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County Commissioner, Craven County · District 01

Joshua D. Whitford

Candidate for County Commissioner, Craven County, District 01

Republican

Background

Occupation
Firefighter

A fire specialist with New Bern Fire-Rescue for 18 years and president of the Little Swift Creek Volunteer Fire Department; he serves on the Craven County Board of Adjustment.

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Documented positions

Public safety

  • Supports stronger, better-equipped county public safety departments

    3 commissioner races on primary ballot

    News coverage · New Bern Sun Journal · newbernsj.com

    “his goal is to make the public safety departments stronger and better equipped to serve all residents in District 1”
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  • Supports funding and staffing help for volunteer fire, EMS

    3 commissioner races on primary ballot

    News coverage · New Bern Sun Journal · newbernsj.com

    “work on the issues and challenges that the volunteer fire departments and Emergency Medical Services face, such as grants, funding and staffing challenges”
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Government & transparency

  • Pledges fiscal responsibility, community improvements and transparency

    3 commissioner races on primary ballot

    News coverage · New Bern Sun Journal · newbernsj.com

    “Whitford also plans to prioritize fiscal responsibility, community improvements and transparency.”
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