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Ballotpedia, Jim Marascio

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Believes in working collaboratively with all community leaders to improve public services, including libraries, parks, recreation, and community building. Plans to foster a county where people can "live, work, play, and raise a family."

Believes in working collaboratively with all community leaders to to foster a county where people can "live, work, play, and raise a family in long into the future."

- Believes in working collaboratively with all community leaders to to foster a county where people can "live, work, play, and raise a family in long into the future."

Public Services

As of May 14, 2025, Jim Marascio’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Economy

Believes in focusing on quality education and accountability in schools. Criticizes current spending practices and highlights safety issues in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools.

Plans to focus on quality education with accountable spending. 

- Plans to focus on quality education with accountable spending. 

Education

Believes all citizens must be safe from crime and plans to work with law enforcement and the court system to fight crime and end lawlessness. Plans to end sanctuary policies, stating, "Safety must come before politics."

Plans to work with law enforcement and the court system to "fight crime and end lawlessness."

- Plans to work with law enforcement and the court system to "fight crime and end lawlessness."
- Plans to end "sanctuary policies."

Public Safety

Opposes property tax increases, advocating for "fiscal responsibility in Mecklenburg County."

- Opposes property tax increases, advocating for "fiscal responsibility in Mecklenburg County."

Housing & Urban Development

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Mecklenburg County, Susan Rodriguez-McDowell, District 6

Ballotpedia, Susan Rodriguez McDowell

Supports expanding public services, including adding "hundreds of new acres for PARKS and GREENWAYS."

As County Commissioner, supported expanding parks and greenways.

Supports protecting air and water quality.

- As County Commissioner, supported expanding parks and greenways.
- Supports protecting air and water quality.

Said, "I believe it is important for the county to foster business development and job opportunities along with a diversified economy."

- Said, "I believe it is important for the county to foster business development and job opportunities along with a diversified economy."

Supports fully funding students and educators.

Advocates to "fully fund our students and educators."

As County Commissioner, supported universal pre-kindergarten.

- Advocates to "fully fund our students and educators."
- As County Commissioner, supported universal pre-kindergarten.

Supports measures to reduce crime and increase violence prevention.

Supports "measures to reduce crime and increase violence prevention."

- Supports "measures to reduce crime and increase violence prevention."

Believes in keeping the community "AFFORDABLE."

Wants to keep Mecklenburg County affordable.

- Wants to keep Mecklenburg County affordable.

As of May 14, 2025, Susan Rodriguez-McDowell’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- 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.

Mecklenburg County Commissioner, District 6

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