Kris Chambers-Woodruff
Kris Chambers-Woodruff was a Democratic candidate for District 5 representative on the Charlotte City Council in North Carolina. Chambers-Woodruff was defeated in the primary election on September 12, 2017. Click here to read Chambers-Woodruff's response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.
Biography
Chambers-Woodruff was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and attended Independence High School. After graduating high school, he served in the U.S. Navy for six years as an electronics technician. He received a master's degree in business administration from Western Governor's University. His professional experience includes working as an investment advisor and as a manufacturing technician for Intel Corp.[1][2]
Elections
2017
The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on November 7, 2017. A primary was held on September 12, 2017. A primary runoff was held on October 10, 2017, for the district 5 race. A candidate needed to receive over 40% of the vote in order to avoid a runoff election. All 11 seats on the city council were up for election. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 21, 2017.
The following candidates ran in the Charlotte City Council District 5 Democratic primary election.[3]
| Charlotte City Council, District 5 Democratic Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Darrell Bonapart |
34.51% | 1,466 |
| Matt Newton |
28.44% | 1,208 |
| Gary Young II | 18.53% | 787 |
| Kris Chambers-Woodruff | 10.62% | 451 |
| Scott Derek Jenkins | 4.52% | 192 |
| Vinroy Reid | 3.39% | 144 |
| Total Votes | 4,248 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 18, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
Chambers-Woodruff participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[4] The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Bringing our East Charlotte Community together to talk, debate, and to learn from one another[5] | ” |
| —Kris Chambers-Woodruff (July 30, 2017)[1] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
| Issue importance ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking |
Issue | Candidate's ranking |
Issue |
| Environment | Housing | ||
| City services (trash, utilities, etc.) | Transportation | ||
| Government transparency | Unemployment | ||
| Civil rights | Recreational opportunities | ||
| Crime reduction/prevention | Public pensions/retirement funds | ||
| K-12 education | Homelessness | ||
Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Important | |
| Local | |
| Public outreach/education programs. "It is better to train strong children than fix broken men", Fredrick Douglass stated. Educating our youth to avoid domestic violence and the resources that the community offers could help to curtail violence in the future. | |
| Focusing on small business development. We should focus on innovative ideas at the grass roots level and incubate an environment to facilitate its development. | |
| I was born and raised here. | |
| The diversity of our economy |
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Kris Chambers-Woodruff Charlotte City Council. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
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External links
- City of Charlotte, "City Council"
- Campaign website
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Kris Chambers-Woodruff's Responses," July 30, 2017
- ↑ Kris Chambers-Woodruff campaign website, "Meet Kris," accessed August 1, 2017
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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