Residential address: Creswell Court (map)
Incumbent or challenger? Incumbent
Age: 58
Campaign website or blog: trudywade.com (link)
Endorsement: Conservatives for Guilford County and Joe Guarino
Occupation and employer: Principal and owner, Jamestown Veterinary Hospital
Previous elective experience (including election campaigns): Serving first term as District 5 representative on Greensboro City Council; held at-large seat on Guilford County Commission, 2000-2005
Civic and volunteer experience (including service on city commissions and boards): Member, American Veterinary Medical Association and NC Veterinary Medical Association; Veterinarian of the Year award, Guilford County Animal Shelter; Outstanding Board of Health Award, Association of NC Boards of Health; past president, American Business Women’s Association; past director, Association of NC Boards of Health; former member, Friends Home Board of Advisors; former member, Greater Greensboro Community Health Partnership; member, Greensboro College Board of Visitors; former member, Greensboro Red Cross Board; past chair, Greensboro Board of Health; past chair, Guilford County Board of Social Services; member, Guilford County Economic Development Council; member, Moses Cone/Wesley Long Community Health Foundation; Women’s Hospital of Greensboro Educational Advisory Board; NC A&T University Federally Funded College Student Training Program
Education (highest degree attained and name of institution): Doctorate in veterinary medicine, Tuskegee Institute, 1980; bachelor of science in biology, Greensboro College, 1975
Party registration: Republican (nonpartisan contest)
Where were you born? Greensboro
Paid consultants working
on campaign: Bill Burckley
Campaign manager: [Incomplete]
Treasurer: Betty P. Wood
Articles about this candidate:
Taxes and spending: Where Greensboro City Council candidates stand (link)
2011 primary election endorsement & voter guide (link)
Wade, Knight make no apologies for landfill decision (link)
Crawford officially withdraws from District 5 race (link)
Candidate profile: Trudy Wade (link)
Vendor selection in landfill decision questioned (link)
The Greensboro City Council election is underway and i am a candidate for the greensboro city Council 5th race, the Greensboro City Council could use new people with new idears,
I would vote not to re-open the White Street Landfill
"You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
Provide equal and universal access to health care for all people who work for the city, Protect the current level of benefits for city Employee, Guarantee all workers right to organize a union free of threats, i will try to Provide a fair wage to workers, Increase funding to the school board for classroom and teachers, Protect the current level of benefits for injured workers who work for the city, Require all employers to provide a safe workplace for all workers in greensboro, Protect benefits and reform the prescription drug plan to city workers, try to Protect worker pensions and retirement accounts for city workers, Grant public workers the right to collectively bargain a contract
David Crawford will be helping to distributing 50 free computers to the kids at the school Friday Sept. 2nd at 3pm at Wiley Elementary School. Address: 600 West Terrell Street Greensboro, NC 27406
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