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Scott Derek Jenkins
Scott Derek Jenkins was a Democratic candidate for District 5 representative on the Charlotte City Council in North Carolina. Jenkins was defeated in the primary election on September 12, 2017. Click here to read Jenkins' response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.
Jenkins was a 2015 Democratic candidate for District 5 of the Charlotte City Council. He was defeated in the Democratic primary election on September 15, 2015.
Biography
Jenkins has worked since 2006 as a senior store keeper for the City of Charlotte.[1] Jenkins served in the military.[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 | ||
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.[4] In the District 5 race, incumbent John Autry defeated Scott Derek Jenkins in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6]
| Charlotte City Council, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
John Autry Incumbent |
74.5% | 2,776 | ||
| Scott Derek Jenkins | 25.5% | 951 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,727 | |||
| Source: Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2017
Jenkins participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[7] 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:
| “ | Making Charlotte a better place to Live for all![8] | ” |
| —Scott Derek Jenkins (July 25, 2017)[2] | ||
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 |
| Unemployment | K-12 education | ||
| Crime reduction/prevention | Government transparency | ||
| Housing | City services (trash, utilities, etc.) | ||
| Homelessness | Environment | ||
| Civil rights | Public pensions/retirement funds | ||
| Transportation | Recreational opportunities | ||
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 |
|---|---|
| Very important | |
| Federal | |
| Increased economic opportunities | |
| Recruiting new businesses to your city | |
| Its diversity | |
| Lack of Economic Upward Mobility opportunities |
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Scott Derek Jenkins Charlotte City Council. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
| Charlotte, North Carolina | North Carolina | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Scott Jenkins Profile," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Scott Derek Jenkins's Responses," July 25, 2017
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed July 23, 2017
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Multi Year Election Schedule," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed September 24, 2015
- ↑ Mecklenburg County Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ 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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