Javiera Caballero
Javiera Caballero is an at-large member of the Durham City Council in North Carolina. She assumed office in 2018. Her current term ends in 2027.
Caballero ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Durham City Council in North Carolina. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
Javiera Caballero was born in Chile and grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her professional experience includes working as a program coordinator for Alma Advisory Group, LLC, and as a teacher. In 2018 Caballero was appointed to the Durham City Council.[1]She was the first Latina member of the Durham City Council.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Durham, North Carolina (2023)
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 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nate Baker (Nonpartisan) | 22.6 | 24,004 |
| ✔ |  | Javiera Caballero (Nonpartisan) | 22.0 | 23,380 |
| ✔ | Carl Rist (Nonpartisan) | 20.7 | 21,999 | |
| Khalilah Karim (Nonpartisan) | 15.2 | 16,127 | ||
 | Monique Holsey-Hyman (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 11,718 | |
 | Shelia Ann Huggins (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 8,778 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 387 | ||
| Total votes: 106,393 | |||
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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 10, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nate Baker (Nonpartisan) | 18.3 | 12,281 |
| ✔ | | Javiera Caballero (Nonpartisan) | 18.1 | 12,140 |
| ✔ | Carl Rist (Nonpartisan) | 17.6 | 11,829 | |
| ✔ | Khalilah Karim (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 8,208 | |
| ✔ | | Shelia Ann Huggins (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 6,537 |
| ✔ | | Monique Holsey-Hyman (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 5,504 |
| Sherri Zann Rosenthal (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 3,108 | ||
| Shanetta Burris (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 3,072 | ||
| Bonita Green (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 2,388 | ||
| Renee Vaughan (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 1,225 | ||
| J.J. Campbell (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 700 | ||
| Waldo Fenner (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 258 | ||
| Total votes: 67,250 | |||
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Endorsements
Caballero received the following endorsements.
2021
See also: Mayoral election in Durham, North Carolina (2021)
General election
General election for Mayor of Durham
Elaine O'Neal defeated Javiera Caballero in the general election for Mayor of Durham on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elaine O'Neal (Nonpartisan) | 84.7 | 25,933 |
| Javiera Caballero (Nonpartisan) | 14.6 | 4,460 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 242 | ||
| Total votes: 30,635 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Durham
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Durham on October 5, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elaine O'Neal (Nonpartisan) | 67.8 | 13,779 |
| ✔ | | Javiera Caballero (Nonpartisan) | 24.7 | 5,023 |
| Jahnmaud Lane (Nonpartisan) | 2.9 | 598 | ||
| Rebecca Harvard Barnes (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 352 | ||
| Sabrina Davis (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 231 | ||
| Daryl Quick (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 216 | ||
| Charlitta Burruss (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 113 | ||
| Total votes: 20,312 | |||
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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
Caballero was endorsed by the Durham People’s Alliance Political Action Committee.[2]
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Javiera Caballero did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Javiera Caballero did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Javiera Caballero did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Caballero'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.[3] |
” |
| —Javiera Caballero’s campaign website (2019)[4] | ||
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Durham, "Javiera Caballero," accessed June 19, 2018
- ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Margaret Clemen," September 16, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Javiera Caballero’s campaign website, “Platform,” accessed August 27, 2019
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