Marc Hunt
Slogan: “Together we can be our best.”
Profession: Land-conservation officer, Open Space Institute
Lives in: North Asheville
Funds: $22,946 raised as of Sept. 26
Endorsements: Gordon Smith, Brownie Newman, Esther Manheimer, Cecil Bothwell, Sierra Club, PARC
Website: www.huntforcouncil.com
Twitter: @hunt_marc
Candidate survey: http://avl.mx/6j
Interview: http://avl.mx/6c
The lowdown: Political newcomer Marc Hunt is off to a strong start, having led all contenders in the primary with 22.37 percent of the vote. To maintain that momentum, he says he’s doing a mix of neighborhood canvassing and phone banking at least twice a week. “More than the way I’m running my campaign,” notes Hunt, “I hope that my ideas and principles will prevail.”
In his own words: “I am committed to a government that our citizens can trust. … Clearly there are people with different political views from myself at state- and local-level governments, but I'm very committed to have frank, open discussion and dialogue.”
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