Phil Goodman - Ballotpedia

Filing for elections continues as Kannapolis mayoral seat officially ...

Phil previously ran for the Kannapolis City Council in 2019 but did not win. He also filed for election in 2021 but dropped out before Election Day. 

As of September 3, 2025, Phil Goodman did not have a website or any information online.

Economy

Public Services

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Education

Phil Goodman

Walter Ley

Buket Urgen

Holden Sides (Kannapolis City Council, North Carolina, candidate ...

Holden is from Kannapolis, North Carolina. He attended Jesse C. Carson High School and earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Catawba College. 

LinkedIn

Holden currently works as a personal banker for First Bank (FNBC). He's previously worked as a campaign manager and organizer. 

Holden previously ran for Kannapolis City Council in 2023 but did not win. In 2021, he was chosen to serve on the Kannapolis Board of Adjustments. In this capacity, he sits in evidentiary hearings around certain zoning cases. He was elected Vice Chair of the Board in 2024.

Supports creating a thriving environment for local, small businesses while also advocating for larger employers to pay higher wages, create long term employment, and that invest in their local communities.

- Supports creating a thriving environment for local, small businesses while also advocating for larger employers to pay higher wages, create long term employment, and that invest in their local communities.

Supports advancing local health care options and treatment, including mental health treatment and better resources.

- Supports advancing local health care options and treatment, including mental health treatment and better resources.

Supports partnering with local, state, and national developers and governments to make housing more affordable.

- Supports partnering with local, state, and national developers and governments to make housing more affordable.

As of September 3, 2025, Holden Sides did not have a website or any information online.

Supports short and long term strategic planning around development in the city, including improving communities that have not seen development in decades, such as building sidewalks and larger community investments.

- Supports short and long term strategic planning around development in the city, including improving communities that have not seen development in decades, such as building sidewalks and larger community investments.

Facebook

Holden Sides

Holden Sides is from Kannapolis, North Carolina. He attended Jesse C. Carson High School and earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Catawba College. He lives in Kannapolis, North Carolina.

Holden previously ran for Kannapolis City Council in 2023 but did not win.

Jeffery Haney (Kannapolis City Council, North Carolina, candidate ...

One seat left without candidate after Wednesday's filings | Salisbury ...

Jeffery's campaign for Kannapolis City Council Member is his first entry into politics. 

As of September 3, 2025, Jeffery Haney did not have a website or any information online.

Jeffery Haney

Naomi earned a bachelor's degree in Spanish language and literature from Eastern Kentucky University. 

Naomi currently works as a data analyst for Samaritan Ministries International. She's previously worked as a legal assistant, global missions coordinator, and a quality assurance associate. 

Naomi Hatchell's run for City Council Member in City of Kannapolis is her first entry into politics. 

As of September 3, 2025, Naomi Hatchell did not have a website or any information online.

Wants to ensure that "every neighborhood also receives the care and investment it needs to flourish."

Supports transparency through accessible city meetings, budgets, and public comments to educate residents and foster accountability and engagement in local governance.

- Wants to ensure that "every neighborhood also receives the care and investment it needs to flourish."
- Supports transparency through accessible city meetings, budgets, and public comments to educate residents and foster accountability and engagement in local governance.

Said, "Trust and security go hand in hand, and both are necessary for thriving neighborhoods."

- Said, "Trust and security go hand in hand, and both are necessary for thriving neighborhoods."

Naomi Hatchell

- 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. 