Now there are four declared candidates for the Wake Forest Town Board after Jim Thompson, who served in the board from 2013 to 2017, has announced his candidacy.
“I am hoping to return to the board and focus on several areas – strategic growth, connectivity within our community (through sidewalks and greenways and broadband access), continual improvement on our parks, recreation and cultural resources and economic development,” Thompson wrote in an email last week. The biography he submitted is at the end of this article.
Former planning board chairman and downtown business owner Joe Kimray made it official on July 7 by going to the Wake County Board of Elections and filing.
Current Commissioner Adam Wright says he will seek a second term and held a fund-raising party over the weekend.
Faith Cross has not made any announcements since she announced her candidacy.
The two incumbent commissioners whose terms are ending this year, Jim Dyer and Chad Sary, have not made any public statements though gossip says both have told people that they intend to run and do not intend to run.
There are rumors of someone else who is considering running.
But time is running out. Everyone will have to come to a decision before the filing period ends at noon on July 21, 2023.
Jim Thompson, CAE, IOM is Senior Account Manager with IMI Association Executives, an association management company headquartered in Raleigh, NC. In his role, Thompson serves as the Executive Director for the Property Records Industry Association and the Electronic Signature Records Association. He is also serves on IMI’s leadership team and is responsible for client success.
Prior to working at IMI, Thompson served as Vice President of Association Management with CHMS where he managed the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals and the Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering and was responsible for business development.
Before his work with AMCs, Thompson was the Executive Director of the Association Executives of North Carolina for nearly 10 years, helping the organization grow its membership by over 50% and worked to increase the recognition of the organization with the media and members NC government officials. Before working at AENC, Thompson was the Director of Business Development for the NC Association of REALTORS® in Greensboro, a position he helped establish after his first year of employment with NCAR. He worked at NCAR for over five years and worked to substantially increase revenue for the association and streamline the sponsor development program.
Thompson was born in Goldsboro, NC and moved to Raleigh in 1986. He would go on to graduate from Millbrook High School in 1990. He is a 1994 graduate of UNC-Greensboro and has a degree in English and Political Science, with a concentration in Journalism.
Thompson is married to Hollyn Thompson, who is the art specialist at Jones Dairy Elementary. He and Hollyn have a son and daughter.
Since moving back to the Triangle in 2005, Thompson has been extremely involved in the community. He has served as chair of the town of Wake Forest’s Recreation Advisory Board and was elected in 2013 as a Wake Forest Town Commissioner and served for two years as Mayor Pro Tem. He and his family attend Wakefield United Methodist Church and are charter members.
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July 27, 2024
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Now there are 5.
Hi Ms Pelosi. Thank you for keeping people informed! We need these communications.
Over on Nextdoor, I posted this last night:
The filing deadline for those who wish to run for election to the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners is this Friday, July 21, at noon. This November, 3 commissioners terms are expiring, (Adam Wright, Chad Sary, Jim Dyer). Adam Wright is running for re-election.
As of midnight on July 19, 2023, in addition to Adam Wright, four other candidates have also filed; Joe Kimray, Jim Thompson, Faith Cross, Tom Ballman.
Source: https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/board-elections/campaign-information/candidate-filing-information