Catawba College Scholarship Established in Honor of Salisbury Mayor Susan Kluttz

Susan was born and raised in Salisbury, where her father served as mayor. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

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Susan served as the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. 

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Susan previously served on the Salisbury City Council for 14 years and was the mayor of Salisbury from 1997 to 2011. She is currently a member of the Salisbury City Council. 

Supports economic development and revitalization through historic preservation projects.

- Supports economic development and revitalization through historic preservation projects.

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As of September 4, 2025, Susan Wear Kluttz did not have a website or any information online.

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As Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, advocated for historic preservation tax credits, which resulted in $1.5 billion in private investment.

Serves on the Western North Carolina Rail Coalition committee.

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Adrian is originally from Salisbury, where he lives today. 

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Adrian is a civic engagement leader. He most recently worked as the National Senior Campaigns Strategist at Main Street Alliance, where he advocated for policies that foster economic equity and community-driven development. He also served as the North Carolina Deputy State Coordinator for the Fair Elections Center and the National Director of State Advocacy for Voters of Tomorrow. 

Adrian Maldonado Jr. (Salisbury City Council, North Carolina ...

Adrian's campaign for Salisbury City Council Member is his first entry into politics.

Supports tax incentives and relief programs for small businesses.

Supports commercial rent stabilization policies to keep small business leases affordable.

Advocates for grants and low-interest loans to help small businesses open, expand, and hire locally.

Supports providing small businesses access to training programs that enhance employee skills and improve job satisfaction.

Advocates for affordable and accessible childcare programs for working families.

Supports downtown revitalization efforts to attract new businesses, promote cultural arts, and preserve historic landmarks.

Supports modernizing water, sewer, and energy infrastructure.

Supports a living wage so that no one working full-time in Salisbury struggles to afford basic needs.

- Supports tax incentives and relief programs for small businesses.
- Supports commercial rent stabilization policies to keep small business leases affordable.
- Advocates for grants and low-interest loans to help small businesses open, expand, and hire locally.
- Supports providing small businesses access to training programs that enhance employee skills and improve job satisfaction.
- Advocates for affordable and accessible childcare programs for working families.
- Supports downtown revitalization efforts to attract new businesses, promote cultural arts, and preserve historic landmarks.
- Supports modernizing water, sewer, and energy infrastructure.
- Supports a living wage so that no one working full-time in Salisbury struggles to afford basic needs.

Supports promoting green spaces and community parks to enhance quality of life and encourage outdoor recreation.

- Supports promoting green spaces and community parks to enhance quality of life and encourage outdoor recreation.

Supports zoning reforms to develop affordable housing, strengthen tenant protections, and ensure smart infrastructure planning connects affordable housing to jobs, schools, and public transportation.

- Supports zoning reforms to develop affordable housing, strengthen tenant protections, and ensure smart infrastructure planning connects affordable housing to jobs, schools, and public transportation.

Supports strengthening community-based policing to build trust between law enforcement and residents.

Supports expanding mental health crisis response teams to reduce unnecessary arrests.

Supports improving neighborhood lighting to deter crime, enhance walkability, and strengthen trust between residents and law enforcement.

Supports addressing the firefighter staffing crisis by increasing recruitment efforts, competitive salaries, and better retention policies.

Advocates for full staffing and increased funding for Salisbury's police, fire, and EMS departments.

Supports investing in youth outreach and violence prevention programs to reduce crime.

- Supports strengthening community-based policing to build trust between law enforcement and residents.
- Supports expanding mental health crisis response teams to reduce unnecessary arrests.
- Supports improving neighborhood lighting to deter crime, enhance walkability, and strengthen trust between residents and law enforcement.
- Supports addressing the firefighter staffing crisis by increasing recruitment efforts, competitive salaries, and better retention policies.
- Advocates for full staffing and increased funding for Salisbury's police, fire, and EMS departments.
- Supports investing in youth outreach and violence prevention programs to reduce crime.

Supports investing in infrastructure projects, including roads, public transit, and broadband expansion, to support long-term economic growth.

Supports prioritizing public transit expansion to better connect residents to jobs, schools, and essential services.

- Supports investing in infrastructure projects, including roads, public transit, and broadband expansion, to support long-term economic growth.
- Supports prioritizing public transit expansion to better connect residents to jobs, schools, and essential services.

Supports partnerships between local businesses and schools to create job-training programs.

- Supports partnerships between local businesses and schools to create job-training programs.

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Supports expanding public transit to connect residents to jobs, schools, and essential services.

Plans to modernize water, sewer, and energy infrastructure to ensure Salisbury's long-term sustainability.

Supports investing in road improvements, sidewalk expansions, and safer pedestrian and bike routes to make the city more accessible.

Supports investing in infrastructure projects, including roads, public transit, and broadband expansion.

Carlton Jackson sworn in as Salisbury City Council member ...

Carlton Jackson is from Salisbury, North Carolina. He has an associate's degree in industrial management and engineering technology from the University of the Cumberlands and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from North Carolina State University. He lives in Salisbury with his wife, Shirley, and their five children.

Carlton served 3 years in the Army and 12 years in the National Guard. He currently works for Duke Energy.

Carlton is currently a member of the Salisbury City Council. He was appointed in November 2024 to fill the rest of former Councilor Anthony Smith's term, which will last through the 2025 election cycle. 

As of September 4, 2025, Carlton Jackson did not have a website or any information online.

Plans to focus on addressing homelessness, improving public safety, and increasing youth opportunities.

- Plans to focus on addressing homelessness, improving public safety, and increasing youth opportunities.

Carlton Jackson

Plans to address the city's roads, homeless population, opportunities for youth, and public safety.

Has professional experience in infrastructure, public utilities, customer service, and project management.

David Post is from Salisbury, North Carolina. He attended kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, and high school in Salisbury. He has a bachelor of arts in political science and government from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a juris doctor degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law. He lives with his family in Salisbury.

David is a lawyer and certified public accountant. He practiced law and accounting in Salisbury before moving to Washington, DC, where he served as counsel for U.S. Senator Terry Sanford. After returning to Salisbury, he founded MedExpress Pharmacy. He also purchased and revitalized several downtown buildings, creating Caterpillars, an incubator for small businesses.

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David is currently a member of the Salisbury City Council in North Carolina. He was first elected to the council in 2017 and re-elected in 2019. He is currently serving his third term. 

Works with the Economic Development Commission to retain companies, attract new businesses, and manage growth in Salisbury and Rowan County.

- Works with the Economic Development Commission to retain companies, attract new businesses, and manage growth in Salisbury and Rowan County.

As city council member, changed meeting times to be more convenient for citizens and moved public comment to the beginning of the meeting.

- As city council member, changed meeting times to be more convenient for citizens and moved public comment to the beginning of the meeting.

Believes insufficient parking, especially downtown, has driven away potential developments.

- Believes insufficient parking, especially downtown, has driven away potential developments.

Supports prioritizing public safety and providing officers with necessary tools.

Supports prioritizing public safety and providing officers with necessary tools to do their job.

As a city council member, helped create foundations for the Police Department to provide amenities for public safety officers.

Supports community policing, where officers are assigned to specific neighborhoods.

Supports the construction of a new fire station.

Supports competitive salaries for public safety employees to retain them.

- Supports prioritizing public safety and providing officers with necessary tools to do their job.
- As a city council member, helped create foundations for the Police Department to provide amenities for public safety officers.
- Supports community policing, where officers are assigned to specific neighborhoods.
- Supports the construction of a new fire station.
- Supports competitive salaries for public safety employees to retain them.

Advocated for a micro-transit system that provides point-to-point (Uber-style) transportation.

Advocated for a micro-transit system that provides point-to-point  transportation.

- Advocated for a micro-transit system that provides point-to-point  transportation.

Supports a larger role for the city in local school affairs, such as having a city liaison to the school board or increasing discussions about schools during the city's annual planning retreat.

- Supports a larger role for the city in local school affairs, such as having a city liaison to the school board or increasing discussions about schools during the city's annual planning retreat.

David Post

David is a lawyer and certified public accountant. He practiced law and accounting in Salisbury before moving to Washington, DC, where he served as counsel for U.S. Senator Terry Sanford. After returning to Salisbury, he founded MedExpress Pharmacy, which grew significantly and became one of the largest businesses in the area by sales volume. He also purchased and revitalized several downtown buildings, creating Caterpillars, an incubator for small businesses.

Advocated for a micro-transit system to serve more residents with better service, scheduled to begin in early 2024.

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Gemale Black is from Salisbury, North Carolina. He has a bachelor's degree in justice studies from Winston-Salem State University. He lives with his daughter in Salisbury. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Terrie Hess Child Advocacy Center, a non-profit that works with child victims of abuse and their non-offending caregivers.

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Gemale A. Black has run for Salisbury city council and lost multiple times in the past decade.

As of September 4, 2025, Gemale A. Black did not have a website or any information online.

Supports the Salisbury-Rowan NAACP's Juneteenth Celebration, saying it "brings a wide range of people together."

- Supports the Salisbury-Rowan NAACP's Juneteenth Celebration, saying it "brings a wide range of people together."

Serves on the Salisbury Housing Advocacy Commission, ensuring residents are informed about their property rights.

- Serves on the Salisbury Housing Advocacy Commission, ensuring residents are informed about their property rights.

Supports community engagement initiatives to reduce gun violence.

- Supports community engagement initiatives to reduce gun violence.

Supports the development of the Greenway trail network to connect residential areas, parks, local businesses, schools, and restaurants.

- Supports the development of the Greenway trail network to connect residential areas, parks, local businesses, schools, and restaurants.

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Harry McLaughlin (Salisbury City Council, North Carolina, candidate ...

Harry McLaughlin is currently a member of the Salisbury City Council. He was elected in 2023 and is serving his first term.

As of September 4, 2025, Harry (Mac) McLaughlin did not have a website or any information online.

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Nina Thomas is from Newark, New Jersey. She has a bachelor's degree in theology and a master's degree in Christian counseling from Zoe Fellowship Bible College. She lives with her spouse and their two sons in Salisbury.

Nina currently works as a diagnostic technician at Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, P.A. She previously worked as an ophthalmic technician at the same practice. She also worked as a medical assistant in primary care and pediatrics.

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Nina's campaign for Salisbury City Council Member is her first entry into politics.

As of September 4, 2025, Nina Thomas’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports affordable and inclusive housing.

- Supports affordable and inclusive housing.

Aims to reduce gun violence through prevention programs and community partnerships.

- Aims to reduce gun violence through prevention programs and community partnerships.

Supports opportunities for local youth through education, mentorship, and job training.

- Supports opportunities for local youth through education, mentorship, and job training.

Nina Thomas

Nina Thomas is from Newark, New Jersey. She has a bachelor's degree in theology and a master's degree in Christian counseling from Zoe Fellowship Bible College. She lives with her spouse and their two sons in Salisbury, North Carolina.

Nina currently works as a diagnostic technician at Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, P.A. She previously worked as an ophthalmic technician at the same practice. Earlier in her career, she held roles in ophthalmology and optometry, including surgical coordinator, patient care coordinator, and optometric assistant. She also worked as a medical assistant in primary care and pediatrics.

As of September 4, 2025, Nina Thomas did not have a website or any information online.

Supports affordable and inclusive housing and opportunities for local youth through education, mentorship, and job training.

Advocates for affordable and inclusive housing.

Shanikka Gadson-Harris (Salisbury City Council, North Carolina ...

Shanikka Gadson-Harris's campaign for Salisbury City Council Member is her first entry into politics.

As of September 4, 2025, Shanikka Gadson-Harris did not have a website or any information online.

Shanikka Gadson-Harris

Said she is "shocked" by the increase in homelessness in Salisbury and believes advising residents where panhandlers tend to be located is the first step in finding a permanent solution.

- 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. 