Brittany Richards holds a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in public policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She lives in Cary, North Carolina, with her husband and their four children.

Brittany Richards (Cary Town Council Ward A, North Carolina ...

Brittany's campaign for Cary Town Council Member, Ward A is her first entry into politics. 

Said, "In a perfect world, we could have it all: low taxes and high-quality services. But in reality, we must make tradeoffs, and those decisions aren’t easy."

- Said, "In a perfect world, we could have it all: low taxes and high-quality services. But in reality, we must make tradeoffs, and those decisions aren’t easy."

Economy

Supports listening to resident feedback and being transparent about what the town can and cannot do with current resources.

Plans to prioritize maintaining current service levels and staffing by seeking innovative, budget-conscious approaches, like leveraging technology, improving efficiency, and enhancing interdepartmental coordination.

Supports protecting and preserving trees, including efforts to safeguard Cary’s large, mature “champion trees.”

Supports policies that aim to “protect and restore open space and the natural environment.

Supports the goals and strategies outlined in Cary’s Sustainability and Climate Action Plan to strengthen resilience and improve long-term environmental health across the community.

- Supports listening to resident feedback and being transparent about what the town can and cannot do with current resources.
- Plans to prioritize maintaining current service levels and staffing by seeking innovative, budget-conscious approaches, like leveraging technology, improving efficiency, and enhancing interdepartmental coordination.
- Supports protecting and preserving trees, including efforts to safeguard Cary’s large, mature “champion trees.”
- Supports policies that aim to “protect and restore open space and the natural environment.
- Supports the goals and strategies outlined in Cary’s Sustainability and Climate Action Plan to strengthen resilience and improve long-term environmental health across the community.

Public Services

Supports affordable housing efforts within the Town Council's scope, such as encouraging new developments to include the most generous possible number of units with rental rates that public servants, seniors, and workers earning below the median area income can afford.

Evaluates rezoning requests through the lens of meeting genuine community needs, such as diversified housing, while ensuring proposals align with the character and intended use of the area.

Prioritizes revitalizing already developed areas over building on undeveloped land whenever possible.

Encourages rezoning that considers long-term community needs.

- Supports affordable housing efforts within the Town Council's scope, such as encouraging new developments to include the most generous possible number of units with rental rates that public servants, seniors, and workers earning below the median area income can afford.
- Evaluates rezoning requests through the lens of meeting genuine community needs, such as diversified housing, while ensuring proposals align with the character and intended use of the area.
- Prioritizes revitalizing already developed areas over building on undeveloped land whenever possible.
- Encourages rezoning that considers long-term community needs.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports providing public safety teams with the necessary tools and training to maintain Cary's status as one of the safest towns in the country.

- Supports providing public safety teams with the necessary tools and training to maintain Cary's status as one of the safest towns in the country.

Public Safety

As of September 3, 2025, Brittany Richards’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Education

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Supports ensuring public safety teams have the tools and training they need to keep Cary one of the safest towns in the country.

Promises to listen to resident feedback and be transparent about what the town can and cannot do with current resources.

As of September 3, 2025, Brittany Richards did not have a website or any information online.

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- Town council members serve as the governing body of the town, along with the mayor. 
- The town council members make policy decisions for the town, including creating ordinances, policies, and making agreements with other governments. 
- The town council can amend and revise town policies, as well as approve or reject the town budget. 
- The town council is also in charge of the appointment of advisory boards, commissions, task forces, committees, the town manager, and the town attorney. 
- Members of the town council are elected to staggered 4 year terms. 