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County Commissioner, Brunswick County · District 01
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Randy ThompsonCourtesy of the candidate (Port City Daily)

Randy Thompson

Candidate for County Commissioner, Brunswick County, District 01

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Brunswick County commissioner; disaster recovery consultant

District 1 Brunswick County commissioner for 11 years, including four as chairman (2021–2024); after more than 30 years in local government he runs Thompson Disaster Recovery Associates.

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Photo: Courtesy of the candidate (Port City Daily)

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports making developers pay more infrastructure costs

    Randy Thompson 2026 candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT / Port City Daily / WHQR / The Seahawk questionnaire) · portcitydaily.com

    “Developers need to pay more of the infrastructure cost.”
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Public safety

  • Proposes reviewing sheriff's data before deciding on Flock cameras

    Randy Thompson 2026 candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT / Port City Daily / WHQR / The Seahawk questionnaire) · portcitydaily.com

    “We may not need the Flock system, which I will determine after the data review.”
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Housing

  • Pledges to approve no additional development

    Randy Thompson 2026 candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT / Port City Daily / WHQR / The Seahawk questionnaire) · portcitydaily.com

    “I feel overdevelopment is a public safety concern and for that reason I will not approve of any additional development.”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports a moratorium on data centers

    Randy Thompson 2026 candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT / Port City Daily / WHQR / The Seahawk questionnaire) · portcitydaily.com

    “I would support a moratorium on data centers in Brunswick County.”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Opposes both a toll and sales tax for the bridge

    On funding a new Cape Fear Memorial Bridge; he suggested a third option might be worth exploring.

    Randy Thompson 2026 candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT / Port City Daily / WHQR / The Seahawk questionnaire) · portcitydaily.com

    “I am not in favor of the toll option or the sales tax option.”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Randy Thompson on them.

  • Environment & parksNo documented position found.

All sources (4)

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Randy Thompson for County Commissioner, Brunswick County, District 01, North Carolina · The Gist