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Charlotte City Council District 3
District 3 includes much of western Charlotte including the airport and Steele Creek. Forty-seven percent of registered voters are Democrats, 37% are unaffiliated, and 14% are Republican. Newcomer Joi Mayo defeated embattled incumbent Tiawana Brown and former council member Warren Turner in the primary. She faces two new competitors in the general election: independent candidate Robin Emmons and Republican James Bowers.
Only voters in a given district can vote for their district representative. Each member of the Charlotte City Council serves a two year term.
Key issues for the council now include public safety, following the August murder of a Ukrainian woman on a light rail train; affordable housing; and land use decisions related to the city’s growth. The city also runs departments including the airport, police and fire, transportation, garbage/recycling, water, planning, neighborhood services and others.
The city oversees the Charlotte Area Transit System. If the transit tax referendum passes, a new regional transit authority will be in charge of the transit system, and the City Council’s role will be limited to appointing people to a portion of the new authority.
