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Tanner Lucas
Tanner Lucas was a candidate for District 5 representative on the Greensboro City Council in North Carolina. He was defeated in the primary election on October 10, 2017.
Biography
At the time of his 2017 run for city council, Lucas was a press assistant and feeder for St. Johns Packaging in Greensboro. He was also pursuing his A.S. at Guilford Technical Community College.[1]
Elections
2017
Tammi Thurm and incumbent Tony Wilkins defeated Sal Leone and Tanner Lucas in the primary election for the District 5 seat on the Greensboro City Council.[2]
| Greensboro City Council, District 5 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tammi Thurm |
45.83% | 1,066 |
| Tony Wilkins Incumbent |
42.61% | 991 |
| Sal Leone | 7.27% | 169 |
| Tanner Lucas | 4.30% | 100 |
| Total Votes | 2,326 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "10/10/2017 Official Primary Election Results - Guilford," accessed October 27, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
In response to a question from the Greensboro News & Record about the most pressing issue the city council will face in 2018, Lucas said:
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Affordable housing is a pressing issue that will become more relevant as we continue on into next year. The newly appointed members of the City Council will have to look into what can be done to challenge the continuing high price of home ownership. This is not only a local issue, but a national one. Housing prices have reached back to the same cost as they were in 2008 before the Great Recession and it’s the responsibility of those city officials to mitigate these high prices in whichever way they can.[3] |
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| —Tanner Lucas (2017)[4] | ||
In response to a question about the greatest obstacle to the city's success, he said:
| “ |
Bringing good paying manufacturing and skilled careers to Greensboro. Ever since Greensboro has lost textile mill jobs a decade ago, Greensboro has been in need of specializing in producing important material goods. I would pursue bringing skilled manufacturers and helping to expand current ones, such as Honda Aircraft Company for example. The current City Council gives tax breaks to many low paying big businesses.[3] |
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| —Tanner Lucas (2017)[4] | ||
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Tanner Lucas," accessed October 6, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County, NC, "Municipal General Candidates 2017," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Greensboro News & Record, "District 5: Tanner Lucas," August 19, 2017
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