As Chair, I’ll empower us to win.

I’m running because we need to crack the code of Mecklenburg turnout woes for the Democratic Party. We need someone who understands the dynamics of this state, can raise money, and is committed to building back our brand in the low turnout sections of Meck. My experience in the legislature, running a statewide campaign, and winning competitive legislative races gives me the relationships and leadership we need to move forward.

In some ways, we have everything going for us in Mecklenburg County, but we need leaders who will get our house in order. As the next County Chair, I’ll empower every community and create a sustainable plan for the future of this party and county, so we can turn out our base and win.

Let’s empower our precincts & auxiliaries to organize

Mecklenburg County—and the Democratic Party nationally—are facing a crisis of trust. To overcome that divide and reactivate base voters who have tuned out in our urban core, we don’t need to reinvent the wheel. Our precinct chairs and auxiliary leaders already know their communities and are eager to show up for their neighbors, so let’s empower them with the training and resources to show up in every neighborhood, all year long.

Let’s provide transparent, accountable leadership

Mecklenburg County needs a chair who will operate with the transparency and accountability our voters deserve, and who has the experience and maturity to make tough choices and reign in overhead. We can fundraise all the money in the world, but when >60% of our budget is going to overhead, that’s not leadership: it’s graft. As Chair, I’ll bring my years of experience working at a Big Four accounting firm to help make our party more efficient, transparent, and responsive.

Let’s build sustainable infrastructure that stewards & grows our assets

Our financial channels, including our headquarters building, should stand on rock solid ground. As Chair, I’ll bring key skills to the table from my PhD in Economics, my time as Democratic budget lead in the NC House, and my experience working as an international tax consultant for Ernst & Young here in Charlotte, and I’ll use those skills to make sure we’re operating a sustainable party with infrastructure we can depend on year after year.

Let’s coordinate with NCDP & campaigns to avoid redundancy

Year after year, our party has wasted resources by channeling staff and volunteers to flashy, high-profile races that are already getting investment and attention from NCDP, their own donors, and the coordinated campaign. We all want to do our part for competitive races, but that leads to redundancy that draws resources away from locking down our base in low turnout areas. By better coordinating with the other Democratic Party organizations working in Mecklenburg, we can make sure we aren’t duplicating efforts and do our part to boost Democratic vote share in statewide races.