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Government Affairs
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 Catawba County Chamber. 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. Issue 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.
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) 465-2143
Vice Chair
Barbara Beatty
(828) 320-0370
Kitty Barnes
(828) 478-2240
Sherry Butler
(828)464-9312
Dan Hunsucker
(828) 465-2802
COUNTY MANAGER’S OFFICE
County Clerk
Barbara Morris
(828) 465-8209
COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
County Manager
Mick Berry
Assistant County Managers
Dewey Harris
Mary Furtado
CATAWBA COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
(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) 244-4116
Julia Elmore
(828) 302-4954
Laura Parnell
(828) 431-2380
Susie Devine
(828) 466-0130
Steve Killian
(828) 256-9142
Local Education
NEWTON-CONOVER CITY SCHOOLS
Newton District
Tim Hayes
(828) 850-9504
Phillip Heath
(828) 291-8506
Jim Stockner – Vice Chair
(828) 302-0174
Conover District
Robbie Gonzales
(828) 465-7269
Jeanne Jarrett
(828) 446-6309
Mark W. Pennell – Chairman
(828) 466-2046
HICKORY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Ward 1
Beth Meadlock
(828) 704-910-7453
Ward 2
Sarah Ferrell Temple
(828) 261-0824
Ward 3
Ittiely Carson – Vice Chair
(828) 228-5144
Ward 4
Margaret Pope
(828) 322-4907
Ward 5
James Brinkley
(828) 312-4095
Ward 6
Amy C. Monroe
(828) 267-0568
Member at Large
Bryan D. Graham – Chairman
(828) 303-0093
CATAWBA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
Chair
Beth Isenhour
(828) 464-7516
Vice Chair
Cathy Starnes
(828) 256-1709
Ronn Abernathy
(828) 244-1388
Leslie Barnette
Becky Brittain
Glenn Fulbright
(828) 428-8042
Donna Lutz-Carpenter
City & Town Government
CITY OF HICKORY
Hickory City Hall
(828) 323-7400
Mayor
Hank Guess
(828) 294-7757
Ward 1
Brad Lail
(828) 322-3510
Ward 2
Charlotte WIlliams
(828) 302-3205
Ward 3
Danny Seaver
(828) 322-5155
Ward 4
David Williams
Ward 5
David Zagaroli
(828) 217-7228
Ward 6
Jill Patton
(828) 324-1325
City Manager
Warren Wood
(828) 323-7412
City Clerk
Debbie Miller
(828) 323-7409
City Attorney
John W. Crone, III
CITY OF NEWTON
Newton City Hall
(828) 695-4300
Mayor
Anne Jordan
(828) 446-0364
City Council
Jody Dixon
(828) 310-1763
Jerry T. Hodge
(828) 234-5413
Tom Rowe
(828) 612-1208
Ed T. Sain
(828) 381-7006
John Stiver
(828) 612-0989
Anne Abernathy Wepner
(828) 320-5307
City Manager
Todd Clark
(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) 466-7255
City Council
Les Morrow
(828) 466-7255
Dayne L. Miller
(828) 466-7255
Lee Miller
(828) 466-7255
David B. Morrow
(828) 466-7255
M. Dale Sherrill
(828) 466-7255
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) 241-2563
Colleen Anderson
(828) 241-4458
Jeffery W. Hendren
(828) 241-4891
Patrick H. Laney
(828) 241-3546
Town Manager
Chase Winebarger
(828) 241-2215
Town Clerk
Kathy Johnson
(828) 241-2215
Town Attorney
Blair Cody
(828) 323-2776
CITY OF CONOVER
Conover City Hall
(828) 464-1191
Mayor
Lee Moritz, Jr.
(828) 464-2497
City Council
Don Beal
(828) 464-6801
Mark Canrobert
(828) 466-2411
Bruce Eckard
(828) 466-2411
Joie Fulbright
(828) 464-4957
Kyle Hayman
(828) 466-1306
City Manager
Donald E. Duncan, Jr.
(828) 464-1191
City Clerk
Cara C. (Chris) Reed
(828) 464-1191
City Attorney
Martin Pannell
(828) 464-0700
TOWN OF BROOKFORD
Brookford Town Hall
(828) 322-4903
Mayor
Thomas Schronce, Sr.
(828) 851-6332
Town Council
Charles Bargsley
(828) 639-4614
Sue Noblitt
(828) 327-4502
James Weaver
(828) 294-4563
Bill McGregor
(828) 455 8985
Town Manager & Clerk
Marshall Eckard
(828) 322-4903
Town Attorney
Redmond Dill
(828) 874-2813
TOWN OF MAIDEN
Maiden Town Hall
(828) 438-5000
Mayor
Robert L. Smyre
(828) 428-5031
Town Council
Max Bumgarner, Jr.
(828) 428-8789
Danny Hipps
(828) 228-1846
Trina Michael
(828) 428-8180
Marcus Midgett
(828) 428-9668
Ronnie Williams
(828) 428-8409
Town Manager
Todd Herms
(828) 428-5020
Town Clerk
Elizabeth Krige
(828) 428-5010
Town Attorney
Scott Conrad
(828) 466-3858
TOWN OF LONG VIEW
Long View Town Hall
(828) 322-3921
Mayor
Marla Thompson
(828) 327-6987
Town Alderman, Ward 1
Randall Mays
(828) 326-3362
Town Alderman, Ward 2
Gary Lingerfelt
(828) 238-4209
Town Alderman, Ward 3
Thurman VanHorn, Jr.
(828) 302-0870
Town Alderman, Ward 4
David Elder
(828) 327-4922
Town Alderman, Ward 5
Dallas Tester
(828) 228-1117
Town Administrator
David Draughn
(828) 322-3921
Town Clerk
Stephanie Watson
(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
Dan Forest
(919) 733-7350
State Treasurer
Dale R. Folwell
(919) 508-5176
State Auditor
Beth Wood
(919) 807-7500
Commissioner of Labor
Cherie K. Berry
(919) 733-7166
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
Mark Johnson
(919) 807-3430
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
42nd District, Catawba and Alexander Counties
Andy Wells
Republican
(919) 733-5876
NC HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
89th District, All Catawba County
Mitchell S. Setzer
Republican
(919) 733-4948
96th District, All Catawba County
Jay Adams
Republican
(919) 733-4111
National Government
UNITED STATES SENATORS
Richard Burr
Republican
(202) 224-3154
Thom Tillis
Republican
(202) 224-6342
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES
Patrick McHenry
10th District
Representing: Part of Catawba and Buncombe, All of Lincoln, Gaston, Cleveland, Rutherford, and Poke
(828) 327-6100
Virginia Foxx
5th District
Representing: Part of Catawba, Alexander, Wilkes, Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany, Yadkin, Iredell, Forsyth, Stokes, Davie
(336) 778-0211
