Ballotpedia, Joshua Bradley

Joshua grew up in Brevard and lives in Raleigh. He is married to his wife, Caren.

Joshua has worked in the hospitality industry for over 20 years.

Joshua Bradley ran for the city council of Raleigh in 2019 and 2022, but did not win.

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Believes the city should work against discrimination and increase community involvement in local government.

- Believes the city should work against discrimination and increase community involvement in local government.

Public Services

Supports non-discrimination policies to enhance public safety.

Believes investing in communities of color benefits all residents and aims to address racial injustice and economic inequality through equitable policies.

- Supports non-discrimination policies to enhance public safety.
- Believes investing in communities of color benefits all residents and aims to address racial injustice and economic inequality through equitable policies.

Public Safety

Indyweek, Candidate Questionnaire: Joshua Bradley, Raleigh City Council At-Large

Supports policies to improve working and living conditions for city workers, including sanitation workers, retail workers, teachers, and bus drivers.

Prioritizes policies to improve working and living conditions for city workers, including sanitation workers, retail workers, teachers, and bus drivers.

Supports the right to work, saying "This is an international principle, agreed upon by the US in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights treaty of 1966."

Supported raising city worker wages to $25 an hour.

- Prioritizes policies to improve working and living conditions for city workers, including sanitation workers, retail workers, teachers, and bus drivers.
- Supports the right to work.
- Supported raising city worker wages to $25 an hour.
- Supported unionization of workers.

Economy

As of July 31, 2024, Joshua Bradley’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

Believes in a multifaceted approach to housing that protects low-income and working-class residents while addressing housing demand.

Supports a multifaceted approach to housing that protects low-income and working-class residents while addressing housing demand.

Believes racial injustice and economic inequality are evident, with gentrification and policing disproportionately affecting Black, brown, and Indigenous communities.

Believes gentrification disproportionately affect Black, brown, and Indigenous communities.

Believes Section 8 vouchers and past funding are inadequate for worker housing needs. Supports policies for equitable, environmentally conscious, accessible, dense, and low-income housing.

Believes Section 8 vouchers and past funding are inadequate for worker housing needs.

Supports affordable housing and wants to ensure working people have access to well-paying jobs and a voice in city government.

Wants to ensure access to affordable housing

- Supports a multifaceted approach to housing that protects low-income and working-class residents while addressing housing demand.
- Believes gentrification disproportionately affect Black, brown, and Indigenous communities.
- Believes Section 8 vouchers and past funding are inadequate for worker housing needs.
- Wants to ensure access to affordable housing

Housing & Urban Development

Supports solutions to transportation and infrastructure issues that are informed by organizers, activists, and scientists.

Supports enacting policies for safe and sustainable infrastructure, focusing on historically marginalized communities.

Prioritizes enacting policies for safe and sustainable infrastructure, focusing on historically marginalized communities.

Said, "Our public transit systems help us move away from car dependency and allow residents to get around the city in ways accessible to them, whether that be via the bus, walking, or cycling."

- Supports solutions to transportation and infrastructure issues that are informed by organizers, activists, and scientists.
- Prioritizes enacting policies for safe and sustainable infrastructure, focusing on historically marginalized communities.
- Wants to implement free public transit.
- Said, "Our public transit systems help us move away from car dependency and allow residents to get around the city in ways accessible to them, whether that be via the bus, walking, or cycling."

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Supports protecting access to abortion at the municipal level.

Believes the city should work against discrimination and have a vested interest in increasing community involvement in local government.

Supports a community-driven approach to public services.

Plans to address public services in his comprehensive platform.

Supports grassroots campaigns and welcomes volunteers of all skill levels, offering training for new volunteers.

Supports equitable access to healthcare and honors the work of clinic escorts, reproductive justice activists, and LGBTQIA+ community members.

Supports policies that address discrimination based on race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion.

Supports policies that aim to improve worker treatment and relationships.

Believes that a $7.25/hour wage would result in a monthly income of $377.00, including utilities.

Supports the passage of resolutions that align with their values, such as a ceasefire in Gaza.

Believes in addressing global injustices, saying, "from gentrification to genocide, all of our struggles are connected."

Supports policies that enhance worker conditions and relationships, and believes in accountability to worker demands for fair treatment.

Believes in building "worker power" to strengthen the economy.

Believes housing must be affordable for minimum wage earners, proposing $377/month including utilities. Supports increasing Section 8 vouchers and funding to meet housing needs of low-income workers, especially in service jobs.

Believes the right to a living wage is unfulfilled in Raleigh, NC, and that an increasing number of workers are employed in low-paying service jobs.

Believes in addressing the housing crisis and has a detailed plan available on his website.

Believes historical inequities in housing, transportation, public health, food access, and economic opportunity must be addressed to combat generational harm and wealth inequality.

Supports following the guidance of housing justice advocates to educate residents, amplify community voices, and recommend equitable housing policies.

Believes housing is a human right and must be affordable for people who make minimum income.

Supports prioritizing environmental impacts in decision-making and development planning.

Supports addressing the climate crisis through transportation and infrastructure planning.

Supports local government action to reduce carbon and greenhouse gas emissions and protect marginalized communities.

Supports prioritizing environmental impacts in all development decisions.

Joshua Bradley grew up in Brevard, NC, and moved to Raleigh in 1992. He has been happily married to his wife, Caren, for 22 years and is a proud cat dad to Karl, Lisa, and Wendy.

Joshua Bradley has worked in the hospitality industry for over twenty years.

As of August 21, 2024, Joshua Bradley’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 