
Jonathan Lambert-Melton
Non-Partisan | North Carolina
Candidate Profile*
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Jonathan Lambert-Melton
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2024
Election
General
Race
City of Raleigh City Council, At-Large
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
NC State University, Raleigh, BA Political Science, 2008
NC Central School of Law, Durham, JD, 2011
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Raleigh City Council, At-large, 2019, 2022
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Raleigh City Council, At-large, 2024
ENDORSEMENTS*
LIBERAL (4)
North Carolina AFL-CIO
*Wake County Voter Education Coalition
Wake County Democratic Party
LGBTQ+ Dems Of Wake County
OTHER (3)
North Carolina Police Benevolent Association
Wiley Nickel
Raleigh Professional Fire Fighters Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Maurice (Mo) Green Maurice Oliver Green (2024)
Lucy Inman (2021)
Yvonne Holley (2020)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)
LGBTQ Democrats of North Carolina (2022)
LGBTQ Victory Fund (2022)
Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations (2022)
State Democratic Party Organizations (2021)
Gray Styers (2019)
SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS
Disclosure Report (from North Carolina State Board of Elections) - 2024 Mid Year Semi-Annual - Reporting Period: 01/01/2024 to 06/30/2024
Selected Contributions/Expenditures:
- $1,260.00 contribution from North Carolina Democratic Party
- $3,500.00 contribution from Raleigh Professional Fire Fighters Association Political Victory Fund
- $150.00 in contributions from Willie Rowe (Sheriff - Wake County)
- $96.00 expenditure to ActBlue
- $6,400.00 expenditure to Mo Green for NC
- $1,260.00 expenditure to North Carolina Democratic Party
- $2,310.00 in expenditures to Samuel W. "Wes" Tripp III (Board Counsel - North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors)
Disclosure Report (from North Carolina State Board of Elections) - 2023 Year End Semi-Annual - Reporting Period: 07/01/2023 to 12/31/2023 (Amended)
Selected Contributions/Expenditures:
- $4,400.00 contribution from Friends of Bonner Gaylord
- $1,400.00 contribution from Friends of Nicole Stewart
- $580.30 in expenditures to ActBlue
- $4,150.00 in expenditures to Samuel W. "Wes" Tripp III (Board Counsel - NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors)
Disclosure Report (from North Carolina State Board of Elections) - 2023 Mid Year Semi-Annual - Reporting Period: 01/01/2023 to 06/30/2023
Selected Contributions/Expenditures:
- $2,000.00 contribution from Friends of Bonner Gaylord
- $1,000.00 contribution from Friends of David Knight
- $5,000.00 contribution from Friends of Nicole Stewart
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Disagree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Disagree
ECONOMY
I support using taxpayer funds to lobby the state legislature and/or U.S. Congress.
Neutral
It is the responsibility of city government to provide subsidized housing at taxpayer expense.
Agree
Housing subsidies are important, but will not provide housing for everyone. We need supply, subsidy, and stabilization programs.
Property taxes should be abolished.
Disagree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Government should not discriminate against individuals, organizations, or business owners who affirm marriage as between one man and one woman.
Strongly Disagree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Neutral
IMMIGRATION
City officials should have the right to proclaim their city a sanctuary city for illegal aliens.
Disagree
VALUES
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Catholic
Children have the right to be protected from sexually explicit materials in publicly funded libraries, including school libraries.
Neutral
Of course, but I do not support banning books and feel this question is poorly worded. What you define as sexually explicit could be weaponized to include literature teaching equality, LGBTQ issues, etc.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Agree
All filings by candidates for municipal office, including ballot application and campaign finance reports, should be available for public online access on the city website within 24 hours of filing deadline.
Agree
Ballot measures which include bond issues should fully disclose both the potential tax rate increase and actual monetary increase for the average single family residence.
Agree
This information is publicized in Raleigh, and I think it's important information for voters to have access to.
EQUALITY
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Disagree
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) instruction should be required for all city employees.
Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Taxpayers should subsidize green initiatives such as electric vehicle charging stations.
Agree
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
To help people and maintain order.
Candidates and officeholders should be required to disclose all business investments and real estate, whether in the city or in an area currently proposed for annexation.
Agree
Please list your business investments and/or real estate, whether within the city or in an area currently proposed for annexation.
I own my house.
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to immigration and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Lean Liberal
I voted in these primaries and general elections:
2014 Democratic Primary 2014 General Election 2016 Democratic Primary 2016 General Election 2018 Democratic Primary 2018 General Election 2020 Democratic Primary 2020 General Election 2022 Democratic Primary 2022 General Election
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.
Disagree
I support community programs but do not believe the funding should be redirected from the police department.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
Background checks, mandatory waiting periods.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
I support the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Agree
LOCAL
I support annual financial audits of every city department by an independent, third party auditor.
Neutral
Please list up to three issues or projects that you think need the most attention.
Housing affordability, transit, public safety.
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