Carissa Johnson for Cary Town Council

Re-elect Carissa Kohn-Johnson to Cary Town Council

I humbly ask for your support for my re-election as your At-Large Cary Town Council representative. I am running on my record of taking a practical approach to problem-solving and telling the truth to voters. With your help, I am ready to keep rolling up my sleeves and working for my neighbors.

I am proud of my track record of years of volunteer service to the community, and I would like the opportunity to continue to shape the municipal policy of Cary. I love this town, and I am proud to have called it my forever home for most of the last 29 years. Cary is genuinely remarkable, and if we keep our eye on the ball, we can do better for more people.I am an open book, and I want to hear from you. Email me.

Do you dislike being tricked? If you opened a letter that looked like it came from the town about property taxes, and came here to fact-check it: Read this.

Election Day Has Moved to November: As promised, I spearheaded the effort to save the town money by sharing costs with other municipalities by eliminating our stand-alone October elections. We have now joined the other 11 Wake County municipalities, and the Cary Municipal Elections are now held in November of odd years! I will be on your ballot on November 4th, 2025.

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It is time for a new kind of progress. I will continue to work on practical ways to create a more inclusive and greener Cary.

How will I continue to vote?

I will vote predictably. Based on these core values and beliefs:

Safe, Affordable Housing is Critical.

The right to safe housing is non-negotiable. Municipal leaders have a responsibility to provide solid, focused support for Workforce and Affordable Housing initiatives. A diverse Cary requires municipal support for citizens at all income levels who are housing-cost burdened. Cary needs to stick to and measure progress on our housing plan to increase affordable housing options. I have no monetary relationship with our development community, so I can work with them as partners to expand affordable housing stock to ensure that essential workers, Seniors, and vulnerable neighbors can afford to live in the community they serve.

Cary Should Be a Green Leader.

We can do better. The time for real, actionable green and environmental protections and policies is now and I will continue to tirelessly advocate to preserve our canopy, reduce negative environmental impacts, and make Cary a leader in solar power initiatives. I want to incentivize effective and proper planting and care for shade trees and mitigate heat island effects in our built environment. And anyone that has ever had a conversation with me about the weather knows that I have a passion for green stormwater infrastructure that borders on obsession.

Inclusivity Requires Action.

Caryis well on its way to being a model in inclusive municipal policy, and I am proud to be a part of that. I am a champion and an ally for changes that will support my friends and neighbors. I want to ensure that others benefit from the resources in Cary the way my family has and that we make decisions that are more equitable and genuinely represent “all y’all”.

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