Mayor Yates Jensen and incumbent council members Starr-Nell Bowman and Darel Malcolm will be seeking re-election in November...Bowman is an executive in the health insurance industry, having earned both her bachelor’s degree and her masters of business administration degree at Gardner-Webb University...Council also heard a proposal from the Lenoir law firm of Wilson, Lackey, Rohr & Hall to provide legal services for the municipality...

Three Rutherford College Council incumbents will seek re-election

Starr-Nell Bowman earned a bachelor's degree and a Master of Business Administration from Gardner-Webb University.

Starr-Nell Bowman is an executive in the health insurance industry.

In Rutherford College, four seats on the seven-member council are up for grabs this year and all four incumbents filed for re-election.
Incumbent Mayor Yates Jensen and council members Kress Berry, Darel Malcolm, and Starr-Nell Bowman are seeking new 4-year terms in Rutherford College.
They will have no opposition.

November ballot takes shape in Rutherford College, Hildebran

Starr-Nell currently serves as a Rutherford College Town Council member.

2026 North Carolina General Election

As of September 2, 2026, Starr-Nell Bowman did not have a website or any information online.

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Starr-Nell Bowman

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Walter Ley

Darel Malcolm

Kress Berry

- Town council members serve as the governing body of the town, along with the mayor. 
- The town council members make policy decisions for the town, including creating ordinances, policies, and making agreements with other governments. 
- The town council can amend and revise town policies, as well as approve or reject the town budget. 
- The town council is also in charge of the appointment of advisory boards, commissions, task forces, committees, the town manager, and the town attorney. 
- Members of the town council are elected to staggered 4 year terms. 

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