These are the candidates running for Hillsborough mayor and town board in 2019
Hillsborough voters will elect three Town Board members in November, as well as a replacement for Mayor Tom Stevens, who is stepping down after 14 years.
Mayors and town boards set local budgets and property tax rates, decide how land is developed, and make policies affecting services, the local economy and more for years to come.
Stevens announced in June he would not run for an eighth term. Town Commissioner Jennifer Weaver is running to fill his seat. If she becomes the next mayor, the board will decide how to fill the remainder of her commissioners term, which expires in 2021.
The Hillsborough municipal race is nonpartisan.
Voters can register to vote in the November election at the Elections office through Friday, Oct. 11, or at an Early Voting location using same-day registration. A valid form of identification is required. Orange County’s early voting period will run from Oct. 16 to Nov. 1.
Voters must be age 18 and older, and a resident of Hillsborough.
Absentee voting by mail also is available. Voters should request a ballot using the required Absentee Ballot Request form. Requests can be submitted in person at the Orange County Board of Elections, 208 S. Cameron St. in Hillsborough; by mail at P.O. Box 220, Hillsborough, NC 27278; by email at tyoung@orangecountync.gov; or fax at 919-644-3318.
Below are the candidates running this year.
* denotes incumbent, or person currently holding that post
Hillsborough
Mayor (2-year term)
▪ Name: Jennifer (Jenn) Weaver (Mayor pro tem)
Age: 45
Address: West Queen Street
Political experience: Town Commissioner, 2013-present; Upper Neuse River Basin Association; Family Success Alliance board; Orange County Food Council; Orange County Climate Advisory Board; Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization
Website: facebook.com/JennWeaverForTownBoard
Career: Yoga instructor, former public policy researcher
Board of Commissioners (4-year term)
▪ Name: Mark Bell*
Age: 53
Address: West King Street, Hillsborough
Political experience: Town commissioner since 2015; former chair, Historic District Commission
Website: facebook.com/MarkBellForTownBoard
Career: Principal, Health Management Associates
▪ Name: Matt Hughes*
Age: 28
Address: Waterstone Park Circle, Hillsborough
Political experience: Town Board member since 2018; Orange County Board of Adjustment; Orange County Human Relations Commission; former chair, Orange County Democratic Party; second vice chair for the N.C. Democratic Party; N.C. Human Relations Commission; Orange County Partnership for Young Children; Hillsborough Tourism Board; Hillsborough Tourism Development Authority; Kidscope Advisory Council; Orange County Historical Museum Board of Directors
Website: matthugheshsbo.com
Career: Accounting and Human Resources Manager, Forward Cities
▪ Name: Evelyn Lloyd*
Age: 77
Address: West Tryon Street, Hillsborough
Political Experience: Town Commissioner since 1991; Historic Hillsborough Commission member for 41 years; former member, Orange County Health Board, Orange County Human Relations Commission, Orange County Board of Elections and N.C. Pharmaceutical Association board; former member and president, N.C. Board of Pharmacy
Website: facebook.com/EvelynLloydforHillsboroughTownBoard
Career: Pharmacist and owner, Lloyd’s Pharmacy
▪ Name: Kevin Mason
Age: 52
Address: Bonaparte Drive, Hillsborough
Website: masonforhillsboroughboc.com
Career: Co-owner, The Accidental Baker; former founder, Tom’s Cove Aquafarms in Chincoteague, Virginia
The story will be updated as candidates provide more information.
This story was originally published July 19, 2019 at 7:05 PM.
