Clark Rinehart
Candidate for Council Member, City of Raleigh, At-large
Background
- Occupation
- Consultant, Coworking NC (self-employed)
- Campaign website
- clarkforraleigh.com
Came to the area in 2009 for Duke Divinity School and served as a church pastor in North Raleigh; he managed The Loading Dock coworking community and was interim executive director of Innovate Raleigh. He is interim executive director of the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership.
Documented positions
Housing
Supports a future affordable housing bond of about $100–115 million
ReportINDY 2026 primary candidate questionnaire: Raleigh City Council: Clark RinehartCandidate questionnaire · INDY Week · indyweek.com
“My initial thought is that the new bond will be in the $100-$115M dollar range”
Proposes affordable housing on faith-based and nonprofit land
ReportINDY 2026 primary candidate questionnaire: Raleigh City Council: Clark RinehartCandidate questionnaire · INDY Week · indyweek.com
“nonprofit and sometimes faith-based (read: privilege tax class) parcel owners, particularly in the urban core, could be vital partners”
Environment & parks
Supports modernizing stormwater management and avoiding floodplain building
ReportINDY 2026 primary candidate questionnaire: Raleigh City Council: Clark RinehartCandidate questionnaire · INDY Week · indyweek.com
“the single most important priority, from my perspective, is modernizing how Raleigh manages stormwater and flood risk across the entire city.”
Government & transparency
Pledges plain-language budgets and earlier public input
ReportINDY 2026 primary candidate questionnaire: Raleigh City Council: Clark RinehartCandidate questionnaire · INDY Week · indyweek.com
“I will push for plain-language budgets and online tools that clearly show how the city dollars are spent.”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Clark Rinehart on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
- Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
- Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
- Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
All sources (4)
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Wake County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- November 3, 2026 General Election Sample Ballot Key & Combined Sample Ballots (Wake County)
Election filing · Wake County Board of Elections · s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com
- INDY 2026 primary candidate questionnaire: Raleigh City Council: Clark Rinehart
Candidate questionnaire · INDY Week · indyweek.com
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