Chadwick, Mansfield, and Shinn have served on the board since 2020, 2014, and 2021 respectively. Quinn will be serving his first term. All four will serve four-year terms and join Commissioners Bob Cavanaugh, Jimmy Farrington, and Ed Wheatly on the board.

Carteret County Board of Commissioners Take Oath of Office

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (December 6, 2022) – Re-elected Commissioners Chris Chadwick, Mark Mansfield, and Chuck Shinn, and newly-elected Commissioner David Quinn took the oath of office on December 5 during the Carteret County Board of Commissioners’ meeting.

Chuck Shinn

Commissioner

District 2

Email Commissioner Shinn
Phone: (252) 503-3283
Term Expires: 2026

Address
302 Courthouse Square
Beaufort, NC 28516

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Chuck Shinn currently serves as a Carteret County commissioner for District 2. He has served on the board since 2021 and was reelected in 2022.

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2026 North Carolina General Election

As of January 5, 2026, Chuck Shinn did not have a website or any information online.

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BEAUFORT — The Carteret County Board of Commissioners narrowly voted Monday evening to accept an offer from Carolina Water Service of North Carolina to purchase the county-owned water system for $9.5 million. The board voted 4-3 to accept the offer, with commissioners Mark Mansfield, Robin Comer, Jimmy Farrington and Ed Wheatly in favor and commissioners Chris Chadwick, Bob Cavanaugh and Chuck Shinn opposed.

Carteret accepts $9.5M offer for county-owned water system | Coastal Review

Opposed selling the county-owned water system to Carolina Water Service of North Carolina for $9.5 million.

- Opposed selling the county-owned water system to Carolina Water Service of North Carolina for $9.5 million.

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Chuck Shinn

As of January 5, 2026, Chuck Shinn’s website did not contain information on this issue.

BEAUFORT — Chuck Shinn was sworn in to the Carteret County Board of Commissioners Monday evening, taking over the seat recently vacated by former Commissioner Bill Smith, who resigned at start of the month.

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Commissioners Take Oath of Office

David Quinn

Commissioner
District 1

Email Commissioner Quinn
Phone: (252) 723-1131
Term Expires: 2026

Address
302 Courthouse Square
Beaufort, NC 28516

Chuck Shinn

Commissioner
District 2

Email Commissioner Shinn
Phone: (252) 503-3283
Term Expires: 2026

Address
302 Courthouse Square
Beaufort, NC 28516

Board of Commissioners | Carteret County, NC

Chuck Shinn currently serves as a Carteret County commissioner for District 2. He was re-elected in 2022 after assuming a vacant seat on the Carteret County Board of Commissioners.

Shinn sworn in as newest Carteret County commissioner | News ...

Voted against accepting a $9.5 million offer to sell Carteret County's water system.

CARTERET COUNTY, NC (December 6, 2022) – Re-elected Commissioners Chris Chadwick, Mark Mansfield, and newly-elected Commissioner David Quinn took the oath of office on December 5 during the Carteret County Board of Commissioners’ meeting.

Carteret County Board of Commissioners Take Oath of Office, Elect Chair & Vice-Chair • Carteret County, NC

Chuck is currently a commissioner on the Carteret County Board of Commissioners. He was sworn in in February 2021 and is currently serving his first term. He represents District 2.

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Opposed the sale of the county-owned water system to Carolina Water Service of North Carolina.

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