County

County Commissioner, Cumberland County

District 01

Vote for: 2
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.

Elected by the district's voters (State Board March 3, 2026 primary precinct results).

Candidates Compare by issue

Sheila Cuffee

Democratic

The gist

Supports economic revitalization and jobs paying livable wages
Supports housing stability and accessible housing
Supports environmental protections, including landfill methane capture
Supports rebuilding schools that are in disrepair
Supports county policies governing data center operations

More about Sheila

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Supports economic revitalization and jobs paying livable wages
Cumberland County Commission, District 1: Sheila Cuffee
Candidate questionnaire · CityView · Feb 28, 2026 · cityviewnc.com
“Economic revitalization, making sure that we have stable jobs. Industry here that pays livable wages.”
Supports housing stability and accessible housing
Cumberland County Commission, District 1: Sheila Cuffee
Candidate questionnaire · CityView · Feb 28, 2026 · cityviewnc.com
“Housing stability, making sure that we have accessible housing.”
Supports environmental protections, including landfill methane capture
Cumberland County Commission, District 1: Sheila Cuffee
Candidate questionnaire · CityView · Feb 28, 2026 · cityviewnc.com
“We have a problem with methane leakage and not really capturing that that well.”
Supports rebuilding schools that are in disrepair
Cumberland County Commission, District 1: Sheila Cuffee
Candidate questionnaire · CityView · Feb 28, 2026 · cityviewnc.com
“I think a lot of the schools should be rebuilt.”
Supports county policies governing data center operations
Cumberland County Commission, District 1: Sheila Cuffee
Candidate questionnaire · CityView · Feb 28, 2026 · cityviewnc.com
“the commission has to come up with policies that will govern usage”

Glenn Adams

DemocraticIncumbent

Attorney

The gist

Proposes a $700 million to $1 billion school bond
Supports countywide water and sewer service
Supports a county health focus on opioids and maternal health
Supports regulating data centers away from residential areas
Opposed canceling the downtown Crown Event Center

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Proposes a $700 million to $1 billion school bond
Cumberland County Commission, District 1: Glenn Adams
Candidate questionnaire · CityView · Feb 28, 2026 · cityviewnc.com
“I think, do a school bond issue. We can’t piecemeal these schools. … I think it needs to be between $700 million and maybe a billion dollars.”
Supports countywide water and sewer service
Cumberland County Commission, District 1: Glenn Adams
Candidate questionnaire · CityView · Feb 28, 2026 · cityviewnc.com
“You need countywide water and sewer. Some of these septic tanks are eventually going to fail.”
Supports a county health focus on opioids and maternal health
Cumberland County Commission, District 1: Glenn Adams
Candidate questionnaire · CityView · Feb 28, 2026 · cityviewnc.com
“The area of health for Cumberland County. That means the opioid epidemic that we had. It turns with maternal health.”
Supports regulating data centers away from residential areas
Cumberland County Commission, District 1: Glenn Adams
Candidate questionnaire · CityView · Feb 28, 2026 · cityviewnc.com
“But I think it ought to be regulated. I really don’t want it anywhere near any residential [areas]”
Opposed canceling the downtown Crown Event Center
Cumberland County Commission, District 1: Glenn Adams
Candidate questionnaire · CityView · Feb 28, 2026 · cityviewnc.com
“No, I didn’t agree with the cancellation.”

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