Kurt Collins
Kurt Collins (Republican Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 60. Collins lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Collins was a 2015 nonpartisan candidate for District 3 of the Greensboro City Council in North Carolina. Kurt Collins lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Collins was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina.[1] He earned a B.S. in political science with a minor in business law from Western Carolina University in 2002.[2] He works as a self-employed realtor and as a fraud analyst in the Special Investigations Unit of United Guaranty Mortgage Insurance Company. Collins has previous experience as a loan officer and underwriter for the State Employees' Credit Union.[3]
Campaign themes
2015
On his campaign website, Collins wrote about economic development, public safety and government efficiency:
| “ | Economic development, public safety and government efficiency are my main focuses. These are the issues that will lead this city toward becoming a strong economic leader in the state. I want to attract more businesses to Greensboro and help our existing businesses expand. I want them to know that they have a friend in me and that we are making our city more business friendly. This, of course, would lead to job creation which will help our existing citizens and also help to retain the best and brightest from our colleges and universities. I want to continue the growth of downtown but also not lose focus on the remainder of the city. The city as a whole, not just downtown, deserves growth. I want to accomplish all this and more while being a good steward of the citizens’ money and I am equal to the task.[4] | ” |
| —Kurt Collins[5] | ||
Elections
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 60
Incumbent Cecil Brockman defeated Kurt Collins in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 60 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cecil Brockman (D) | 69.0 | 17,718 |
 | Kurt Collins (R) | 31.0 | 7,947 | |
| Total votes: 25,665 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 60
Incumbent Cecil Brockman advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 60 on May 8, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Cecil Brockman |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 60
Kurt Collins advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 60 on May 8, 2018.
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2015
The city of Greensboro, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on October 6, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 7, 2015.[6] In the District 3 race, Kurt Collins and incumbent Justin Outling advanced past Michael A. Picarelli in the primary election.[7] Outling defeated Collins in the general election. Incumbent Zack Matheny did not run for re-election.[8][9]
| Greensboro City Council District 3, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Justin Outling Incumbent |
64.8% | 3,560 |
| Kurt Collins | 34.8% | 1,911 |
| Write-in votes | 0.4% | 22 |
| Total Votes | 5,493 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official general election results", accessed November 16, 2015 | ||
| Greensboro City Council, District 3 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Justin Outling |
60.2% | 1,445 | |
| Kurt Collins |
23% | 552 | |
| Michael A. Picarelli | 16.9% | 405 | |
| Total Votes | 2,402 | ||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed November 16, 2015 | |||
Personal
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Collins is the son of William "Mack" Collins and Patricia "Patsy" Surratt Collins, who were also natives of Mount Airy, North Carolina. He has one brother, Kevin, and one sister, Kelli.[1]
Collins' history of community involvement includes the following:
- Member, Human Relations Commission for the City of Greensboro
- Member, Complaint Review Committee for the City of Greensboro (Reviews citizen complaints against the police department)
- Member, Greensboro Jaycees
- Member, YP Civitans
- Leadership committee, synerG
- Member, National Association of REALTORS®
- Member, North Carolina Association of REALTORS®[10]
Recent news
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See also
- Greensboro, North Carolina
- Greensboro, North Carolina municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
- State legislative elections, 2018
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2018
External links
- Official campaign website
- Kurt Collins on Facebook
- Kurt Collins on Twitter
- Guilford County Elections - Official candidate list
Additional reading
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official campaign website of Kurt Collins, "Family," accessed September 1, 2015
- ↑ Official campaign website of Kurt Collins, "Education," accessed September 1, 2015
- ↑ Official campaign website of Kurt Collins, "Work Experience," accessed September 1, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Official campaign website of Kurt Collins, "Why Am I Running?" accessed September 1, 2015
- ↑ Guilford County Elections, "2014-15 Election Schedule," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ Guilford County Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC SBE Election Results", accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Official campaign website of Kurt Collins, "Community Involvement," accessed September 1, 2015
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