Ballotpedia | Mohamed Bashir

Mohamed's campaign for Greensboro City Council Member, District 3 is his first entry into politics.

As of July 31, 2025, Mohamed Bashir did not have a website or any information online.

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April Parker is from Greensboro, North Carolina. She has a master’s degree in library science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Kean University, and an associate’s degree in general science from Virginia Western Community College. She lives with her family in Greensboro.

April Parker (Greensboro City Council candidate) - Ballotpedia

April Parker is the founder and owner of the cultural organizing and consulting firm Architect of Black Space (ABOS).

April Parker's campaign for Greensboro City Council Member, District 3 is her first entry into politics. 

Supports investing in small businesses to reduce costs, strengthen the local economy, and foster community development.

Supports collaborating with local employers to promote hiring individuals with criminal records by providing incentives or recognition to participating businesses.

Supports offering grants or low-interest loans for businesses in high-potential industries like clean energy, transportation, and logistics, and providing financial incentives to businesses that hire locally and contribute to community development.

- Supports investing in small businesses to reduce costs, strengthen the local economy, and foster community development.
- Supports collaborating with local employers to promote hiring individuals with criminal records by providing incentives or recognition to participating businesses.
- Supports offering grants or low-interest loans for businesses in high-potential industries like clean energy, transportation, and logistics, and providing financial incentives to businesses that hire locally and contribute to community development.

Supports providing bus transportation for students to attend classes at local community colleges.

- Supports providing bus transportation for students to attend classes at local community colleges.

Supports building affordable and mixed-income housing, increasing tenant protections, and expanding permanent supportive housing options.

Supports zoning changes to allow for high-density housing in areas currently restricted to single-family homes, eliminate minimum lot sizes and parking space requirements for new construction, and expand multi-purpose zoning.

- Supports building affordable and mixed-income housing, increasing tenant protections, and expanding permanent supportive housing options.
- Supports zoning changes to allow for high-density housing in areas currently restricted to single-family homes, eliminate minimum lot sizes and parking space requirements for new construction, and expand multi-purpose zoning.

Supports addressing the root causes of crime, such as homelessness, addiction, and poverty.

- Supports addressing the root causes of crime, such as homelessness, addiction, and poverty.

Supports strengthening transportation links to attract high-tech and manufacturing industries, and improve transportation to boost talent, tourism, and economic vibrancy.

- Supports strengthening transportation links to attract high-tech and manufacturing industries, and improve transportation to boost talent, tourism, and economic vibrancy.

Advocates equitable education, including support for the proposed Guilford Guarantee (associate’s degree or workforce credential for graduates).

- Supports expanding access to childcare.
- Advocates equitable education, including support for the proposed Guilford Guarantee (associate’s degree or workforce credential for graduates).

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Zack earned a bachelor’s degree in textile management from North Carolina State University. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Zack currently works as president of Downtown Greensboro Incorporated and president of White Oak Capital. He previously worked in investor relations at Bell Partners, as a financial advisor at A.G. Edwards, and in sales at Cone Mills.

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Zack Matheny formally announces run for Greensboro's District 3 ...

Zack previously served on the Greensboro City Council from 2011 to 2017. He ran for the U.S. House to represent North Carolina's 6th District in 2014 but did not win. He was elected again to the Greensboro City Council, District 3, in 2022.

Supports attracting new employers by streamlining business development to make investment easier.

Plans to expand workforce training programs to prepare residents for new high-paying jobs.

- Supports attracting new employers by streamlining business development to make investment easier.
- Plans to expand workforce training programs to prepare residents for new high-paying jobs.

Supports investment in community-based safety programs alongside enforcement.

Advocates public-private partnerships to address community challenges.

- Supports investment in community-based safety programs alongside enforcement.
- Advocates public-private partnerships to address community challenges.

Supports housing-first initiatives to provide permanent housing for unhoused residents.

- Supports housing-first initiatives to provide permanent housing for unhoused residents.

Advocates increasing law enforcement presence in high-impact areas.

Supports competitive pay, training, and equipment for first responders.

- Advocates increasing law enforcement presence in high-impact areas.
- Supports competitive pay, training, and equipment for first responders.

Plans to expand street lighting and pedestrian-friendly areas to improve safety.

Supports infrastructure upgrades including roads, public transit, and business districts.

- Plans to expand street lighting and pedestrian-friendly areas to improve safety.
- Supports infrastructure upgrades including roads, public transit, and business districts.

As of July 31, 2025, Zack Matheny’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- The city council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city.
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 