ADVOCACY@WORK

Advocating on behalf of our Shareholders and Investors is critical to our ability to help our community grow and it is one of the most important reasons to partner with The Chamber of Catawba County. We have committed to understanding the issues that are most important to the business community and advocate for or against those issues in order to protect business interests. We strive to serve as a go-to source for well-considered public policy, and to have a thoughtful impact on policy-making at the local and state level.

Every strong community in the nation has a strong chamber of commerce supporting it. Advocacy plays a vital role in that support, and we will continue to advocate for issues that will grow jobs and make our community stronger.

Review our Legislative Agenda linked below that was composed by our Advocacy Taskforce made up of appointed business and community leaders, and was officially adopted by The
Chamber’s Board of Directors in December 2022. 

For more information about our Advocacy Taskforce or to discuss our advocacy efforts on behalf of your business, please contact Lindsay Keisler, Chamber President/CEO at lkeisler@catawbachamber.org or Brian Francis, Advocacy Director at bfrancis@luminstrat.com. 

Click here to see our Advocacy Menu and become an Advocacy@Work Partner.

Read President/CEO Lindsay Keisler’s blog post here, which summarizes our 2024 Legislative Priorities.

LAND USE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

This powerful board is composed of representatives from the Chamber, the Realtors Association and the Homebuilders Association who review and lobby for local land-use policies which affect how Catawba County will grow positively in the future.

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS & OFFICES

Being politically engaged requires you to know both our elected officials and key government officials.  Below is a chart with contact information for local and state officials as well as important government offices.

County Government

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Chair
Randy Isenhower
(828) 464-0101

Vice Chair
Austin Allran
(828) 381-9395

Robert C. Abernethy, Jr.
(828) 302-3643

Barbara Beatty
(828) 320-0370

Cole Setzer
(828) 705-6514

COUNTY MANAGER’S OFFICE

County Clerk 
Dale Stiles
(828) 465-8990

COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES

County Manager
Mary Furtado
(828) 465-8201

Assistant County Manager
Paul Murray
Justin Merritt

CATAWBA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS

Board of Elections Director
Amanda H. Duncan
(828) 464-2424


Sheriff

Don Brown
(828) 464-5241

Register of Deeds
Donna Spencer
(828) 465-1573

CATAWBA CONSERVATION DISTRICT

District Administrator
Randy Willis
(828) 465-8950

Education Coordinator
Leia Hamlyn
(828) 465-8950

SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION

District Supervisors
David H. Caldwell
(828) 478-4429

Julia Elmore 
(828) 302-4954

Bill Shillito
(828) 322-1505

Brandon Bowman
(828) 217-3120

Steve Killian
(828) 256-9142

Local Education

NEWTON-CONOVER CITY SCHOOLS

Superintendent
Dr. Aron Gabriel
(828) 464-3191

Newton District
Tim Hayes – Vice Chair
(828) 850-9504

Phillip Heath
(828) 291-8506

Jim Stockner 
(828) 302-0174

Conover District

Robbie Gonzales – Chairman
(828) 465-7269

Jeanne Jarrett
(828) 446-6309

Mark W. Pennell 
(828) 466-2046

HICKORY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Superintendent
Dr. Jennifer Griffin
(828) 322-2855

Ward 1
Amanda McGuire
(828) 855-0458

Ward 2
Sarah Ferrell Temple
(828) 261-0824

Ward 3
Ittiely Carson – Vice Chair
(828) 228-5144

Ward 4
Mike B. Heard
(828) 962-6474

Ward 5
Lakeyhisa Hannah
(828) 850-5937

Ward 6
Amy C. Monroe
(828) 381-9498

Member at Large
Bryan D. Graham 
(828) 303-0083

CATAWBA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD

Superintendent
Dr. Matthew Stover
(828) 464-8333

Ronn Abernathy
(828) 464-8333

Leslie Barnette
(828) 446-0134

Michelle Teague
(828) 441-9652

Tim Settlemyre
(704) 249-5592 

Don Sigmon
(828) 428-3722

Jeff Taylor
(828) 464-8333

Annette Young Richards 
(828) 464-9766

 

City & Town Government

CITY OF HICKORY

Hickory City Hall
(828) 323-7400

Mayor
Hank Guess 
(828) 294-7757

City Council
Ward 1 
Tony Wood
(828) 267-0799


Ward 2 
Charlotte WIlliams
(828) 302-3205

Ward 3
Danny Seaver
(828) 322-5155

Ward 4 
Rev. Dr. Anthony Freeman 
(828) 323-7412

Ward 5
David Zagaroli 
(828) 217-7228

Ward 6
Jill Patton
(828) 781-1155

City Manager
Warren Wood 
(828) 323-7412

City Clerk
Debbie Miller
(828) 323-7409

City Attorney
Timothy Swanson

CITY OF NEWTON

Newton City Hall
(828) 695-4300

Mayor
Jerry Hodge
(828) 464-0881

City Council
Beverly Danner 
(828) 465-2364

Jody Dixon 
(828) 310-1763

John McClure
(828) 308-1114

Roy Johnson
(828) 638-3396

Ed T. Sain
(828) 381-7006

John Stiver
(828) 612-0989

City Manager
Sean Hovis
(828) 695-4259

City Clerk
Amy Falowski
(828) 695-4265

City Attorney
John Cilley, IV
(828) 464-2371

CITY OF CLAREMONT

Claremont City Hall
(828) 466-7255

Mayor
Shawn R. Brown
(828) 459-1649

City Council
Les Morrow
(828) 217-0811

Dayne L. Miller
(828) 459-0094

Brittany Brown
(828) 270-5982

Gary Sigmon
(828) 234-9991

M. Dale Sherrill
(828) 459-2192

City Manager
Jason Brown
(828) 466-7255

City Clerk
Wendy Helms
(828) 466-7255

City Attorney
Robert M. Grant
(828) 464-2391

TOWN OF CATAWBA

Catawba Town Hall
(828) 241-2215

Mayor
Donald Robinson
(828) 241-2563

Town Council
Donald (Donnie) Allen
(828) 241-3856

Duane McCombs
(828) 241-3058

Patrick H. Laney
(828) 241-3546

Carroll Yount
(828) 241-2151

Town Manager
Danny Hipps
(828) 241-2215

Town Clerk
Kathy Johnson
(828) 241-2215

Town Attorney
Robert M. Grant
(828) 464-2391

CITY OF CONOVER

Conover City Hall
(828) 464-1191

Mayor
Kyle Hayman
(828) 466-1306

City Council
Jim Green
(828) 291-6490

Mark Canrobert
(828) 302-0606

Bruce Eckard
(828) 466-2411

Joie Fulbright
(828) 464-4957

Brenda Powell
(828) 308-4175

City Manager
Tom Hart
(828) 464-1191

City Clerk
Stephanie Watson
(828) 464-1191

City Attorney
Susan Williams Matthews
(828) 353-2560

TOWN OF BROOKFORD

Brookford Town Hall
(828) 322-4903

Mayor
Thomas Schronce, Sr.
(828) 851-6332

Aldermen
Charles Bargsley
(828) 639-4614

Sue Noblitt
(828) 327-4502

Kelvin Gregory
(828) 238-3657

James Weaver
(828) 612-0076

Town Manager & Clerk
Marshall Eckard
(828) 322-4903

Town Attorney
Jared T. Amos
(828) 433-6700

TOWN OF MAIDEN

Maiden Town Hall
(828) 438-5000

Mayor
Max Bumgarner, Jr. 
(828) 428-8789

Town Council
Holly Crofton-Lay
(828) 612-1999

Cameron Ramseur
(828) 234-8060

Beth Poovey Rudisill 
(828) 310-7422

Fore Rembert
(828) 381-1798

Ronnie Williams
(828) 302-6221

Town Clerk
Anna Hughey
(828) 428-5010

Town Attorney
Wesley Deaton
(828) 466-3858

TOWN OF LONG VIEW

Long View Town Hall
(828) 322-3921

Mayor
Marla Thompson
(828) 327-6987

Ward 1
Genita Hill
(828) 244-1572

Ward 2
Gary Lingerfelt
(828) 238-4209

Ward 3
Allen Bumgarner

Ward 4
Tim Hertzel
(828) 291-2277

Ward 5
Phyllis Pennington
(828) 327-2422

Town Manager
James Cozart
(929) 322-3921

Town Clerk
Heather Minor
(828) 322-3921

Town Attorney
Jimmy R. Summerlin, Jr
(828) 322-4663

State Government

Governor
Roy A. Cooper
(919) 814-2000

COUNCIL OF STATE

Lieutenant Governor
Mark Robinson
(919) 733-7350

State Treasurer
Dale R. Folwell
(919) 814-4000

State Auditor
Beth Wood
(919) 807-7500

Commissioner of Labor
Josh Dobson
(800) 625-2267 

Attorney General
Josh Stein
(919) 716-6400

Secretary of State
Elaine F. Marshall
(919) 807-2005

Commissioner of Insurance
Mike Causey
(919) 733-3058

Superintendent of Public Instruction
Catherine Truitt 
(919) 807-3300

Commissioner of Agriculture
Steve Troxler
(919) 733-7125

Legal Counsel
(919) 733-9080

Committee for Education
(919) 715-3535

Press Office
(800) 662-7005

NC SENATOR

45th District
H. Dean Proctor 
(919) 733-5876
dean.proctor@ncleg.net

NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

89th District
Mitchell S. Setzer
(919) 733-4948
Mitchell.Setzer@ncleg.net

96th District
Jay Adams
(919) 733-4111
Jay.Adams@ncleg.net

 

National Government

UNITED STATES SENATORS

Ted Budd
Republican
(202) 224-3154

Thom Tillis
Republican
(202) 224-6342

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES

Patrick McHenry
10th District
(828) 327-6100
www.house.gov/mchenry