Nichel Dunlap

Dunlap lists transportation equity, mental health infrastructure, workforce access and advocacy for underserved and working-class communities as her top priorities. She argues that “transportation is not about roads—it is about opportunity." She is a former Charlotte Area Transit System operator and states that operator and commuter safety must be treated as a central public responsibility. She also calls for county policies to aid with mental health that move beyond crisis response and more toward sustainable, preventative systems. She mentioned public safety as a pressing community issue in an interview with The Charlotte Ledger; her nephew was killed in Charlotte in 2024.  She is endorsed by The Charlotte Observer.