. Schewel, Johnson and Reece won in the general election. Incumbents Diane Catotti and Eugene A. Brown did not run for re-election.[7]
| Durham City Council, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Steve Schewel Incumbent |
28.1% | 15,011 |
| Jillian Johnson |
23.4% | 12,497 |
| Charlie Reece |
18.1% | 9,680 |
| Michael Shiflett | 13.8% | 7,376 |
| Ricky L. Hart | 10.9% | 5,844 |
| Robert T. Stephens | 5.5% | 2,925 |
| Write-in votes | 0.27% | 146 |
| Total Votes | 53,479 | |
| Source: "North Carolina State Board of Elections", "Official Municipal Election Results - Durham," accessed November 16, 2015 | ||
| Durham City Council Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Steve Schewel Incumbent |
25% | 9,460 | |
| Jillian Johnson |
21.8% | 8,275 | |
| Charlie Reece |
16% | 6,079 | |
| Michael Shiflett |
10.3% | 3,891 | |
| Ricky L. Hart |
6.8% | 2,592 | |
| Robert T. Stephens |
6.7% | 2,537 | |
| Sandra Davis | 6.1% | 2,300 | |
| Philip Azar | 3.6% | 1,347 | |
| Juan Jose Alva | 2% | 771 | |
| John Tarantino | 1.7% | 660 | |
| Total Votes | 30,297 | ||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed November 16, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Charlie Reece did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Reece's campaign website stated the following:
| “ | Bull City Together Platform
We believe in an inclusive and equitable government that trusts residents to be the experts on their own experiences. Social, economic and political elites have an outsized voice in our politics, resulting in inequitable outcomes. Robust community engagement creates space for communities to advocate for themselves and to ensure that government is responsive to their concerns. When all voices are heard, public policy benefits everyone.
We believe in an economic prosperity that is broadly and equitably shared across our community. Historically, economic growth in Durham has not benefited everyone, resulting in widening economic inequality. Inclusive economic development seeks to lift up communities that have suffered from generations of disinvestment and racist public policy. A more just economy allows everyone to benefit from our city’s growth.
We believe that everyone deserves a safe, stable and affordable home. A rising tide of real estate speculation, gentrification and displacement is destroying Durham’s unique character as a mixed income, multiracial and multicultural city. These disastrous trends are merely the modern manifestations of a history of discriminatory housing policy in this city. Public investment in the creation and preservation of affordable homes can mitigate the most destructive consequences we are experiencing in Durham. Together, we can build a Durham where anyone can afford to live regardless of race or income.
We believe that everyone deserves to be safe and secure in our community. Despite recent progress here in Durham, far too many of our neighbors are still at risk of experiencing harm from community violence, racially disparate policing, and destructive federal immigration enforcement policies. To further reduce harm in our community, we must strengthen our work to address the root causes of violence while continuing to focus law enforcement resources on violent crime in our city. We envision a city where residents are able to live in neighborhoods free from the damaging impacts of violence in all its forms.
We believe that everyone deserves to live in a healthy community. Durham faces many threats to our city’s health and sustainability, including global climate change, inequitable access to outdoor spaces and green infrastructure, and overwhelmingly car-centric development patterns. Aggressive investments in equitable green infrastructure (including protected bike lanes and greenways), public transportation, conservation, and renewable energy are no longer optional. With these investments, we can improve the health and well-being of our residents and contribute to the global effort to combat climate change.[8] |
” |
| —Charlie Reece’s campaign website (2019)[9] | ||
2015
Reece's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[10]
Preserve Durham's unique character
- Excerpt: "My wife Laura and I were drawn to Durham nearly a decade ago by its unique character as a diverse city that works for everyone, whether you’re well-off or working two jobs just to make ends meet. But in some of Durham’s historic neighborhoods, affordable housing is increasingly out of reach for many working families. This trend poses a very real challenge to the diversity that so many of us cherish in Durham. I will work hard on the city council to keep Durham affordable for working families."
Ensure growth that benefits everyone
- Excerpt: "As Durham undergoes explosive development downtown, we must ensure that the prosperity that flows from that development is broadly shared across Durham. As a member of the Durham City Council, I will insist on a review of all public investments – from funding for parks and recreation, to sidewalk construction projects, to our future plans for public transit – to ensure that Durham’s growing prosperity continues to work for everyone."
Make Durham safer
- Excerpt: "The Durham Police Department spends far too much time, energy, resources and money charging people with low-level marijuana offenses. These criminal charges clog our courts, they disproportionately impact young people of color in Durham, and they do very little to make Durham safer. If I am elected, I will work to make misdemeanor marijuana offenses the police department’s lowest level enforcement priority, and to refocus more resources on making the people of Durham safer from violent crime."
Personal
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Reece moved to Durham in 2007 with his wife Laura. They have two daughters.[11]
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Charlie Reece Profile," accessed August 19, 2015
- ↑ Charlie for Durham, "About Charlie," accessed August 27, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Margaret Clemen," September 16, 2019
- ↑ Email correspondence with Michael E. Perry, Durham County Director of Elections on September 16, 2014.
- ↑ Durham County Board of Elections, "Election Schedule for 2015," accessed June 8, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ Durham County Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed July 27, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Charlie Reece's campaign website, “Platform,” accessed August 27, 2019
- ↑ Official campaign website of Charlie Reece, "Why I'm Running," accessed August 19, 2015
- ↑ Official campaign website of Charlie Reece, "About Charlie," accessed August 19, 2015
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