Brenda McNair upsets incumbent Larry Wright for District 7 seat

Brenda is an ordained minister and owns several businesses.

Brenda McNair (Fayetteville City Council District 7, North Carolina ...

Brenda is currently a councilwoman representing Fayetteville City Council District 7. She was first elected in 2022 and is serving her first term.

Supported raising city employee salaries to at least $15 an hour.

Supports investing in affordable housing development.

- Supported raising city employee salaries to at least $15 an hour.
- Supports investing in affordable housing development.

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Supports funding for community celebrations, including New Year's Eve, Juneteenth, Independence Day, and Dogwood.

- Supports funding for community celebrations, including New Year's Eve, Juneteenth, Independence Day, and Dogwood.

Public Services

Supports pairing housing initiatives with mental health and substance abuse services.

Supports collaboration among stakeholders to address homelessness at local, county, and state levels.

- Supports pairing housing initiatives with mental health and substance abuse services.
- Supports collaboration among stakeholders to address homelessness at local, county, and state levels.

Housing & Urban Development

As a city council member, brought attention to gun violence in Fayetteville through press and community engagement and presented a gun safety ordinance.

- As a city council member, brought attention to gun violence in Fayetteville through press and community engagement and presented a gun safety ordinance.

Public Safety

Supports extending an express transit route to West Fayetteville.

- Supports extending an express transit route to West Fayetteville.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of September 15, 2025, Brenda McNair’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

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Believes investing in prevention and supportive housing is more cost-effective than addressing homelessness through healthcare, emergency services, and criminal justice.

As of September 15, 2025, Brenda McNair did not have a website or any information online.

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Dwight works as a senior human resources manager for the US Army.

Dwight France (Fayetteville City Council District 7, North Carolina ...

Dwight's campaign for Fayetteville City Council Member, District 7 is his first entry into politics. 

As of September 15, 2025, Dwight France did not have a website or any information online.

Dwight France

J'Kwan was raised in Fayetteville. He studied culinary arts at Le Cordon Bleu.

J'Kwan is a part-time culinary arts instructor at Fayetteville Community College and the founder of non-profit Er'Body Eats, an organization dedicated to food insecurity. He previously worked as a private chef for NFL professional athletes.

Supports creating economic security, living wages, and affordable housing.

Supports engaging youth by creating economic security, living wages, and affordable housing.

- Supports engaging youth by creating economic security, living wages, and affordable housing.

Supports community-led solutions and collaboration between districts.

- Supports community-led solutions and collaboration between districts.

As of September 15, 2025, J'Kwan Fulmore did not have a website or any information online.

Said, "I'm committed to getting a mental health response team off the ground under the new Office of Community Safety and tackling the root causes of poverty and crime."

- Said, "I'm committed to getting a mental health response team off the ground under the new Office of Community Safety and tackling the root causes of poverty and crime."

J'Kwan Fulmore

Strategic Solutions. Shared Success. A Stronger Fayetteville.

Kathy earned her bachelor's degree and Master in Business Administration from Columbia Southern University.

Kathy A. Greggs (Fayetteville City Council District 7, North Carolina ...

Kathy is the Executive Director of the Fayetteville Policy Accountability Community Taskforce. She previously served in Federal Civil Service for 17 years, including at the U.S. Army Special Operations Recruiting Battalion at Fort Bragg. 

Kathy's campaign for Fayetteville City Council Member, District 7 is her first entry into politics. 

Supports policies that attract and retain entrepreneurs.

- Supports policies that attract and retain entrepreneurs.

Supports the implementation of CivicPlus, an all-in-one platform designed to keep residents informed and engaged.

- Supports the implementation of CivicPlus, an all-in-one platform designed to keep residents informed and engaged.

Supports expanding affordable and mixed-income housing with land trusts.

- Supports expanding affordable and mixed-income housing with land trusts.

Supports ending qualified immunity, which protects police officers from being sued for misconduct.

- Supports ending qualified immunity, which protects police officers from being sued for misconduct.

Supports funding to improve stormwater systems, aggressive cleanup of harmful chemicals, and modernizing dam safety to ensure clean water, safe environments, and community resilience.

Supports funding to improve stormwater systems, cleanup harmful chemicals, and modernize dam safety to ensure clean water, safe environments, and community resilience.

- Supports funding to improve stormwater systems, cleanup harmful chemicals, and modernize dam safety to ensure clean water, safe environments, and community resilience.

Supports education on the history of racism and slavery in America.

- Supports education on the history of racism and slavery in America.

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Kathy A. Greggs

Kathy is the Executive Director of the Fayetteville PACT American Rescue Plan Documentary. She previously served in Federal Civil Service for 17 years, including at the U.S. Army Special Operations Recruiting Battalion at Fort Bragg. Earlier in her career, she spent over 25 years in human capital development.

Kathy A. Greggs's campaign for Fayetteville City Council Member, District 7 is her first entry into politics. 

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Khalil earned his bachelor's degree at Fayetteville State University.

Khalil works as a student success coach at Fayetteville State University.

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Khalil's campaign for Fayatteville City Council is his first entry into politics.

As of September 15, 2025, Khalil Younger did not have a website or any information online.

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Supports a social market economy with widespread economic participation and ownership, universal healthcare, and worker ownership.

- City council members work together to set and implement city policy. 
- The city council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city.
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 