Monroe City Council Member, Republican Primary

• Policing — City council has a say over how many police officers the city hires, what equipment the police get, and how they are trained.

• Quality of Roads — City council has the power to improve roads and build new ones through specific projects.

• Civil Rights — The city council can pass a discrimination ordinance that prohibits discrimination in access to public spaces and specify which classes of citizens are protected under the ordinance. For example, in August 2021, the City of Charlotte added familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, pregnancy, and natural hairstyle as protected classes.

Election results

WINNER

Paker Mills

23.5%

1,371 votes

WINNER

Michelle Ball

17.3%

1,013 votes

WINNER

Heidi Petterson

16%

935 votes

Gary Anderson

15.9%

930 votes

James Kerr

14.1%

822 votes

Julie Thompson

13.2%

774 votes