Jacksonville has a Mayor and six Council members, all elected for staggered four year terms.The Mayor and two of the Council members are elected at-large in non-partisan elections and all City voters are allowed to cast their votes for them.Four ward-specific Council members are elected in non-partisan elections from four wards in the City for staggered four-year terms. These Council Members must reside in the ward they represent.
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Current Occupation
Deputy Director of Equal Employment Opportunity, Navy Warfare Centers
Campaign Phone
(910)358-0046
I served 5 terms totaling approximately 19 years as a councilman previously. I am a successful professional reaching 2nd highest General Schedule grade in federal civil service. I have provided transformational leadership on the job and in politics. The best skills I provide are producing transformational ideals which are implemented via a skill at persuasive consensus building.
1. I have a track record of initiating an award-winning affordable housing program. I want to bring affordable housing to additional parts of the City. I brought development in a complimentary way to luxury housing.
2. I want to redevelop Downtown featuring al fresco dining, and waterfront development. I initiated the successful development of our waterfront park, Riverwalk Crossing. Riverwalk Crossing landscaping will extend to downtown with a water feature covering two blocks of Court Street. Non-franchise restaurants will be emphasized. Live entertainment will be featured.
3. I want to fight for sustaining the non-partisan election system in Jacksonville which allows federal workers to run without violating the Hatch Act.
I have been the most successful City Councilman in Jacksonville at building the consensus to achieve unimaginable accomplishments like obtaining the only paid holiday in the USA honoring the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution's abolition of slavery and committing to ending human trafficking. I am known as The Consensus Builder (TCB). I achieved projects like the new Public Safety Station, Jack Amyette renovation, New River restoration, Sturgeon City Conference Center, Riverwalk Crossing, and Jacksonville Station (transportation hub). I'm not just a visionary; I bring visionary ideas to reality.
As a Deputy Director, I advise Admirals on Employment concerns. I have been a civil servant for over 17 years. I am responsible for addressing the command climate. I provide dispute resolution. In the absence of resolution, I process complaints. I am a certified mediator by the Department of Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute. I am a certified Civil Treatment Instructor by ELI. I bring these skills to consensus building.
I provided military service for three years active and seven years in the reserve. As an Officer of Marines, I was a Judge Advocate. Before military service, I received a Philosophy degree and Juris Doctorate degree from Howard University. I was impressed with the "Talented Tenth Theory" of W.E.B. Dubois. Therefore, it was important to bring my education and derived skills back to my home, Jacksonville, NC, to improve my community. Although I have been around the world, I bring all that I have learned to Jacksonville to improve my community.
