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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
Austin Allran
(828) 381-9395
Kitty Barnes
(828) 478-2240
Sherry Butler
(828) 464-9312
COUNTY MANAGER’S OFFICE
County Clerk
Barbara Morris
(828) 465-8209
COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
County Manager
Mick Berry
(828) 465-8201
Assistant County Manager
Alison Alexander
Deputy County Manager
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
Soil Conservation Technician
Blake Henley
(828) 465-8950
District Supervisors
David Caldwell
(828) 244-4116
Julia Elmore
(828) 302-4954
Laura Parnell
(828) 302-0448
Susie Devine
(828) 461-2012
Steve Killian
(828) 256-9142
Local Education
NEWTON-CONOVER CITY SCHOOLS
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
Ward 1
Beth Meadlock
(704) 910-7453
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
James Brinkley
(828) 312-4095
Ward 6
Amy C. Monroe
(828) 381-9498
Member at Large
Bryan D. Graham – Chairman
(828) 303-0083
CATAWBA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
Chair
Leslie Barnette
(828) 446-0134
Vice Chair
Glenn Fulbright
(828) 428-8042
Ronn Abernathy
(828) 244-1388
Becky Brittain
(828) 241-3985
Donna Lutz Carpenter
(828) 465-2855
Annette Young Richards
(828) 464-9766
Jeff Taylor
(828) 308-7978
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
David Williams
(828) 238-7039
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
John W. Crone, III
CITY OF NEWTON
Newton City Hall
(828) 695-4300
Mayor
Eddie Haupt
(828) 464-0881
City Council
Beverly Danner
(828) 465-2364
Jody Dixon
(828) 310-1763
Jerry T. Hodge
(828) 464-0110
Ed T. Sain
(828) 381-7006
John Stiver
(828) 612-0989
Anne Abernathy Wepner
(828) 464-1151
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) 459-1649
City Council
Les Morrow
(828) 217-0811
Dayne L. Miller
(828) 459-0094
Lee Miller
(828) 381-8985
Chris Reese
(828) 446-1471
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
Jeffery W. Hendren
(828) 241-4834
Patrick H. Laney
(828) 241-3546
Carroll Yount
(828) 241-2151
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) 302-0606
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) 238-3657
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
Max Bumgarner, Jr.
(828) 428-8789
Town Council
Danny Hipps
(828) 228-1846
Trina Michael
(828) 428-8180
Beth Poovey Rudisill
(828) 310-7422
Bob Sigmon
(828) 244-9331
Ronnie Williams
(828) 302-6221
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
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
42nd 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
Richard Burr
Republican
(202) 224-3154
Thom Tillis
Republican
(202) 224-6342
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES
Patrick McHenry
10th District
(828) 327-6100
www.house.gov/mchenry
Virginia Foxx
5th District
(336) 778-0211
www.house.gov/foxx
