People's Alliance PAC | 2025 Candidate Questionnaires

Dedreana holds a bachelor’s degree in communication and library systems from Rutgers University and a master’s degree in public administration from North Carolina Central University. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.

Dedreana most recently worked as director of partnership development at CornerSquare Community Capital. She previously worked as a consultant for nonprofit and government organizations, including leadership roles with Clean Energy Durham, PEACH, and ePRn.

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DeDreana Freeman | Durham, NC

DeDreana is currently a member of the Durham City Council, representing Ward 1. She was first elected in 2017 and is currently serving her second term.

Supports creating affordable commercial spaces and redeveloping historically underserved communities of color without displacing long-time residents.

Supports funded business districts for women and BIPOC business owners.

Supports fair compensation for city employees and advocates for increased funding for infrastructure projects.

- Supports creating affordable commercial spaces and redeveloping historically underserved communities of color without displacing long-time residents.
- Supports funded business districts for women and BIPOC business owners.
- Supports fair compensation for city employees and advocates for increased funding for infrastructure projects.

Economy

Supports tools to reduce environmental risk and build health-promoting neighborhoods to engage residents and stakeholders in accessing health care and healthy food.

Supports using an equity lens to address disparities in health determinants based on location and race.

Supports strengthening community voice and power by expanding participatory budgeting, holding neighborhood assemblies, improving public meeting accessibility, and increasing transparency in city decisions.

Supports expansion of mental health resources and community-based healthcare.

- Supports tools to reduce environmental risk and build health-promoting neighborhoods to engage residents and stakeholders in accessing health care and healthy food.
- Supports using an equity lens to address disparities in health determinants based on location and race.
- Supports strengthening community voice and power by expanding participatory budgeting, holding neighborhood assemblies, improving public meeting accessibility, and increasing transparency in city decisions.
- Supports expansion of mental health resources and community-based healthcare.

Public Services

Supports growth and diverse housing options to build land banks that preserve affordability.

Supports establishing a tenant's bill of rights and creating homeownership opportunities for long-time and low-income residents.

- Supports growth and diverse housing options to build land banks that preserve affordability.
- Supports establishing a tenant's bill of rights and creating homeownership opportunities for long-time and low-income residents.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports promoting the use of gun locks and encouraging responsible gun ownership.

Supports prevention strategies and alternatives to policing to improve community safety.

- Supports promoting the use of gun locks and encouraging responsible gun ownership.
- Supports prevention strategies and alternatives to policing to improve community safety.

Public Safety

Supports investing in Bus Rapid Transit to enhance public transit by increasing bus frequency and reliability.

Supports renewable energy investment and resilient infrastructure to address climate change.

- Supports investing in Bus Rapid Transit to enhance public transit by increasing bus frequency and reliability.
- Supports renewable energy investment and resilient infrastructure to address climate change.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports partnerships between higher education, public schools, and community organizations to build employment pathways and increase youth apprenticeship opportunities.

- Supports partnerships between higher education, public schools, and community organizations to build employment pathways and increase youth apprenticeship opportunities.

Education

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Dedreana Freeman

- City council members work together to set and implement city policy. 
- The 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. 