Sam Grundman

Sam Grundman

Democratic Party

Education

Bachelor's

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Personal

Profession

Web Developer

Contact

Personal Facebook

Sam Grundman was a Democratic candidate for District 6 representative on the Charlotte City Council in North Carolina. Grundman was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017. Click here to read Grundman's response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.

Biography

Grundman graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2008 with degrees in math and physics. He began working as a web developer in 2011. He has served on the Cape Fear Public Transit Authority Board of Directors.

Elections

2017

See also: Mayoral election in Charlotte, North Carolina (2017) and Municipal elections in Charlotte, North Carolina (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.

Tariq Bokhari (R) defeated Sam Grundman (D) and Jeff Scott (Libertarian) in the Charlotte City Council District 6 general election.

Charlotte City Council, District 6 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tariq Bokhari	62.51%	15,383
	Democratic	Sam Grundman	32.10%	7,899
	Libertarian	Jeff Scott	5.29%	1,301
		Write-in votes	0.1%	24
Total Votes				24,607
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results," November 16, 2017

Campaign themes

2017

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

Grundman participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates. 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:

“	Expanding public transit, fighting traffic, and making Charlotte more walkable.	”
—Sam Grundman (September 5, 2017)

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
1	Transportation	7	Civil rights
2	Housing	8	Government transparency
3	K-12 education	9	Environment
4	Crime reduction/prevention	10	Recreational opportunities
5	Unemployment	11	City services (trash, utilities, etc.)
6	Homelessness	12	Public pensions/retirement funds

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
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?Answer options: Not important; Not important, but required by state law; A little important; A little important, but required by state law; Important; Very important	Very important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal	State
What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Increased economic opportunities, Increased police presence/activity, Harsher penalties for offenders, Public outreach/education programs	Public outreach/education programs
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Changing zoning restrictions, Create a more competitive business climate, Focusing on small business development, Instituting a citywide minimum wage, Recruiting new businesses to your city, Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform	Focusing on small business development
What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city?	The candidate did not respond to this question.
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city?	Charlotte needs to provide more transit options. We need to expand our public transportation network and make Charlotte more walkable.

Endorsements

2017

Grundman received the endorsement of Indivisible Charlotte in 2017.

Recent news

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Sam Grundman - Google News

See also

Charlotte, North Carolina	North Carolina	Municipal government	Other local coverage

External links

Suggest a link

• City of Charlotte, "City Council"
• Facebook