Angela White Edwards, GOP Mecklenburg commission District 2 candidate, answers questions
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Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners
Voters in four of Mecklenburg County’s six commission districts will choose their representatives for the next two years on Nov. 5. There are not contested elections in districts 3 and 4. At-large candidates were decided in the 2024 primary earlier this year. Vilma Leake hasn’t responded to the Observer’s questionnaire.
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To help inform voters in the Nov. 5, 2024, election, this candidate questionnaire is available to be republished by local publications in North Carolina without any cost. Please consider subscribing to The Charlotte Observer to help make this coverage possible.
Name: Angela White Edwards
Birth date (month, day and year): 11/22/1961
Campaign website or social media page: Facebook
Occupation: Retired C.N.A
Education: G.E.D completion
Have you run for elected office before? (Please list previous offices sought or held)
Mecklenburg County commissioner District 2
Please list your highlights of civic involvement
Working in and with communities
What made you want to run for Mecklenburg County Commissioner?
District needs a new beginning, and it’s time we find out who we are and what is our purpose.
How will you make a difference with your platform?
I believe God, and I was one of my neighbors lost.
Housing is an issue county-wide. What would you do to ensure county residents have access to affordable housing?
My biggest concern after we get into housing is can we pay for and take care of the property? I found out we have a problem with having the right people to come to our residents.
What are the three top priorities in Mecklenburg County and how would you address them?
DOJ. Why are we letting drug dealers and gangs keep terrorizing our communities? Mental health needs help in being effective with the right care. Also with the hospitals, good help is hard to find.
What separates you from your opponents and makes you the best choice for Mecklenburg County voters this election season?
My opponent has stopped pushing for District 2’s success. Now it’s not about people, it’s about her career. You see she’s taken out power and left us with nothing .
CMPD saw an 8% increase in violent crimes as of July 2024. How do you plan to address and curb rising rates of violence?
I think some people doesn’t respect the badges, and some badges doesn’t respect some people. So it’s hard to get the job done.
Last year, youth crime incidents spiked to the highest levels in Charlotte in at least the last five years, according to CMPD. In 2024, there has been a 300% rise in youth homicide suspects, according to CMPD. How do you plan to address and lower the rates of growing youth crime plaguing our communities?
There are definitely an environmental issue.
More than 100 people move here a day. How can the county do better at preserving neighborhoods and balancing rapid growth in neighborhoods?
Much of our problems in Charlotte is we have the wrong leaders that’s leading us, but we know there are puppet masters controlling behind the scenes .
This story was originally published October 14, 2024 at 6:04 PM.
