Michael P. O'Hara
Michael P. O'Hara was a 2015 Republican candidate for District 4 of the Charlotte City Council in North Carolina. The general election took place on November 3, 2015.
Biography
O'Hara was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and moved to Charlotte in 1994. He graduated from the American Military University with a degree in aerospace studies. O'Hara has professional experience in the financial services industry and was previously a candidate for the mayor of Manchester, Maryland, in 1985.[1]
Campaign themes
2015
O'Hara's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Planning and growth
- Excerpt: "Growth is a natural part of the evolution of our city. To ensure that we maintain Charlotte as a great livable city with open spaces, a substantial tree canopy and a “suburban” feel within the city limits proper community planning is a necessity."
Taxes
- Excerpt: "Governments are skilled at year after year expanding their budgets, but less skilled at justifying to the taxpayers how they have spent the precious resources of the community. Our local government is no exception. I will hold the City Manager accountable for informing the citizens and the council of how each penny was spent and what was being done to create a more efficient government operation."
Government transparency
- Excerpt: "I will advocate and support putting the city’s operations and expenses front and center. I will question the details behind broad requests for funding to ensure that I am a steward of the taxpayer’s resources. All of us are working for the government. Each day we work to support our families and we work to support our government. In our lives we have to make sacrifices and choices to be able to live within our means. Government should be no different."
Police and security
- Excerpt: "One of the most noticeable things about our city is the the [sic] randomness of crime. There are areas of the city with higher crime rates, but there are no 'safe' areas of the city. Crime can and does happen anywhere. We tolerate a level of crime and cannot seem to come up with an approach to substantially reduce crime. Smart development can create economic opportunities that can help divert some criminal activity, but it takes a different approach."
Transportation
- Excerpt: "I would propose that any growth become dependent on the total transportation network impact and that the growth cannot move forward until transportation can keep pace. I do not want to pave more fields with roads, I want smart planning that takes into account the right network of feeder transportation that is safe and effective."
Community reinvestment
- Excerpt: "There are many types of reinvestment. For example, paving a road is an investment, but this total value is offset if the firm paid to repave the street is not located within the district or the city. Investing in Charlotte businesses is good for our city and our economy. In the current city operation I have yet to see a scorecard that shows our citizens where the government spends its money and how much is spent with businesses based in Charlotte."
Elections
2015
The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on September 15, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[3] In the District 4 race, incumbent Greg Phipps was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Michael P. O'Hara was unopposed in the Republican primary. Phipps defeated O'Hara in the general election. [4][5]
| Charlotte City Council District 4, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Greg Phipps Incumbent |
71.5% | 6,259 | |
| Republican | Michael P. O'Hara | 28.4% | 2,486 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.1% | 9 | ||
| Total Votes | 8,754 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results - Mecklenburg County," November 16, 2015 | ||||
Personal
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O'Hara and his wife Patti have been married for over 30 years and have four children and one dog, Petey. O'Hara lives in the "Prosperity-Hucks" zone of District 4 and enjoys military history, space history, building rockets, and reading in his spare time.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Charlotte, North Carolina municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
- Mecklenburg County Board of Elections - Official candidate list
- Official campaign website
- Michael P. O'Hara on Facebook
- Michael P. O'Hara on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official campaign website of Michael P. O'Hara, "About Mike," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ Official campaign website of Michael P. O'Hara, "Issues," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Multi Year Election Schedule," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results - Mecklenburg County," November 3, 2015
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