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County Commissioner, Chatham County · District 05

Franklin Gomez Flores

Candidate for County Commissioner, Chatham County, District 05

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Real estate investor
Campaign website
franklinforcommissioner.com

Vice chair of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners, he has represented District 5 since December 2020. He works in real estate investing, repairing abandoned or damaged homes.

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Documented positions

Education

  • Supports teacher salary supplements and master's pay

    Franklin's Priorities

    Campaign website · Franklin for Commissioner · franklinforcommissioner.com

    “Support teacher salary supplements and master's pay to retain and attract effective teachers.”
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  • Supports the Chatham County Promise free community college program

    Franklin's Priorities

    Campaign website · Franklin for Commissioner · franklinforcommissioner.com

    “Support the Chatham County Promise, which provides two years of tuition-free education at our Central Carolina Community College”
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Housing

  • Supports funding the county's Affordable Housing Trust Fund

    Franklin's Priorities

    Campaign website · Franklin for Commissioner · franklinforcommissioner.com

    “Support the funding of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports economic incentives on a project-by-project basis

    Franklin's Priorities

    Campaign website · Franklin for Commissioner · franklinforcommissioner.com

    “Support our Economic Incentives on a project-by-project basis.”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports local rather than state control over growth

    Franklin's Priorities

    Campaign website · Franklin for Commissioner · franklinforcommissioner.com

    “Advocate for local control of growth and development; not for the State of North Carolina to determine.”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Franklin Gomez Flores on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.

All sources (5)

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