Duncan St. Clair III
Duncan St. Clair III ran for election to the Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor in North Carolina. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
St. Clair completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
St. Clair (Nonpartisan) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education in North Carolina. St. Clair lost in the general election on November 5, 2019. St. Clair (Nonpartisan) was a candidate for Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District in North Carolina. St. Clair lost the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Duncan St. Clair III graduated from West Charlotte Senior High School in 1996. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2000. St. Clair's career experience includes working as a flight attendant with United Airlines, as a property insurance adjuster with Nationwide Insurance, and as an insurance adjuster with a local insurance company. He served as a volunteer at Carolina Carnivore Trust.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (2020)
General election
General election for Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor
Rich George defeated David Michael Rice, Duncan St. Clair III, and Gregory Denlea in the general election for Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rich George (Nonpartisan)  | 27.0 | 111,500 |
 | David Michael Rice (Nonpartisan) | 26.1 | 108,039 | |
 | Duncan St. Clair III (Nonpartisan) | 24.6 | 101,790 | |
 | Gregory Denlea (Nonpartisan) | 20.8 | 85,863 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 6,077 | ||
| Total votes: 413,269 | |||
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2019
See also: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elyse Dashew (Nonpartisan) | 12.9 | 35,021 |
| ✔ |  | Jennifer De La Jara (Nonpartisan) | 12.4 | 33,583 |
| ✔ |  | Lenora Shipp (Nonpartisan) | 10.6 | 28,611 |
 | Stephanie Sneed (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 28,416 | |
 | Monty Witherspoon (Nonpartisan) | 8.6 | 23,155 | |
 | Annette Albright (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 19,836 | |
| Gregory Denlea (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 17,659 | |
 | Donna Parker-Tate (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 16,528 | |
 | Queen Thompson (Nonpartisan) | 5.7 | 15,378 | |
 | Jordan Pineda (Nonpartisan) | 5.7 | 15,355 | |
 | Olivia Scott (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 12,906 | |
| Jenna Moorehead (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 12,743 | |
| Duncan St. Clair III (Nonpartisan) | 3.9 | 10,623 | |
 | Matthew Ridenhour (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 854 | ||
| Total votes: 270,673 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nancy Carter (Nonpartisan) | 27.3 | 138,661 |
| ✔ |  | Barbara Bleiweis (Nonpartisan) | 21.5 | 108,898 |
| Lilly Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 18.6 | 94,263 | |
| David Michael Rice (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 69,744 | |
 | Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 47,901 | |
| Duncan St. Clair III (Nonpartisan) | 8.7 | 44,198 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 3,927 | ||
| Total votes: 507,592 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Duncan St. Clair III completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by St. Clair's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a local Charlotte born and raised small business owner and environmentalist. I have two children ages 3 and 6 and am married to an ER nurse. I am a former National Park Service Ranger, and volunteered with the Park Service as a Conservation Associate. I have a deep respect and reverence for the natural world. I also believe elected officials must be accountable, accessible, and adapt to the problems and issues they work to resolve.
- Expanding micro-farming and urban farming in Mecklenburg County.
- Preserving the tree canopy by encouraging conservation of old growth urban areas and fostering new plantings.
- Making Soil & Water Conservation something you are familiar with and enanbling the Board to better serve you!
Conservation, as well as initiatives that are completely new and innovative, that contribute to conservation. In Mecklenburg County, we don't have farmland the same as rural counties ... so we have to be very creative in using that land. Being that we don't have as much "farmland" means that we need to be mindful of how we use "any land" here ...
I am especially passionate about making public policy work for everyone - meaning, we need to have a variety of programs that accommodate folks who want to take advantage of what's out there and how the programs can work. A property owner with five wooded acres does not have the same opportunities as someone living in an uptown high-density building. Making and designing programs so that both can benefit from Soil & Water Conservation is my objective.
The office is responsible for conserving soil and water ... this also means improving both in a sense. It also is responsible for making the Board really work for all citizens ... and it could be a more useful board in that regard.
I look up to people who have good hearts, help others, and want to do what's best for everyone. I look up to people who aren't afraid to change their minds when they realize they don't quite have it right. And I look up to people who engage in honest work, do a good job, and understand problems and want to fix them.
I look to follow the example of people who forged new paths, who innovated their industries, and who inspired folks to continue improving our world.
Being available and attentive, and generating solutions for problems.
Mecklenburg County is not rural - this Board needs to refresh itself on ways to work with everyone. It needs to be attentive to the needs and demands of being a very urban area - but one also with lots of green and open space. The core responsibility of anyone elected to Soil & Water is to figure out how to make Board's priorities relate to everyday people.
I remember Mt. St. Helens erupting in 1980. I was just a little guy back then at around 2 1/2 but the memory carried with me all the way until 1990 when I joined with a group called EcoTravels and we visited National Parks en route to Seattle, WA. I remember seeing huge piles of ash still alongside the road even a decade later!
I worked at Auto Bell as a sophomore in high school, then got a second job at Harris Teeter as a cashier. I worked at Harris Teeter through high school.
Yes - the ability to provide funding and improve what's in your backyard ... or down the street from you.
Turnover in politics is normal in a democracy. Government employees execute the priorities of the Board in this sense. I do not like the concept that "experience" is necessary. It is something someone who currently holds office will certainly tell you, but experience can totally be used in very bad ways ... as in, someone really knows how to create problems and carry out their personal agenda because they are so familiar with the office. That's not experience that helps anyone. Plus, fresh ideas and thoughts - those are essential for democracy.
Appreciation for and deep understanding of both the natural world and ecosystems, plus how this integrates in an urban environment such as Mecklenburg county with the people who live here. I also think an understanding of farming practices and the rigors and rewards of farming is essential for Board members.
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2019
Duncan St. Clair III completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by St. Clair's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Campaign website
St. Clair's campaign website stated the following:
| “ | Priorities of the Here and Now ARE the Future
You can't teach students about climate change, present the solutions, then do nothing to implement them. True leadership understands the proof is in the putting.
Many CMS Schools are excellent in education! Others are and have been spiraling out of control, requiring an immediate intervention, rather than the same ole "fix."
Schools do not exist without teachers. Stabilize the system. Recruit and retain quality teachers. Experienced teachers are essential for success. Retain teachers ... they get experience.
Parents need more and creative ways to be involved at school. Develop an array of options for parents to be part of the school system. Help them help CMS.
Just as our metropolitan area grows, so widens the rift among Charlotte and its suburbs - both deserve the respect and help good neighbors provide.
Run down schools produce run down results. The first piece of a puzzle is always the easiest to find. Make schools LOOK great from the outside.
I've never had a subscription to the closed door policy. As a taxpayer and parent, you will know "what the School Board is doing" because you deserve it and the School Board deserves your confidence.
School Board oversight by parents, teachers, and members of our community has been overlooked long enough. No turning a blind eye. No looking for excuses. No reason to hide from the public view.
Safety is first, last, and always. It is not something you think about to prevent accidents or worse. Secure schools and personal data information of everyone involved with CMS is an imperative, not an option.
Bridging the gap of inequity is a task for more than CMS alone. It takes engineers, architects, and construction to build a bridge. It will take Charlotte and surrounding towns to build a bridge to a brighter future indeed. CMS cannot go it alone.
Review CMS By-Laws for out-dated ideas, dysfunction, and duress. Pivot the transformation toward a more efficient, transparent, and effective school district by focusing on what works today and considering tomorrow.
It is unfortunate beyond measure schools constantly remain in a state of low performance. Reach out to the business community, ordinary citizens, and, of course, other arms of local government bodies for a helping hand.[2] |
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| —Duncan St. Clair III’s campaign website (2019)[3] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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- Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
- School board website
- Campaign website
- Campaign Twitter page
Footnotes
- ↑ Duncan St. Clair, "Autobio," accessed September 3, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Duncan St. Clair III’s campaign website, “Priorities,” accessed September 3, 2019
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