Ray Russell
Democratic
The gist
- Pledges to increase the supply of affordable workforce housing
- Pledges to expand access to affordable childcare
- Pledges fiscal discipline focused on core county services
- Supports steering growth to existing infrastructure and protecting farmland
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Pledges to increase the supply of affordable workforce housing
2026 primary voter guide: Watauga County Board of Commissioners District 2 (Democrat)Candidate questionnaire · Watauga Democrat · wataugademocrat.com
“First, increase the supply of affordable housing.”
Pledges to expand access to affordable childcare
2026 primary voter guide: Watauga County Board of Commissioners District 2 (Democrat)Candidate questionnaire · Watauga Democrat · wataugademocrat.com
“Second, increase access to affordable childcare.”
Pledges fiscal discipline focused on core county services
2026 primary voter guide: Watauga County Board of Commissioners District 2 (Democrat)Candidate questionnaire · Watauga Democrat · wataugademocrat.com
“I approach budgets the same way I run a small business: balance the books, plan for the long term”
Supports steering growth to existing infrastructure and protecting farmland
2026 primary voter guide: Watauga County Board of Commissioners District 2 (Democrat)Candidate questionnaire · Watauga Democrat · wataugademocrat.com
“focusing growth where infrastructure already exists, protecting farmland and open space, encouraging workforce housing near jobs”