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Joshua Bradley
Joshua Bradley ran for election for an at-large seat of the Raleigh City Council in North Carolina. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Bradley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Joshua Bradley was born in Seneca, South Carolina. He earned a high school diploma from Brevard High School.[1] His career experience includes working as an accounting manager. He has also worked in the hospitality industry. Bradley has been affiliated with the Socialist Party USA, the North Carolina Green Party, and the Triangle Democratic Socialists of America.[2][3]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Raleigh, North Carolina (2024)
General election
General election for Raleigh City Council At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Raleigh City Council At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stormie Forte (Nonpartisan) | 28.7 | 99,779 |
| ✔ |  | Jonathan Melton (Nonpartisan)  | 24.3 | 84,441 |
 | James Bledsoe (Nonpartisan) | 14.1 | 48,990 | |
 | Reeves Peeler (Nonpartisan) | 9.9 | 34,214 | |
| Katherine Pate (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 32,423 | ||
 | Joshua Bradley (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 26,727 | |
| Robert Steele Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 18,230 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 2,541 | ||
| Total votes: 347,345 | |||
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Endorsements
Bradley received the following endorsements. To view a full list of Bradley's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here.
2022
See also: City elections in Raleigh, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for Raleigh City Council At-large (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Raleigh City Council At-large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stormie Forte (Nonpartisan) | 23.2 | 61,026 |
| ✔ | | Jonathan Melton (Nonpartisan) | 19.2 | 50,539 |
 | Anne Franklin (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 38,975 | |
 | John Odom (Nonpartisan) | 14.0 | 36,700 | |
| James Bledsoe (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 31,257 | |
 | Portia Wilson Rochelle (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 25,256 | |
| Joshua Bradley (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 18,143 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,069 | ||
| Total votes: 262,965 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Bradley's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
2019
See also: City elections in Raleigh, North Carolina (2019)
General election
General election for Raleigh City Council District A
Patrick Buffkin defeated Sam Hershey and Joshua Bradley in the general election for Raleigh City Council District A on October 8, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick Buffkin (Nonpartisan) | 52.6 | 6,236 |
 | Sam Hershey (Nonpartisan) | 36.4 | 4,308 | |
| Joshua Bradley (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 1,236 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 65 | ||
| Total votes: 11,845 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
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| Video submitted to Ballotpedia Released August 15, 2024 |
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joshua Bradley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bradley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As Raleigh has grown, it has become more difficult for workers to live in the city due to rising housing costs and gentrification. The number of unhoused in the city has grown at an alarming rate as people are pushed out of their homes. The large developers have been effectively carte blanche to do what they want with out any significant oversight by the city council. I aim to change this.No city can function without the workers that ensure things get done. The city needs to support its workers and ensure that they cannot only live in the city, but that they can thrive. The city needs to pay all of its workers a thriving wage and listen to their concerns. The city needs to listen to the demands of UE 150, the city workers union. I aim to lift the voices of the workers and push to get their needs met.
- Housing. The city must prioritize housing that is affordable to those most in need. The city should focus on providing housing solutions that are attainable to the workers, the poor, and the unhoused first. A strong city is built upon a strong base, so we should prioritize housing and services to those who need it most. Working with non-profits, fighting for inclusionary zoning, and creating a building department in the city to build housing for those who need it (on city land) should be the first priority of the city. The city should also support the creation of tenant's unions (for renters) and resident's councils (for folks in public housing) and listen to their needs.
- Worker's rights. A city cannot exist with out the workers to ensure that things get done. Without the sanitation workers, bus drivers, water workers, fire fighters, teachers, cooks, waiters, sales clerks, housekeepers, and others, the city would not survive. Workers are the people who create value and should get the larger portion of the proceeds from the value that they create. The city needs to do everything it can to ensure workers are able to thrive in the city. In order to do this, the city needs to listen to the workers. It needs to listen to its unions. I would push for the creation of a Chamber of Labor, which would provide all workers with a boss-free space to organize and work together to advise the city on worker needs,
- Justice and Equity. Raleigh is a diverse city. We need to ensure that everyone is able to thrive, regardless of their class, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, income, citizenship status, place of birth, or religious belief (or lack thereof). Unfortunately, our state government is actively working to discriminate against women, trans people, the poor, workers, immigrants, gay and lesbian people, and others. The city should do what it can to push back against this. The city also needs to fully fund and implement the alternative crisis response unit. Programs like the Heart program in Durham and the Star program in Denver have been shown to be very successful. People in crisis would be better served by social workers.
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2022
Joshua Bradley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bradley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Housing. Raleigh is facing an ever-worsening housing crisis that is pushing workers out of the city and residents out of their homes. The city should focus on increasing the supply of low cost housing and fighting gentrification. I believe the city must institute a true “housing first” policy that ensures our low-income, unhoused, and homeless residents are given access to housing first, as they face the greatest housing insecurity currently.
- Workers. City workers should be paid a thriving wage and be able to afford to live in the city that they work in. We are facing working shortages across the board, whether that be in emergency response, bus drivers, or staff in parks and recreation. Until we can pay our workers, we will continue to face extreme staffing shortages in these areas. As a city councilmember, I am committed to raising city worker wages and offering support to help workers organize for better working conditions.
- Public Transit. Public transit should remain free at the point of use. No one should be unable to ride the bus due to a cost barrier. Our public transit systems help us move away from car dependency and allow residents to get around the city in ways accessible to them, whether that be via the bus, walking, or cycling. Growth of the transit system should be predicated on ongoing ridership surveys and ensuring that historically underserved areas of the city get the transit access they need.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joshua Bradley did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Bradley's campaign website stated the following:
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Civilian oversight of the Raleigh Police Department. Incentivize police to use non-lethal devices instead of guns. End any cooperation with ICE. Give residents notice and info about planned ICE raids in Raleigh. End RPD cooperation with the NC State Capitol Police until such time as the General Assembly rescinds laws that limit the autonomy of Counties and Municipalities.
Affordable housing should be set at no more that 30% of the monthly salary (including utilities) of a full time job at minimum wage. Currently this would be $377.00/month. With a minimum wage of $15.00/hour, affordable housing standard would be $780.00/month. Require developers to ensure that either, 20% of all new housing is set aside as affordable housing or 5% is given to the city as housing for the unhoused. Use city money to build/acquire housing for the unhoused. Housing should not have any preconditions. Use city money to set up a health service for the uninsured. Pass a vacancy tax on Airbnb type room rentals. This would mirror the occupancy tax for any unit not rented in a person's residence. Airbnb has the potential to drive up housing prices and lower the availability of housing, as it has already done in other cities, like New Orleans. This would discourage developers and investors from buying housing to use as Airbnb rentals. The money raised from this tax would be set aside for building affordable housing. Double the property tax on all housing that has been unoccupied for more than three months. Use proceeds from this to build affordable housing.
Use city funds to build grocery co-ops in food deserts. Use profits to pay the cost of start-up. After set-up is paid off ownership should be transferred to the workers. Workers The city must use all means and methods at its disposal the encourage all employers to pay workers a living wage. This may mean levying taxes on all businesses that pay their employees less than a living wage. It may also mean encouraging unions in all sectors. It will not mean hand-outs to businesses. The city should set up a “Chamber of Workers” for all workers in the city. This will be a clearing house for information related to workers concerns that is not influenced by businesses. It could publish worker reviews of businesses in Raleigh, advise the city council in workers’ matters, and provide information to workers in regards to obtaining healthcare and affordable housing, among other things. The city should apply pressure to the General Assembly to allow municipalities to set their own minimum wage.
Ensure road improvement projects are not done exclusively in Middle Class and affluent neighborhoods. Ensure Raleigh Greenways are expanded and maintained. Ensure city workers such as Fire Department personnel and Sanitation Workers are well compensated. Install more Electric Vehicle charging stations in city parking areas.
Pass stricter environmental laws than allowed by the state. Let the General Assembly sue the city, if necessary, to see if the limitations to County and Municipalities will hold up in court. Make the city government carbon neutral by 2022. This could include solar and wind energy to be built and installed on all city buildings as well as switching all city vehicles to all electric, fuel cell, or at least hybrid electric/fuel. Encourage business to cut their carbon footprint. Pass a law that prevents restaurants and other food sellers from throwing away food. Any leftover or expiring food may be donated or composted. Set up community gardens in all sections of the city, focusing first on food deserts and low income areas.
Only offer incentives to attract businesses that pay above $15.00/hour and/or are worker owned.
Create a buffer zone around all existing reproductive health centers, and any that will be opened in the future. Make it a crime to impersonate staff or volunteers at a reproductive health clinic. Set up a fund to help people that could otherwise not afford access to reproductive health services. Ensure that there are accessible, affordable places for LGBT folks to get the healthcare they need in a safe, affirming environment. [4] |
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| —Joshua Bradley’s campaign website (2019)[5] | ||
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 29, 2024
- ↑ Joshua Bradley for Raleigh Workers, "About Josh," accessed August 25, 2019
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Joshua Bradley's campaign website, “Issues,” accessed August 25, 2019
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