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New Politics, Endorsement: Michael Carpenter

Michael lives with his wife and three daughters. He is a member of the Pooler Lions Club, the Savannah chapter of the NAACP, and the Georgia Sheriffs Association.

Michael is currently the PTA president at the elementary school in Pooler that his three daughters attend. Joining the United States Army at 20 years old, he was a warrant officer and served in the Iraq War. He and his wife co-founded the community nonprofit, the Takeaway Foundation.

Michael Carpenter’s campaign for city council member is his first entry into politics.

As of August 28, 2023, Michael Carpenter’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Natural Resources & the Environment

Housing & Urban Development

Proposes the creation of a 24-hour urgent care or hospital facility.

- Proposes the creation of a 24-hour urgent care or hospital facility.

Public Safety

Supports the creation of a local farmers’ market.

Plans to expand community growth with a focus on families.

Wants more youth-friendly attractions and learning centers.

Calls for “pro-businesses policies that encourage innovation, attract investments, and create local job opportunities”.

Intends to “actively engage with and support local entrepreneurs”.

- Supports the creation of a local farmers’ market.
- Plans to expand community growth with a focus on families.
- Wants more youth-friendly attractions and learning centers.
- Calls for “pro-businesses policies that encourage innovation, attract investments, and create local job opportunities”.
- Intends to “actively engage with and support local entrepreneurs”.

Public Services

Supports reducing the total amount of carbon pollution.

Wants to focus on road expansion to resolve traffic issues.

Plans to focus on drainage issues in several areas of Pooler.

- Supports reducing the total amount of carbon pollution.
- Wants to focus on road expansion to resolve traffic issues.
- Plans to focus on drainage issues in several areas of Pooler.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Michael Carpenter

As of August 28, 2023, Michael Carpenter’s website did not contain information on this issue and Michael Carpenter did not complete our questionnaire.

- Supports the creation of a local farmers’ market.
- Plans to expand community growth with a focus on families.
- Wants more youth-friendly attractions and learning centers.
- Calls for “pro-businesses policies that encourage innovation, attract investments, and create local job opportunities”.
- Wants to “actively engage with and support local entrepreneurs”.

Michael Carpenter’s campaign for City Council is his first entry into politics.

Michael and his wife co-founded the community nonprofit, the Takeaway Foundation. He lives with his wife and three daughters.

Michael is currently the PTA president at the elementary school in Pooler that his three daughters attend. Joining the United States Army at 20 years old, he was a warrant officer and served in the Iraq War. He is a member of the following organizations: 100 Black Men of America (Savannah chapter), the Pooler Lions Club, the Savannah chapter of the NAACP, the local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and the Georgia Sheriffs Association.

- Supports the creation of a 24-hour urgent care or hospital facility.

- Supports the creation of a local farmers’ market.
- Wants to expand community growth with a focus on families.
- Wants more youth-friendly attractions and learning centers.
- Supports “pro-businesses policies that encourage innovation, attract investments, and create local job opportunities”.
- Wants to “actively engage with and support local entrepreneurs”.

- Supports reducing the total amount of carbon pollution.
- Wants to focus on road expansion to resolve traffic issues.
- Wants to focus on drainage issues in several areas of Pooler.

- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy. 
- City council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city 
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Most city council members in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 

Passes laws and regulations for your city.

Pooler

Policing

Quality of roads

Housing costs

Georgia

Economy

Energy & the Environment

City Council Member

As of October 13, 2023, Michael Carpenter’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Only paid jobs should be in professional background. Any communities or orgs he's apart of can be in personal background, but only include a few relevant ones.
- Being a co-founder can go in professional background.
- Try to vary your action words beyond "supports" and "wants."