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Gabriel (Gabe) Cartagena
Gabriel Cartagena (Democratic Party) (also known as Gabe) ran for election to the Charlotte City Council to represent District 4 in North Carolina. Cartagena lost in the Democratic primary on September 10, 2019.
Biography
As of August 2019, Gabriel Cartagena was working to earn a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His career experience includes working as a bartender. He has served as the founder of Real Change Now, which describes itself as, “We want to prevent gun violence in our community, our state, and our country.”[1][2]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Charlotte, North Carolina (2019)
General election
General election for Charlotte City Council District 4
Renee Perkins Johnson defeated Brandon Pierce in the general election for Charlotte City Council District 4 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Renee Perkins Johnson (D) | 80.2 | 9,057 |
 | Brandon Pierce (R)  | 19.6 | 2,209 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 11,292 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Charlotte City Council District 4
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Charlotte City Council District 4 on September 10, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Renee Perkins Johnson | 36.6 | 2,915 |
 | Charlene Henderson El | 21.8 | 1,735 | |
 | Richmond Baker | 14.0 | 1,119 | |
 | Charles Robinson | 11.7 | 934 | |
 | Sean Thompson | 9.2 | 736 | |
 | Gabriel Cartagena | 6.7 | 535 | |
| Total votes: 7,974 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Brandon Pierce advanced from the Republican primary for Charlotte City Council District 4.
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign website
Cartegena's campaign website stated the following:
| “ | Our Values
Public transportation is an essential good for any growing urban community. By increasing rail access and connecting more frequently with bus lines, the city can significantly improve the efficiency of our commutes. We want a system that our residents can rely on to get to their jobs on time. If elected, I will commission a study to recommend specific improvements to our bus and rail routes.
Charlotte is operating at a deficit of affordable housing units for our residents. Too many developers are buying up large plots of land and building massive apartment complexes, only to demolish them to create more expensive units. These gentrifying actions displace locals, creating housing insecurity that can perpetuate poverty. Charlotte needs to prioritize the construction of units for people at or below 30% of the area median income level. We can do this by incentivizing the creation and maintenance of mixed income, walkable neighborhoods.
As a member of City Council, I will support an economic climate in which everyone can compete. Charlotte is attracting hundred finance and tech jobs on par with New York City and Silicon Valley. We need a workforce trained to meet these new opportunities. At the same time, we need to uplift small businesses -- especially minority- and women-owned -- to ensure our local entrepreneurs are not left behind. If elected, I will start by advocating for equitable city contracts that take advantage of the local knowledge of our minority- and women-owned small businesses.[3] |
” |
| —Gabriel Cartegena’s campaign website (2019)[4] | ||
See also
2019 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- City of Charlotte
- Charlotte City Council
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- Campaign Instagram page
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "RealChangeNowUS," accessed August 29, 2019
- ↑ Niner Times, "Student, bartender and city council candidate Gabe Cartagena," accessed August 29, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Gabriel Cartegena’s campaign website, “Our Values,” accessed August 29, 2019
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