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As of June 14, 2024, Sonya Moorefield Cox did not have a website or any information online.

Public Services

Aims to "grow the tax base, create jobs and development opportunities."

- Aims to "grow the tax base, create jobs and development opportunities."
- Supports keeping taxes low.

Economy

Advocates for a plan to address aging buildings in Stokes County Public Schools.

- Advocates for a plan to address aging buildings in Stokes County Public Schools.

Education

Supports competitive wages for public safety officials in order to reduce turnover.

Advocates for public safety officials to have access to "state of the art" equipment.

Advocates for programs to address mental health, opioid abuse, elder care, and support for grandparents raising grandchildren.

- Supports competitive wages for public safety officials in order to reduce turnover.
- Advocates for public safety officials to have access to "state of the art" equipment.
- Advocates for programs to address mental health, opioid abuse, elder care, and support for grandparents raising grandchildren.

Public Safety

Housing & Urban Development

Transportation & Infrastructure

Sonya Moorefield Cox

QUESTIONS FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER CANDIDATES

Supports expanding high-speed internet access to residents of Stokes County.

- Supports expanding high-speed internet access to residents of Stokes County.

As of June 14, 2024, Wayne Barneycastle did not have a website or any information online.

Wayne Barneycastle

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners can create, change, or abolish offices, positions, departments that are not required by law. 
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms, with no term limits. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.