Known to many simply as "Goose," Caitlin Marsh comes from generations of Bladen County farmers — her family still stewards 400 acres passed down generation to generation — and has called Johnston County home since she was nine. Back for good since 2023 and raising three kids here, she's running for the Soil & Water Conservation District to protect the soil, water, and agricultural heritage that make this county what it is.

Caitlin Marsh Johnston County Soil & Water — Nonpartisan · Nov 3, 2026 (https://vote4goose.com/)

## About Caitlin Marsh

Professional Experience

Self Employed, Entrepreneur (Present)

Degrees

Associate's, Wake Technical Community College

Caitlin Marsh | BallotReady

Caitlin Marsh has lived in Johnston County since she was nine. She earned an associate's degree from Wake Technical Community College. She is raising three children.

Caitlin is the founder of a poloitical campaigns consulting company.

State Races

NC State Senate District 10 (REP)
Benton Sawrey (I)
Caitlin Marsh

Election Results for the March 3, 2026 Primary Election in Johnston County, North Carolina

Caitlin ran in the 2026 Republican primary for State Senate District 10.

Caitlin previously lost a race for the North Carolina State Senate.

2026 North Carolina General Election

01

### Keep Johnston farming

Champion voluntary farmland preservation and the Voluntary Agricultural District program so working farms — from Benson to Kenly — stay in production for the next generation. Incentives and easements, never mandates.

02

### Protect the Neuse & our streams

Expand practical, cost-share conservation practices that cut erosion and runoff into the Neuse River and the creeks that feed it — safeguarding clean water for every town downstream.

03

### Grow the next generation

Invest in the district's youth programs — Envirothon, classroom visits, and the mobile soils classroom — so Johnston County students grow up as stewards of the soil and water they'll inherit.

Agrees that human-caused climate change is a global threat requiring urgent political action.

##### ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Agree

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Did not answer

Voter Guide Profile for NC State Senate, District 10 candidate - Caitlin Marsh

Advocates for voluntary farmland preservation through incentives and easements, rather than mandates.

Plans to expand cost-sharing for conservation practices to reduce erosion and runoff into the Neuse River and its tributaries.

Plans to invest in district youth programs, including Envirothon, classroom visits, and a mobile soils classroom.

- Advocates for voluntary farmland preservation through incentives and easements, rather than mandates.
- Plans to expand cost-sharing for conservation practices to reduce erosion and runoff into the Neuse River and its tributaries.
- Plans to invest in district youth programs, including Envirothon, classroom visits, and a mobile soils classroom.

Energy & the Environment

Running through all three

### Measure it. Understand it. Protect it.

Measure it. Build a real baseline of soil-health data across Johnston County, so decisions rest on evidence instead of assumption.

Understand it. Put that data in farmers’ hands in a form they can use — and stay honest about what we don’t know yet.

Measure it. Build a real baseline of soil-health data across Johnston County, so decisions rest on evidence instead of assumption.

Understand it. Put that data in farmers’ hands in a form they can use — and stay honest about what we don’t know yet.

Protect it. Use the tools the district already has — CCAP, AgWRAP, CREP, and the Voluntary Agricultural District program.

Plans to establish a countywide baseline of soil-health data to guide evidence-based decisions.

Plans to provide farmers usable soil-health data and communicate remaining uncertainties.

- Plans to establish a countywide baseline of soil-health data to guide evidence-based decisions.
- Plans to provide farmers usable soil-health data and communicate remaining uncertainties.

Administration

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Caitlin Marsh

Isaac Brickman

Walter Ley

Brad A. Barefoot

Christine A. Livingston

Dewitt Hardee

Gracie Chamblee

Joe David Austin

John Michael Langdon

Luke Smith

Travis Allen Floyd

- A soil and water conservation district supervisor is 1 member of a board of 5 supervisors that works to improve the soil and water quality in the county through education. 
- The board of supervisors provide technical and financial assistance to help land users maintain their land and surrounding ecosystems. 
- The board of supervisors design long term conservation programs that teach environmental care, pollution reduction, and provide incentives for using these practices, especially for agricultural workers. 
- The board of supervisors provide short term educational services like competitions, field days, and workshops to educate the public on conservation. 
- Soil and water conservation district supervisors are elected to 4 year terms in non-partisan races. However, 2 of the board members are appointed by the state soil and water commission. 

Member of board of supervisors that creates aid programs and educates people on environmental conservation. 