Christina Jones

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Christina is from Orlando, Florida. She has a degree in drama and dramatics/theater arts from Southern Methodist University. She has a husband and two daughters. 

Christina previously worked as a restaurant manager. 

Christina Jones currently serves as the City Council Member for Raleigh, Ward E. She was first elected in 2022 and is serving her second term. 

Supports leveraging city-owned land for affordable housing, promoting grants for small businesses, and maintaining funding for first responders, infrastructure, parks, and community nonprofits.

Supports leveraging city-owned land for affordable housing, promoting grants for small businesses, and maintaining funding for first responders and community nonprofits.

Said, "Raleigh must do a better job at keeping pace so that we don’t continue to lose employees to other cities."

- Supports leveraging city-owned land for affordable housing, promoting grants for small businesses, and maintaining funding for first responders, infrastructure, parks, and community nonprofits.

Supports monthly meetings with constituents, participation in local government decision-making through citizen advisory councils, boards, and commissions, and virtual attendance at council meetings.

Supports monthly meetings with constituents, participation in local government decision-making through citizen advisory councils, boards, and commissions, and virtual attendance at council meetings for residents.

- Supports monthly meetings with constituents, participation in local government decision-making through citizen advisory councils, boards, and commissions, and virtual attendance at council meetings for residents.

Supports increasing the supply of affordable housing, providing financial assistance to first-time homebuyers, and offering grants to help residents renovate and stay in their homes.

Supports increasing available affordable housing, providing financial assistance to first-time home-buyers, and offering grants to help residents renovate and stay in their homes.

Said, "The strongest tool we have against displacement is to help protect Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH). During this term, we have been able to get conditions that saved NOAH units while also adding new stock in available units."

Said, "We need affordable housing throughout the city and not focused in one area. While we cannot control whether or not affordable housing is built, I believe we can help incentivize development partners to work with us to address this critical need."

Believes affordable housing should be distributed throughout the city, not concentrated in one area, and supports incentivizing developers to address the need for affordable housing.

- Supports increasing available affordable housing, providing financial assistance to first-time home-buyers, and offering grants to help residents renovate and stay in their homes.
- Said, "The strongest tool we have against displacement is to help protect Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH). During this term, we have been able to get conditions that saved NOAH units while also adding new stock in available units."
- Believes affordable housing should be distributed throughout the city, not concentrated in one area, and supports incentivizing developers to address the need for affordable housing.

Candidate Questionnaire: Christina Jones, Raleigh City Council ...

Plans to invest in retaining law enforcement and fire department personnel.

Supports the use of technology to assist police officers.

Created the Alternate Response Unit and other similar units to unload law enforcement responsibilities.

- Plans to invest in retaining law enforcement and fire department personnel.
- Created the Alternate Response Unit and other similar units to unload law enforcement responsibilities.

Plans to invest in infrastructure improvements, including street paving, traffic calming, expanded bus service, micro transit, sidewalks, and pedestrian pathways.

- Plans to invest in infrastructure improvements, including street paving, traffic calming, expanded bus service, micro transit, sidewalks, and pedestrian pathways. 

Supports collaborating with community partners to enhance stormwater management, maintain clean drinking water, keep parks and greenways well-maintained, advance environmental justice, and reduce litter through cleanup initiatives and stronger enforcement.

- Supports collaborating with community partners to enhance stormwater management, maintain clean drinking water, keep parks and greenways well-maintained, advance environmental justice, and reduce litter through cleanup initiatives and stronger enforcement. 

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Christina currently serves as the City Council Member for Raleigh, Ward E. She was first elected in 2022 and is serving her second term. 

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Created the Alternative Response Unit and other similar units to unload law enforcement responsibilities.

- Plans to invest in retaining law enforcement and fire department personnel.
- Created the Alternative Response Unit and other similar units to unload law enforcement responsibilities.

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Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

Marc Scruggs

As of January 2, 2026, Marc Scruggs’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Marc is a Raleigh native. He has a wife and two daughters. 

Marc Scruggs previously served as a City Council Member for Raleigh, Ward D. 

Opposes tax increases, instead prioritizing "honest budget discussions," "core services," and "[putting] taxpayers first."

- Opposes tax increases, instead prioritizing "honest budget discussions," "core services," and "[putting] taxpayers first."

Supports a municipal parks bond with no increase in property taxes or fees. 

- Supports a municipal parks bond with no increase in property taxes or fees. 

Supports "robust crime prevention" measures to ensure citizens feel safe in their homes and communities.

- Supports "robust crime prevention" measures to ensure citizens feel safe in their homes and communities.

Believes in balancing community growth and affordability through sustainable budgetary decisions.

Believes in protecting Schenck Forest, Hymettus Parks, and Falls Lake Watershed and Recreational Facility.

- Believes in balancing community growth and affordability through sustainable budgetary decisions.
- Believes in protecting Schenck Forest, Hymettus Parks, and Falls Lake Watershed and Recreational Facility.

- 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. 