Diana earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and teaching from New York University and a master’s degree as a literacy specialist from Teachers College, Columbia University. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.

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Diana currently works as a community liaison at Triangle Neuropsychology Services. She previously worked as a 3rd grade teacher at Duke School.

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Diana Medoff's campaign for Durham City Council Member, Ward 3, is her first entry into politics.

Economy

Supports access to safe public spaces, including parks and community centers, to improve quality of life and safety.

- Supports access to safe public spaces, including parks and community centers, to improve quality of life and safety.

Public Services

Supports investing in housing across all affordability levels, including "missing middle" housing.

- Supports investing in housing across all affordability levels, including "missing middle" housing.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports violence prevention and believes economic opportunity, stable housing, and safe third spaces will reduce gun violence.

- Supports violence prevention and believes economic opportunity, stable housing, and safe third spaces will reduce gun violence.

Public Safety

As of October 8, 2025, Diana Medoff’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports fighting for resources for youth.

- Supports fighting for resources for youth.

Education

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Diana Medoff

Diana earned a bachelor 27s degree in history and education from New York University and a master 27s degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her husband and their three children.

Diana is currently a member of the Durham City Council, representing Ward 3. She was elected in 2025 and is serving her first term. 

Supports access to safe public spaces and more community events like festivals.

Supports prioritizing violence prevention and providing world-class training and support to first responders.

As of October 8, 2025, Diana Medoff did not have a website or any information online.

Advocates for securing essential resources for youth development.

Diana earned a bachelor 27s degree in history and American studies from Wesleyan University and a master 27s degree in elementary education from Bank Street College of Education. She lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her husband and their three children. She is a member of the First Presbyterian Church.

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Chelsea Cook earned a bachelor's in Public Policy and Women’s Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a J.D. from Stanford Law School. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.

Chelsea is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Law at Duke Law School’s Civil Justice Clinic. She previously worked as a Staff Attorney in the Eviction Diversion Program at Legal Aid of North Carolina and as a Stanford Law Fellow at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice.

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Chelsea is currently a member of the Durham City Council, representing Ward 3. She was appointed in January 2024 to fill the vacancy left by former councilman Leonardo Williams.

Lists her top three priorities as affordable housing, a living wage, and beautification.

Prioritizes protecting tree canopy, waterways, and adding green space requirements in development rules.

- Lists her top three priorities as affordable housing, a living wage, and beautification.
- Prioritizes protecting tree canopy, waterways, and adding green space requirements in development rules.

Supports creating day shelters and safe parking/tent options for unhoused residents, coupled with eviction diversion programs.

Favors 100% affordable housing developments instead of relying on limited proffers in market-rate projects.

- Supports creating day shelters and safe parking/tent options for unhoused residents, coupled with eviction diversion programs.
- Favors 100% affordable housing developments instead of relying on limited proffers in market-rate projects.

Supports expanding the HEART crisis response program into Durham Public Schools, but prefers county-level funding.

Advocates for addressing root causes of crime through youth programming, housing, and mental health resources.

- Supports expanding the HEART crisis response program into Durham Public Schools, but prefers county-level funding.
- Advocates for addressing root causes of crime through youth programming, housing, and mental health resources.

Backs fare-free buses as a top budget priority.

Supports infrastructure to make Durham a 15-minute walkable city, including sidewalks, bike lanes, and traffic calming.

- Backs fare-free buses as a top budget priority.
- Supports infrastructure to make Durham a 15-minute walkable city, including sidewalks, bike lanes, and traffic calming.

Advocates expanding after school youth employment programs and holistic support.

- Advocates expanding after school youth employment programs and holistic support.

Chelsea Cook

- 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. 