Incumbent: Hugh Holston
Seat Holder: Jamilla Pinder
Challengers: Richard Beard, Carla Franklin, Latoya B. Gathers, T. Dianne Bellamy-Small, Denise Roth, Michael McKinney, Irving Allen, Samuel L. Hawkins
Marikay Abuzuaiter is running for mayor.
Holston is another generic establishment shill.
Pinder replaced the late Yvonne Johnson last winter and is the fifth straight fill-in to run for a full term.
Beard is a jack of all trades among the elite--Greensboro Sports Foundation CEO, pickleball enthusiast, real estate consultant.
Franklin is a charter school advocate and works for Amazon. Morte recently, she has come under fire for being associated with Moms For Liberty.
Roth was the City Manager in the early '10s and got a job with the Obama Administration just before news broke about a potential scandal that eventually resulted in the city attorney being scapegoated--that's a long way of saying that the former city manager does not deserve to become a councilwoman.
Gathers ran in District 2 in 2022 and was described back then by Triad City Beat (RIP) as a left-leaning Republican. While Gathers is to the left of Franklin, her viewpoints still put her firmly on par with corporate Democrats.
Even though Bellamy-Small has been unfairly smeared by the establishment press in the past simply because she wouldn't play ball with them, I stand by what I previously said about her needing to decide which office is better suited for her and stick to it.
McKinney has worked in the finance sector and is also backed by real estate interests.
Allen ran for this seat eight years ago and is still the best option for City Council. Hawkins is the only other one worth an endorsement.
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