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Justin Outling
Justin Outling was a member of the Greensboro City Council in North Carolina, representing District 3. He assumed office in 2015. He left office on August 11, 2022.
Outling ran for election for Mayor of Greensboro in North Carolina. He lost in the general election on July 26, 2022.
Outling completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Justin Outling was born in Buffalo, New York. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 2005 and a J.D. from the Duke University School of Law in 2008. His career experience includes working as an attorney. [1]
Elections
2022
See also: Mayoral election in Greensboro, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for Mayor of Greensboro
Incumbent Nancy Vaughan defeated Justin Outling and Chris Meadows in the general election for Mayor of Greensboro on July 26, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nancy Vaughan (Nonpartisan) | 43.1 | 13,977 |
 | Justin Outling (Nonpartisan)  | 41.7 | 13,542 | |
 | Chris Meadows (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 14.3 | 4,650 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 280 | ||
| Total votes: 32,449 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Greensboro
Incumbent Nancy Vaughan and Justin Outling defeated Mark Cummings and Eric Robert in the primary for Mayor of Greensboro on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nancy Vaughan (Nonpartisan) | 45.0 | 18,088 |
| ✔ | | Justin Outling (Nonpartisan) | 35.2 | 14,172 |
 | Mark Cummings (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 4,117 | |
| Eric Robert (Nonpartisan) | 9.5 | 3,833 | ||
| Total votes: 40,210 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Outling's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
2017
Greensboro, North Carolina, held a general election for mayor and all eight seats on the city council on November 7, 2017. A primary election was held on October 10, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 21, 2017.[2][3] Incumbent Justin Outling defeated Craig Martin in the general election for the District 3 seat on the Greensboro City Council.[4]
| Greensboro City Council, District 3 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Justin Outling Incumbent |
72.60% | 5,400 |
| Craig Martin | 26.96% | 2,005 |
| Write-in votes | 0.44% | 33 |
| Total Votes | 7,438 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/07/2017 Official Municipal Election Results - Guilford," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||
Incumbent Justin Outling and Craig Martin defeated Antuan Marsh and Payton McGarry in the primary election for the District 3 seat on the Greensboro City Council.[4]
| Greensboro City Council, District 3 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Justin Outling Incumbent |
69.06% | 3,043 |
| Craig Martin |
21.77% | 959 |
| Antuan Marsh | 5.88% | 259 |
| Payton McGarry | 3.29% | 145 |
| Total Votes | 4,406 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "10/10/2017 Official Primary Election Results - Guilford," accessed October 27, 2017 | ||
Endorsements
Outling received endorsements from the following in 2017:
- Rhino Times[5]
- Equality NC[6]
- Professional Firefighters of Greensboro Local 947
- Replacements Ltd PAC[7]
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2015The city of Greensboro, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on October 6, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 7, 2015.[8] In the District 3 race, Kurt Collins and incumbent Justin Outling advanced past Michael A. Picarelli in the primary election.[9] Outling defeated Collins in the general election. Incumbent Zack Matheny did not run for re-election.[10][11]
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Justin Outling completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Outling's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Greensboro must address two key divides. The first is between our city and the other major North Carolina and regional cities we compete with for jobs. The second is the opportunity divide between East and West Greensboro.
- We must keep the corporations and businesses we have in Greensboro and add back to replace those we have lost over the last eight years. A critical difference between us and the other two largest North Carolina cities (Raleigh and Charlotte) is they have more businesses and corporations within their muncipal limits which enables them to keep the burden on individual taxpayers lower. We are in danger of experiencing "doughnut hole" prosperity where Greensboro is surrounded by regional job and income growth without the tax base growth necessary to maintain and expand city services and opportunity.
- I regret the false choice of either public safety or police reform. We can do more to support our officers giving them the tools and support to combat crime. But we must also invest in prevention efforts and addressing the root causes of crime.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2017
In response to a question from the Greensboro News & Record about the most pressing issue the city council will face in 2018, Outling said:
| “ |
Proactively invest in projects that make Greensboro a more desirable place for businesses to locate, prevent and eliminate red tape and unnecessary rules that add to the cost of business within the city to ensure that projects, large and small, are moving forward in an orderly and timely way. Ensure that all citizens have equal opportunity to participate in projects.[12] |
” |
| —Justin Outling (2017)[13] | ||
In response to a question about the greatest obstacle to the city's success, he said:
| “ |
Greatest obstacle may be not recognizing the progress that has been made and the opportunities ahead. Businesses are noticing our high quality of life, strong infrastructure, and amazing location. Private investment and public/private partnerships (with hundreds of millions of dollars of investments downtown alone) and the passage of the 2016 bonds should help citizens recognize our enviable position. Greensboro needs a 'can do' attitude.[12] |
” |
| —Justin Outling (2017)[13] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 27, 2022
- ↑ Guilford County, North Carolina, "Offices for 2017 Municipal Elections," accessed July 5, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County, North Carolina, "Elected Officials - Guilford County, North Carolina," June 17, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Guilford County, NC, "Municipal General Candidates 2017," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ Rhino Times, "2017 City Council Primary Endorsements," October 5, 2017
- ↑ Greensboro News & Record, "Inside Scoop: Groups Make More Endorsements for Greensboro Council Races," September 18, 2017
- ↑ Replacements Ltd PAC, "2017 LGBT Primary Election Voter Guide," accessed October 5, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County Elections, "2014-15 Election Schedule," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ Guilford County Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC SBE Election Results", accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Greensboro News & Record, "District 3: Justin Outling," August 22, 2017
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Succeeded by Zack Matheny |
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