🚨🗳️ Tuesday, August 26th - The Election Hub is hosting a virtual forum for city council candidates. Register HERE
.png)
Krista Bokhari
Party:
Republican
Incumbent:
No
Previous experience in elected office:
Ran for NC House Seat 104 in 2024
Age:
46
Occupation:
Marketing director at The Bokhari Group, according to LinkedIn
Description:
Bokhari’s platform includes promoting transparency in government, improving public safety and transit, bringing “checks and balances” to City Council, supporting job growth and higher wages, and lowering taxes for working families. She previously ran for N.C. House in 2024 and was considered for her husband’s former City Council seat, but lost in a close City Council vote. She describes herself as “a South Park resident and community advocate for almost 20 years.” Regarding the transit tax, she told The Election Hub she is “cautiously optimistic about supporting this effort” but that “we are asking for billions of dollars without a clear, comprehensive plan in place.”
Other personal:
Bokhari is married to former Councilmember Tariq Bokhari, who resigned earlier in 2025 to become Deputy Administrator at the Federal Transit Administration. She earned a B.A. in event management from Radford University and has three children in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools system.