Who is Lucille Puckett, a Democratic candidate for Charlotte mayor?
Name: Lucille Puckett
Political party: Democratic
Age as of Nov. 8, 2022: 54
Campaign website: None provided.
Email: LucillePuckett4Mayor@gmail.com
Occupation: Founder/Director of Take Back Our H.O.O.D.S. a non-profit organization
Education: Associate in Human Services, Bachelors in Social Work, Master in Business Administration, some Law
Have you run for elected office before? (Please list previous offices sought): School Board -2005, Mayor 2013, 2017, 2019 House of Rep District 101 2015
Please list your highlights of civic involvement.
My civic involvement include voting, political activism, volunteering, and community engagement.
What does the future of policing in Charlotte look like if CMPD can’t recruit enough officers to keep up with the city’s population growth?
Very blue
How will you plan to consult grassroots organizations when determining the use of public funding to address racial disparities in Charlotte?
Oh boy this is a big issue for me, especially being a grassroots organization and always overlooked. I plan to engage with the grassroots organizations that I see and know working in these communities and not organizations that’s not mowing grass, but trimming trees.
Currently, developers are required to build a certain number of parking spots when they put up a new building. Raleigh just got rid of its parking minimums, responding to a growing sentiment that it’s better for the environment, helps housing costs and encourages other forms of transportation. Should Charlotte follow Raleigh and get rid of minimums? *
No
Is there an area where you disagree with your party? Why?
Not so much as disagree, but have a different vision as to how to achieve it with more community inclusion. No one always agree and has to be willing to compromise for the best interest of the majority and the party more often than not is either for self or minority.
What separates you from your primary opponents?
My life experiences including but not limited to losing my son to gun violence, experiencing domestic violence and homelessness, being in the communities, listening and engaging all ends of Charlotte, able to relate
Describe your leadership style and an example of when you showed leadership.
I have several leadership styles to include: visionary, coach, servant, democratic, pacesetter. Once at a protest march after Keith Lamont Scott killing their was a few bad seeds in the crowd and they wanted to use the crowd while they planned to vandalize and break- in to Panther store and I got on my megaphone and walked the crowd in opposite direction.