Rick Paxton
Rick Paxton ran for election to the Leland Town Council in North Carolina. Paxton lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Biography
Rick Paxton graduated from Oak Ridge Military Academy in 1983. Paxton served in the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard from 1986 until 2010. He earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Appalachian State University in 1995, a master's degree in homeland security from American Military Academy in 2013, and a doctorate of business administration from Northcentral University in 2018. Paxton’s career experience includes working as a homeland security professor with Everest University, as the host of 2nd Rights Protectors of Freedom with WMYT 106.7 FM radio, as the president and CEO of SafeSurroundings, and as an adjunct professor at Campbell University.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Leland, North Carolina (2019)
General election
General election for Leland Town Council (2 seats)
Veronica Carter and incumbent Bob Campbell defeated Rick Paxton and Louis Harmati in the general election for Leland Town Council on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Veronica Carter (Nonpartisan)  | 36.1 | 2,521 |
| ✔ | Bob Campbell (Nonpartisan) | 33.7 | 2,350 | |
 | Rick Paxton (Nonpartisan) | 17.6 | 1,224 | |
 | Louis Harmati (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 835 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 44 | ||
| Total votes: 6,974 | |||
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Rick Paxton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Paxton's campaign website stated the following:
| “ | I am running for Leland Town Council in hopes of continuing the positive growth for our community. I believe in maintaining a low tax while providing great services to our citizens. [2] | ” |
| —Rick Paxton’s campaign website (2019)[3] | ||
See also
2019 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Town of Leland website
- Town of Leland Board of Commissioners webpage
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn page
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Rick Paxton," accessed October 7, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Rick Paxton’s campaign website, “July 11,” accessed October 7, 2019
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