Sylvine Hill
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Sylvine Hill
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Sylvine Hill was a candidate for at-large representative on the Greensboro City Council in North Carolina. She was defeated in the primary election on October 10, 2017. Click here to read Hill's response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.
Hill was also a candidate for an at-large seat on the city council in 2015. She was defeated in the general election on November 3, 2015. City council elections in Greensboro are officially nonpartisan, and Hill identifies as an independent.[1]
Biography
Hill earned a bachelor's degree. At the time of her 2017 run for city council, she was a sociologist and hostess. Her experience also includes work as an intern for the Faith Action International House and American Families United and service as a member of the Greensboro Community Partners Board, Democracy Greensboro, and the Sustainability Council.[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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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2015The city of Greensboro, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 7, 2015.[4] In the at-large race, incumbents Yvonne Johnson, Mike Barber and Marikay Abuzuaiter won re-election over challengers Marc Ridgill, Sylvine Hill and Brian Hoss in the general election on November 3, 2015.[5][6]
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Campaign themes
2017
Candidate survey
Hill participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[7] The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what her top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | My top priority would be improving our infrastructure and creating city jobs.[8] | ” |
| —Sylvine Hill (October 8, 2017)[1] |
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
| Issue importance ranking | |||
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| Candidate's ranking |
Issue | Candidate's ranking |
Issue |
| 1 | Government transparency | 7 | Candidate did not provide a response |
| 2 | Candidate did not provide a response | 8 | Candidate did not provide a response |
| 3 | Candidate did not provide a response | 9 | Candidate did not provide a response |
| 4 | Candidate did not provide a response | 10 | Candidate did not provide a response |
| 5 | Candidate did not provide a response | 11 | Candidate did not provide a response |
| 6 | Candidate did not provide a response | 12 | Candidate did not provide a response |
Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?Answer options: Not important; Not important, but required by state law; A little important; A little important, but required by state law; Important; Very important | Very important |
| Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal | Local |
| What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Increased economic opportunities, Increased police presence/activity, Harsher penalties for offenders, Public outreach/education programs | Increased economic opportunities |
| How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Changing zoning restrictions, Create a more competitive business climate, Focusing on small business development, Instituting a citywide minimum wage, Recruiting new businesses to your city, Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform | Economic growth has to be achieved in multiple ways: we need to create more city jobs, have prepared shovel ready sites when recruiting business, attract businesses that can hire recent graduates from colleges and specialized training program's and have various businesses located around the entire city. |
| What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city? | Greensboro has a very diverse population of people. |
| What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city? | Creating more transparency between the council and the residents. |
Additional themes
In response to a question from the Greensboro News & Record about the most pressing issue the city council will face in 2018, Hill said:
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Gerrymandered voting districts for upcoming elections. Trudy Wade´s Senate Bill 343 threatens to reduce Greensboro's 'News & Record' advertising revenue in order to influence editorial content by making legal notices only available on local government websites. Greensboro residents are at risk of a lack of transparency between them and laws created within the state because most residents don't use the internet to access government notices.[8] |
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| —Sylvine Hill (2017)[2] |
In response to a question about the greatest obstacle to the city's success, she said:
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The lack of equal economic opportunities for all residents. Fixing our public transportation is the first solution, because residents without cars and/or living in poorer areas have to travel approximately two hours by bus compared to the five minute car ride it would take to get to their job. This weakens our economy because it puts our residents at risk of losing their income.[8] |
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| —Sylvine Hill (2017)[2] |
Recent news
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See also
| Greensboro, North Carolina | North Carolina | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
- Greensboro City Council
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Sylvine Hill's Responses," October 8, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Greensboro News & Record, "At-Large: Sylvine Hill," August 26, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County, NC, "Municipal General Candidates 2017," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ Guilford County Elections, "2014-15 Election Schedule," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ Guilford County Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC SBE Election Results", accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
