Morehead City Council Member
NC State U Grad
Combat Officer – Purple Heart
Achieved major Morehead City success – Open Government Video Council Meetings
Financial Investigator – Exposed government fraud & waste, NY Times, Fox-TV
Lower Taxes!

2025 Municipal Elections

Chris Monteleon graduated from North Carolina State University.

2025 Carteret County Municipal Elections

Chris served as a combat officer and worked as a financial investigator.

Chris previously ran for County Commissioner in 2025.

2026 North Carolina General Election

Morehead City Council Member
NC State U Grad
Combat Officer – Purple Heart
Achieved major Morehead City success – Open Government Video Council Meetings
Financial Investigator – Exposed government fraud & waste, NY Times, Fox-TV
Lower Taxes!
Restore honest City Council
Voice of Working People & Small Business Development
Living wage jobs, Attainable Housing

Economy

Chris Monteleon, 106 N. 6th Street: Mr. Monteleon announced that he is a candidate for Morehead City Council and is present tonight as the President of the Morehead City Historical Society and as a resident. He stated that he has asked City to help clean up the blight in downtown by way of a $250 community grant to purchase trash pickers. Mr. Monteleon had multiple pictures with him but only shared one picture of a car which he considered to be a blight.

10142025Plus.pdf

Requested a $250 community grant to buy trash pickers for a downtown cleanup.

- Requested a $250 community grant to buy trash pickers for a downtown cleanup.

Public Services

Housing & Urban Development

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

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

Chris Monteleon

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

Morehead City Council Member
NC State U Grad
Combat Officer – Purple Heart
Achieved major Morehead City success – Open Government Video Council Meetings
Financial Investigator – Exposed government fraud & waste, NY Times, Fox-TV

Chris Monteleon is a graduate of NC State University.

Achieved major Morehead City success – Open Government Video Council Meetings
Financial Investigator – Exposed government fraud & waste, NY Times, Fox-TV
Lower Taxes!
Restore honest City Council
Voice of Working People & Small Business Development

Chris has worked as a financial investigator and served as a combat officer and received a Purple Heart.

Seat	Candidate
TOWN OF BEAUFORT COMMISSIONER	Melvin Cooper
TOWN OF CAPE CARTERET COMMISSIONER	Jay Bijou
TOWN OF CEDAR POINT COMMISSIONER	Karl Hackbarth
MOREHEAD CITY COUNCIL MEMBER	Chris Monteleon (write-in)
TOWN OF NEWPORT COUNCIL MEMBER	Cathy Tomon
Beaufort Commissioner

MOREHEAD CITY COUNCIL MEMBER George W. Ballou 961 726 231 3 1
Harvey Walker 857 651 200 3 3
Chris Monteleon (Write-In) 256 190 66 0 0
TOWN OF NEWPORT MAYOR Dennis R. Barber 389 204 181 3 1

November 4 Results by Contest.pdf

Chris previously ran as a write-in candidate for Morehead City Council.

Chris Monteleon is from Raleigh, North Carolina. He has a bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University. He is Christian.

Carteret County, North Carolina, elections, 2025 - Ballotpedia

Chris is a government administrator. He previously served as the local president of the American Federation of Federal, State, and Municipal Employees. He also worked as a chaplain for the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Chris served in the United States Army.

Chris previously ran for Morehead City city council in 2025 but did not win.

Supports small business development and living-wage jobs.

Plans to address "main street blight & unsanitary, unsafe conditions."

Alejandra Gracias

Buket Urgen

Jimmy Paylor

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners can create, change, or abolish offices, positions, departments that are not required by law. 
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms, with no term limits. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.

Creates new laws and passes the budget for your county.