Douglas Mercer

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Douglas Mercer

Prior offices:

Washington City Council

Year left office: 2019

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2019

Education

Bachelor's

East Carolina College, 1960

Personal

Birthplace

Wilson, NC

Religion

Christian

Douglas Mercer was a member of the Washington City Council. Mercer left office in 2019.

Mercer ran for re-election to the Washington City Council. Mercer lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Mercer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Mercer is affiliated with the Democratic Party.

Biography

Mercer was born in Wilson, North Carolina. He obtained an undergraduate degree from East Carolina College in 1960.

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in Washington, North Carolina (2019)

General election

General election for Washington City Council (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Washington City Council on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Donald Sadler (Nonpartisan)	14.8	935
✔		Virginia Finnerty (Nonpartisan)	12.1	764
✔	Submit photo	Richard Brooks (Nonpartisan)	11.6	729
✔	Submit photo	Elizabeth Kane (Nonpartisan)	10.5	659
✔		William Pitt (Nonpartisan)	9.9	621
		Roland Wyman (Nonpartisan)	9.9	621
	Submit photo	Mike Renn (Nonpartisan)	9.5	597
	Submit photo	Bobby Roberson (Nonpartisan)	9.0	564
	Submit photo	Douglas Mercer (Nonpartisan)	6.6	417
		Darwin Woolard (Nonpartisan)	6.1	382
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	11

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,300 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Laurence Doby (Nonpartisan)

Campaign themes

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Douglas Mercer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mercer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I have lived in Washington nearly all my life. I attended local schools and graduated from East Carolina. I taught school in Bath NC for ten years and then worked for Texasgulf (now Nutrien) for nearly 29 years. My primary job at Texasgulf was oversight of their environmental programs in North Carolina and five other states.

I am married to my wife Lois for 54 years and have two children, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. My wife and I attend First Christian Church in Washington, and I have served in several positions on the Church governing Board. I was also Scoutmaster (or assistant) for nearly 40 years.

In local governmental, I have over 40 years of active particapation. I served on both t Ihe City Planning Board and Board of Adjustments and was Chairman of both Boards.

I have served as Chairman of the County Planning Board for 19 years. I have served on the City Council for 16 years and am seeking re-election.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• We must provide all required services in the most efficient and cost effective manner possible
• We need to reduce electric rates
• We need to improve drainage throughout the City

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Fiscal responsibility

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I have always looked up to my father, a man who worked hard all of his life to provide the best he could for his family. He was active in his church and community activities but always had time to for the family. H e supported us in all our activites as our number one fan

If I can be half the man he was, I will have been very successful.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

End of WW II. 10

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Other than part-time jobs, a teacher of Math and Science at Bath High School in Bath NC for ten years from 1957-67.

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