Welcome to MAPAC. Please Select One of The Menu Items at Left to Learn More About the Muslim American Public Affairs Council (MAPAC), Apply to Join Us, or Just Sign Up to Receive Relevant News from MAPAC Such As Voting Recommendations, Issues Evaluations, and Notifications of MAPAC Sponsored Events. A major election will be held on November 8th of this year, with early voting beginning October 20th. MAPAC has prepared recommendations for all the candidates at each level of government (Federal, State, and local) for residents of Durham and Wake Counties. MAPAC has also prepared recommendations for those who live in other counties, but these more limited recommendations only cover those candidates that appear on all ballots in North Carolina. The recommendations prepared by MAPAC can be viewed and downloaded as a single 8 1/2 x 11 sheet for each group of candidates using the links below: Recommendations for Candidates at All Levels of Government Appearing on Ballots in Durham County Recommendations for Candidates at All Levels of Government Appearing on Ballots in Wake County Limited Recommendations for Statewide Candidates for those who do not live in Durham or Wake County All the offices MAPAC reviewed and the candidate recommended for each office are also listed below. MAPAC does not make endorsements for offices for which only a single candidate is running. A MAPAC endorsement does not necessarily mean that MAPAC agrees with every position the endorsed candidate takes, but does signify that of the candidates running for a particular office, MAPAC believes the one endorsed will best serve the public. A complete list of all the offices for which MAPAC reviewed candidates and made an endorsement is as follows: MAPAC Candidate Endorsements 2022 Federal Offices (Senate & House of Representatives) U.S. Senate - Cheri Beasley U. S. House of Representatives District 02 - Deborah K. Ross U. S. House of Representatives District 04 - Valerie P. Foushee U. S. House of Representatives District 13 - Wiley Nickel State Offices (Judicial) NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 03 - Lucy Inman NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 05 - Sam J. Ervin IV NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 08 - Carolyn Jennings Thompson NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 09 - Donna Stroud NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 10 - Gale Murray Adams NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 11 - Darren Jackson North Carolina State Legislature NC State Senate District 13 - Lisa Grafstein NC State Senate District 14 - Dan Blue NC State Senate District 15 - Jay J. Chaudhuri NC State Senate District 16 - Gale Adcok NC State Senate District 17 - Sydney Batch NC State Senate District 18 - Mary Wills Bode NC State Senate District 20 - Natalie S. Murdock NC State Senate District 22 - Mike Woodard NC House of Representatives District 002 - Larry Yarborough NC House of Representatives District 011- -Uncontested NC House of Representatives District 021 - Ya Liu NC House of Representatives District 029 - Uncontested NC House of Representatives District 030 - Marcia Morey NC House of Representatives District 031 - Zack Hawkins NC House of Representatives District 033 - Rosa Gill NC House of Representatives District 034 - Tim Longest NC House of Representatives District 035 - Terence Everitt NC House of Representatives District 036 - Julie von Haefen NC House of Representatives District 037 - Christine Kelly NC House of Representatives District 038 - Abe Jones NC House of Representatives District 039 - James A. Roberson NC House of Representatives District 040 - Joe John NC House of Representatives District 041 - Maria Cervania NC House of Representatives District 049 - Cynthia Ball NC House of Representatives District 066 - Sarah Crawford District Offices (Judicial) NC Superior Court Judge District 10A Seat 01 - Uncontested NC Superior Court Judge District 14B Seat 01 - Uncontested NC District Court Judge District 10A Seat 01 - Uncontested NC District Court Judge District 10A Seat 03 - Uncontested NC District Court Judge District 10B Seat 01 - Uncontested NC District Court Judge District 10D Seat 1, 2, 3 &4 - Uncontested NC District Court Judge District 10E Seats 1 & 2 - Uncontested NC District Court Judge District 10F Seats 01 - Jennifer Bedford NC District Court Judge District 14 Seats 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 & 06 - Uncontested District Attorney District 10 - Nancy (Lorrin) Freeman District Attoney District 16 - Uncontested Wake County Commissioners Offices Board of Commissioners District 1 - Donald Mial Board of Commissioners District 2 - Matt Calabria Board of Commissioners District 3 - Cheryl Stallings Board of Commissioners District 7 - Uncontested Wake and Durham County Law Enforcement Offices Durham County Clerk of Superior Court - Uncontested Wake County Clerk of Superior Court - Uncontested Durham County Sheriff - Maria Joycs(The majority of reviewers favored this candidate, but it was not unanimous ) Wake County Sheriff - Willie Rowe(The majority of reviewers favored this candidate, but is was not unanimous ) Wake County Board of Education Board of Education District 1 - Ben Clapsaddle Board of Education District 2 - Monika Johnson-Hostler Board of Education District 3 - Doug Hammack Board of Education District 4 - Tara Waters Board of Education District 5 - Lynn Edmonds Board of Education District 6 - Sam Hershey Board of Education District 7 - Chris Heagarty Board of Education District 8 - Lindsay Mahaffey Board of Education District 9 - Tyler Swanson Durham & Wake Counties - Other Durham County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor - David Harris Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor (vote for 2)(3) _ Jenna Wadsworth & Brian K. Lewis City of Raleigh Mayor - Mary-Ann Baldwin(The majority of reviewers favored this candidate but it was not unanimous) City of Council at-Large (vote for 2)(The majority of reviewers favored these candidates but it was not unanimous) - Anne S. Franklin & John Odom City Council District A - Catherine (Cat) Lawson City Council District B - Frank Pierce City Council District C - Corey Branch City Council District D - Joseph Todd Kennedy City Council District E - David Knight Bond Referendums Durham County Public Schools - Vote Yes Durham County Technical Community College - Vote Yes [Durham County] Museum of Life + Science - Vote Yes City of Raleigh Parks & Recreation Bonds - Vote Yes Wake County School Bonds - Vote Yes Wake County Community College Bonds - Vote Yes |