Tony Jacobelli

Tony is from Jeannette, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pittsburgh. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a graduate degree from North Carolina State University. He lives in Gibsonville.

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Tony Jacobelli previously ran for the Guilford County Board of Commissioners District 4 in 2022 but did not win.

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Aims to align Guilford County’s property tax rates with the rest of North Carolina and inform citizens about the impact of property taxes on rent and quality of living.

As of April 6, 2026, Tony Jacobelli’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Advocates for improving affordable, quality housing and believes the county spends too much on ineffective social programs.

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Believes in providing "temporary, constructive and efficient assistance" to the homeless.

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Creates new laws and passes the budget for your county.

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Tony is an engineer. He also serves as a Guilford County poll judge.

Tony Jacobelli is currently a member of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners. He was elected in 2024 and is serving his first term.

Said, "Municipalities should not be encouraging or condoning a lifestyle of homelessness, but providing the temporary help needed to get them out of homelessness, permanently."