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Tracy Furman
Tracy Furman ran for election for an at-large seat of the Greensboro City Council in North Carolina. She lost in the general election on July 26, 2022.
Furman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tracy Furman was born in Columbia, South Carolina. She earned an associate degree from Wake Technical Community College in 1990 and a bachelor's degree from the University of Baltimore in 1997. Her career experience includes working as an executive director and accounting consultant. Furman has been affiliated with the Women's Forum of NC, the Business Professional Women of NC Federation, and the NAACP.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Greensboro, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for Greensboro City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Greensboro City Council At-large on July 26, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Yvonne Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 25.2 | 19,212 |
| ✔ |  | Marikay Abuzuaiter (Nonpartisan) | 20.1 | 15,359 |
| ✔ |  | Hugh Holston (Nonpartisan) | 15.7 | 11,959 |
| Katie Rossabi (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 11,406 | ||
Tracy Furman (Nonpartisan)  | 11.9 | 9,104 | ||
 | Linda Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 11.5 | 8,783 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 536 | ||
| Total votes: 76,359 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Greensboro City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Greensboro City Council At-large on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yvonne Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 25.0 | 23,925 |
| ✔ | | Marikay Abuzuaiter (Nonpartisan) | 16.4 | 15,697 |
| ✔ | Tracy Furman (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 9,820 | |
| ✔ | | Hugh Holston (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 9,621 |
| ✔ | Katie Rossabi (Nonpartisan) | 9.8 | 9,404 | |
| ✔ | | Linda Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 9,152 |
 | Franca Jalloh (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 6,616 | |
 | Melodi Fentress (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 5,560 | |
| Dustin Keene (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 3,654 | ||
| Taffy L. Buchanan (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 2,331 | ||
| Total votes: 95,780 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tracy Furman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Furman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We need a person on Council that will bring fresh eyes to the old problems of Greensboro. Our housing crisis is more troubling that ever before and I believe there are solutions for the short and long term that we can achieve. Everyone deserves a safe and affordable place to live.
- As new, large corporations move here we need to make sure we have everyone ready for the jobs they bring. We also need to support local businesses that make our community a great place to live. I want to encourage small businesses to choose Greensboro as their place to set up shop.
- With our expected growth we need a public transportation system consistent with our size and population. Our current system does not fit the needs of those using the bus system and the expected growth will only make the problems more apparent. I want to tackle this before it is even worse. New routes, new electric only busses and new standardized stops will make this all work better.
Recycling and water quality are also policies that I am concerned about. Restoring glass recycling to our curb pick up is a necessary first start. We need a new recycling system to ensure what we put in the bins actually gets recycled. Water quality has not been a large problem so far (with the exception of occasional issues) however looking forward this could become a serious health issue for our city. I would like to put plans in place to ensure our water quality remains at least the same if not better.
The At Large position as well as the entire Council also make suggestions and request to the state government to make new laws or changes to existing ones that further help the citizens of the city. It is important to allow spaces for citizens to voice their concerns and talk about the issues. It is even more important that the person in City Council listen and represent.
There are several North Carolinians to admire as well. Most notably would be State Senator Calvin Graves who's deciding vote allowed for the North Carolina railway to be built from Rocky Mount to Charlotte and then to Asheville. His vote cost him his political career but he knew it was the right thing to do. We need more people in government that are willing to do the right thing even if it means they will not be elected again. That is true leadership.
Stephen Bryer, Making Our Democracy Work
James Madison, The Federalist Papers
Second would be the ability to work with everyone to find common ground. Ordinances and laws are only sustainable if everyone has some part of it. Being able to find common ground where it seems there is none is something every elected official should strive for.
If I do not know something I will not "fake til I make it". I will do the homework and find what, why and how it works.
Those are the normal course of business for the City Council. The harder work is to work with others on the council to move the city forward, not just maintain. Prepare for changes before they happen and foster growth both economically and culturally.
I was 13 when Ronald Reagan was shot. It was so shocking to me that someone would even try to do that.
I was 18 when the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded on it's accent to space. I remember when it happened as I was in my journalism class my Senior year and the teacher sent us to the library to watch the news and report back what happened.
I was 21 when the Berlin Wall came down. That was the most exciting day to see democracy win over communism. I was also wondering how it would happen and what the outcome would be but it was a day filled with hope.
Second is Elizabeth McCord - not because she is president but because she keeps a very cool head in the most ridiculous situations.
Another example is release of body-cam footage from police officers or even the ability to discuss it. The state has enacted laws that prevent the City Council from even seeing the footage without consent from a judge. It makes it very hard when an incident has happened to look transparent through the process when information is withheld however there is nothing City Council can do about it. It puts the City Council in a very difficult position.
The most important skill is to listen to people and their concerns and figure out how to translate that into ordinances that will help people to live better lives. That is more important than any experience or college education.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 31, 2022
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