Craig Martin
Craig Martin was a candidate for District 3 representative on the Greensboro City Council in North Carolina. He was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Martin earned a B.S. in information science and peace, war, and defense from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a J.D. from Elon University.[1]
At the time of his 2017 run for city council, Martin was a juvenile public defender.[2] His professional experience includes work as an intern for the Greensboro Police Department, the Rockingham County Courts, the Fair Trial Initiative, the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, and the Guilford County Public Defender's Office.[1]
Elections
2017
Greensboro, North Carolina, held a general election for mayor and all eight 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.[3][4] Incumbent Justin Outling defeated Craig Martin in the general election for the District 3 seat on the Greensboro City Council.[5]
| Greensboro City Council, District 3 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Justin Outling Incumbent |
72.60% | 5,400 |
| Craig Martin | 26.96% | 2,005 |
| Write-in votes | 0.44% | 33 |
| Total Votes | 7,438 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/07/2017 Official Municipal Election Results - Guilford," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||
Incumbent Justin Outling and Craig Martin defeated Antuan Marsh and Payton McGarry in the primary election for the District 3 seat on the Greensboro City Council.[5]
| Greensboro City Council, District 3 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Justin Outling Incumbent |
69.06% | 3,043 |
| Craig Martin |
21.77% | 959 |
| Antuan Marsh | 5.88% | 259 |
| Payton McGarry | 3.29% | 145 |
| Total Votes | 4,406 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "10/10/2017 Official Primary Election Results - Guilford," accessed October 27, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
Martin's campaign website listed the following priorities:
| “ |
EMPATHETIC REPRESENTATION |
” |
| —Craig Martin's campaign website, (2017)[7] | ||
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See also
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External links
- Greensboro City Council
- Campaign website
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LinkedIn, "Craig Martin," accessed October 6, 2017
- ↑ Consider Craig Martin - Greensboro City Council District 3, "About Craig," accessed October 6, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County, North Carolina, "Offices for 2017 Municipal Elections," accessed July 5, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County, North Carolina, "Elected Officials - Guilford County, North Carolina," June 17, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Guilford County, NC, "Municipal General Candidates 2017," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Consider Craig Martin - Greensboro City Council District 3, "Emphasis," accessed October 6, 2017
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