Dan Jackson
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Dan Jackson was a candidate for at-large representative on the Greensboro City Council in North Carolina. He was defeated in the primary election on October 10, 2017.
Although city council elections in Greensboro are officially nonpartisan, Jackson identifies as a member of the Republican Party.[1]
Biography
Jackson earned undergraduate degrees in economics and business management from North Carolina State University. His professional experience includes work for his family's business, Jackson Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, and as a contracting officer for the United States Postal Service.[2]
Elections
2017
The following candidates ran in the primary election for the at-large seats on the Greensboro City Council.[3]
| Greensboro City Council At-Large, Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Yvonne Johnson Incumbent |
22.42% | 10,639 |
| Marikay Abuzuaiter Incumbent |
14.65% | 6,952 |
| Mike Barber Incumbent |
11.29% | 5,357 |
| Michelle Kennedy |
11.26% | 5,345 |
| Dave Wils |
7.93% | 3,761 |
| T. Dianne Bellamy-Small |
7.03% | 3,336 |
| Dan Jackson | 5.84% | 2,772 |
| Irving Allen | 4.63% | 2,196 |
| James Ingram | 3.00% | 1,424 |
| Lindy Perry-Garnette | 2.88% | 1,366 |
| M.A. Bakie | 2.79% | 1,325 |
| Tijuana Hayes | 2.57% | 1,219 |
| Jodi Bennett-Bradshaw | 1.41% | 671 |
| Andy Nelson | 1.19% | 563 |
| Sylvine Hill | 1.12% | 530 |
| Total Votes | 47,456 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "10/10/2017 Official Primary Election Results - Guilford," accessed October 27, 2017 |
Campaign themes
2017
Jackson's campaign website highlighted the following issues. Click "show" on the boxes below for more information about his positions.
| A New Day for Greensboro |
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| "The current focus of our City Council is not contributing to a vibrant and growing economy in Greensboro and I want to change that. With a few tweaks at City Hall, we can make the most of our great city.
The cornerstones of my campaign for City Council At Large are:
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| Preferred NC City for Relocation |
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"In order to attract new business or expand existing, we need a combination of things to occur.
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| Safe and Prosperous |
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| "Reducing taxes and fees is one way to improve prosperity for all of our citizens, especially the middle class. But there is more to that feeling of well-being.
All Greensboro families deserve to feel safe at home, work, school and all around town. You deserve to earn the fruits of your labor and to not fear it being stolen out from under you. Toward that end, I am a big fan of community policing. We need more visibility of the police department. We must be certain to see more of a police presence in our city. We can increase the walking and bicycling routes in downtown and surrounding neighborhoods. Another economical measure is to allow officers that live in the city to take their vehicle home at night. This will not only make them more visible, but more efficient. It would also be an excellent perquisite. I believe we should increase the use of body cams. The units should be turned on anytime the officer exits the vehicle, or walks a route. I familiar with the data storage servers needs associated with body cams. Appropriate body cam usage can reduce the number of conflicts between the police department and the local citizens by having more useful information available for review."[6] |
| Excellent Infrastructure |
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| "Good roads, clean water, modern sewage treatment and well maintained parks are a magnet for growth.
Companies want their employees to locate near their facilities. Making the city a more inviting place will help to bring them here, and keep them here. We have over 118 parks! That is what makes Greensboro green. Natural areas are a key part of our attractiveness. So are our developed areas. Consider at the latest improvements made to Gate City Blvd near the coliseum. Such smart development will make a great impression on people and businesses attending the events from out of town. Surely a City spending as much as Greensboro does can maintain and, where necessary, add to its infrastructure."[7] |
| Solid Fiscal Responsibility |
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| "It is very important that every tax dollar the city spends goes entirely toward projects and services that will benefit the all of the citizens of Greensboro first.
Promoting the use of local contractors whenever possible as well as healthy competition will result in lower costs and better quality of goods and services. From a budgeting standpoint we need to obtain better documentation when forecasting for our future needs. All too often - as I well know - government can be free-spending. That's not how I work. It's not how I work with my family budget and it's not how I would run the City's budget either."[8] |
Endorsements
2017
Jackson received endorsements from the following in 2017:
- Rhino Times[9]
- U.S. Rep. Mark Walker[1]
Recent news
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See also
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External links
- Greensboro City Council
- Campaign website
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Dan Jackson's Responses," October 8, 2017
- ↑ Elect Dan Jackson At Large, "Dan Jackson Press Release," September 22, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County, NC, "Municipal General Candidates 2017," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ Elect Dan Jackson At Large, "A New Day for Greensboro," accessed October 6, 2017
- ↑ Elect Dan Jackson At Large, "Preferred NC City for Relocation," accessed October 6, 2017
- ↑ Elect Dan Jackson At Large, "Safe and Prosperous," accessed October 6, 2017
- ↑ Elect Dan Jackson At Large, "Excellent Infrastructure," accessed October 6, 2017
- ↑ Elect Dan Jackson At Large, "Solid Fiscal Responsibility," accessed October 6, 2017
- ↑ Rhino Times, "2017 City Council Primary Endorsements," October 5, 2017
