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Cora Cole-McFadden

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Cora Cole-McFadden
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Prior offices
Durham City Council Ward 1

Education

Bachelor's

North Carolina Central University

Graduate

North Carolina Central University

Personal
Profession
Government agency director
Contact

Personal website


Cora Cole-McFadden was a member of the Durham City Council in North Carolina, representing Ward 1 from 2001 to 2017. She lost a re-election campaign in the general election on November 7, 2017.[1]

Biography

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Cole-McFadden earned a B.A. in business education and an M.A. in counseling/sociology from North Carolina Central University.[1]

At the time of her 2017 run for re-election, Cole-McFadden was retired from her work as an equal opportunity/equity assurance director and community service supervisor for the Durham city government. Her experience also includes work as a housing counselor, social worker, and foster care supervisor for Durham County Social Services and service as the chair of the Durham Community Martin Luther King Steering Committee and the Durham County Democratic Party, the first vice chair of the Durham branch of the NAACP, the president of the Ebonettes Service Club, and a member of the boards of directors of the Durham chapter of the North Carolina Symphony, the Volunteer Service Bureau, and the YWCA.[1]

Elections

2017

See also: Mayoral election in Durham, North Carolina (2017) and Municipal elections in Durham, North Carolina (2017)

Durham, North Carolina, held a general election for mayor and the Ward 1, Ward 2, and Ward 3 seats on the city council on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on October 10, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 21, 2017.[2] DeDreana Freeman defeated incumbent Cora Cole-McFadden in the general election for the Ward 1 seat on the Durham City Council.[3]

Durham City Council, Ward 1 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png DeDreana Freeman 54.41% 18,957
Cora Cole-McFadden Incumbent 45.44% 15,831
Write-in votes 0.15% 53
Total Votes 34,841
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/07/2017 Official Municipal Election Results - Durham," accessed November 22, 2017


DeDreana Freeman and incumbent Cora Cole-McFadden defeated Brian Callaway and John Tarantino in the primary election for the Ward 1 seat on the Durham City Council.[3]

Durham City Council, Ward 1 Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png DeDreana Freeman 48.09% 11,858
Green check mark transparent.png Cora Cole-McFadden Incumbent 42.81% 10,557
Brian Callaway 5.85% 1,443
John Tarantino 3.24% 800
Total Votes 24,658
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "10/10/2017 Official Primary Election Results - Durham," accessed October 27, 2017

Campaign themes

2017

Cole-McFadden's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Durham Youth
Proposed draconian budget cuts from Washington put the people of Ward 1, Durham’s most vulnerable, at risk. I will work to help secure my people, my families... the ones who stand to lose the most.

Education
My zest and zeal for our Durham youth is something that is dear to my heart. My advocacy, voice, and life, all attest to my commitment to embracing and educating youth as my pledge to give back to our community.

Employment
While on City Council, I led a business-focused program for women and minorities to help families bridge the financial gap.

Affordable Housing
By creating housing opportunities, we help build stronger communities, providing opportunities for people to raise families and to have economic success.

Public Safety
Our police officers provide our residents with safety and security. After forming an employee-based Affirmative Action committee, focusing on female and minority recruitment , we worked to ready and improved outcomes for qualified officers resulting in a more diverse police department.[4]

”
—Cora Cole-McFadden's campaign website, (2017)[5]

Endorsements

2017

Cole-McFadden received endorsements from the following in 2017:

  • Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People[6]
  • Friends of Durham[7]

Recent news

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Cora Cole-McFadden - Google News

See also

Durham, North Carolina North Carolina Municipal government Other local coverage
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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Durham, North Carolina, "Cora Cole-McFadden, Mayor Pro Tempore," accessed October 4, 2017
  2. ↑ Durham County Board of Elections, "2017 Election Schedule," accessed July 5, 2017
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Durham Board of Elections, "Candidate Detail List," accessed July 21, 2017
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  5. ↑ Vote Cora for Durham, "Issues," accessed October 4, 2017
  6. ↑ The Herald-Sun, "Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People Endorses Primary Candidates," August 19, 2017
  7. ↑ Friends of Durham, "Friends of Durham Endorsements 2017," accessed October 4, 2017
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