County

County Commissioner, Brunswick County

District 02

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A county commissioner is one of the members of the board that adopts the county budget, sets the property tax rate and oversees county government.

Residency district: every voter in the county votes for this seat (the district is where the member must live; State Board March 3, 2026 primary precinct results).

Candidates Compare by issue

Sara Singer

Democratic

Small-business owner

The gist

Pledges to work to end the county's Flock contracts
Supports developer impact fees and tree protections
Opposes a toll on residents to pay for the bridge
Proposes a full investigation of the county water utilities department
Supports the 2026 school bond

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Pledges to work to end the county's Flock contracts
Sara Singer 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT / Port City Daily / WHQR / The Seahawk questionnaire) · portcitydaily.com
“As commissioner, if the contracts aren’t cancelled by the time my term begins, I will continue to work to end them.”
Supports developer impact fees and tree protections
Sara Singer 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT / Port City Daily / WHQR / The Seahawk questionnaire) · portcitydaily.com
“We need developer and impact fees, we need tree protections”
Opposes a toll on residents to pay for the bridge
Sara Singer 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT / Port City Daily / WHQR / The Seahawk questionnaire) · portcitydaily.com
“I firmly oppose implementing an unfair toll tax on residents to pay for the bridge, regardless of which option is ultimately chosen.”
Proposes a full investigation of the county water utilities department
Sara Singer 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT / Port City Daily / WHQR / The Seahawk questionnaire) · portcitydaily.com
“I want to initiate a full investigation into the water utilities department.”
Supports the 2026 school bond
Sara Singer 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT / Port City Daily / WHQR / The Seahawk questionnaire) · portcitydaily.com
“I support the bond. It’s ultimately the wiser decision fiscally for taxpayers”

Patti Hewett

Republican

Private investigator; retired Brunswick County deputy

The gist

Pledges to vote to stop Flock camera use immediately
Supports infrastructure before density and growth paying its share
Opposes a data center in Brunswick County now
Pledges to move students out of trailer classrooms

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Pledges to vote to stop Flock camera use immediately
Patti Hewett 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT / Port City Daily / WHQR / The Seahawk questionnaire) · portcitydaily.com
“If I were on the board today, I would vote to stop the use of Flock cameras immediately.”
Supports infrastructure before density and growth paying its share
Patti Hewett 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT / Port City Daily / WHQR / The Seahawk questionnaire) · portcitydaily.com
“I support infrastructure before density, making growth pay its fair share, modernizing our UDO and land-use regulations”
Opposes a data center in Brunswick County now
Patti Hewett 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT / Port City Daily / WHQR / The Seahawk questionnaire) · portcitydaily.com
“The very last thing I believe Brunswick County needs right now is a data center.”
Pledges to move students out of trailer classrooms
Patti Hewett 2026 candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Port City Daily (WECT / Port City Daily / WHQR / The Seahawk questionnaire) · portcitydaily.com
“work hard to get our children out of trailers being used as classrooms and into modern, safe educational facilities they deserve.”

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 6 issues covered in this race.