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Safiyah Jackson earned a bachelor's and master's degree from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and a master's in education from National Louis University.

Safiyah has worked for The North Carolina Partnership for Children, a nonprofit, for over 7 years, serving as Chief Strategy Officer for over 5 years and Early Childhood Systems Director for over 2 years. She previously worked as a director of learning programs at an aquarium for over 3 years.

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Safiyah has served on the Wake County Board of Commissioners District 2 since 2025. She previously lost a 2024 race for the North Carolina House of Representatives District 37.

2026 North Carolina General Election

Supports making housing and childcare more affordable and expanding access to healthcare services.

Believes in making housing and childcare more affordable and expanding access to healthcare services.

Supports addressing the cost of child care and raising North Carolina's minimum wage, which has been stagnant at $7.25 for 15 years.

Wants to address the cost of child care and raise North Carolina's minimum wage.

- Believes in making housing and childcare more affordable and expanding access to healthcare services.
- Wants to address the cost of child care and raise North Carolina's minimum wage.

Economy

Supports improving transportation infrastructure to address traffic congestion and enhance resident mobility, including the development of greenways.

- Supports improving transportation infrastructure to address traffic congestion and enhance resident mobility, including the development of greenways.

Public Services

For Candidate Safiyah Jackson on Issue economy: Focuses on addressing the rising cost of living, particularly in child care, housing, and health care, and advocates for increasing the minimum wage, which has remained stagnant at $7.25 for 15 years.

Focuses on addressing the "rising cost-of-living."

- Focuses on addressing the "rising cost-of-living."

Housing & Urban Development

Supports implementing common-sense gun laws, including permits and red flag laws, while expressing urgency to address the public health crisis of school shootings.

Supports implementing "common-sense gun laws," including permits and red flag laws.

- Supports implementing "common-sense gun laws," including permits and red flag laws.

Public Safety

Advocates for improving transportation infrastructure to address traffic congestion and enhance resident mobility, including the development of greenways.

- Advocates for improving transportation infrastructure to address traffic congestion and enhance resident mobility, including the development of greenways.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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

Energy & the Environment

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Safiyah Jackson

- Believes in making housing and childcare more affordable and expanding access to healthcare services.

Safiyah Jackson is currently Vice Chair of the Wake County Board of Commissioners representing District 2. She was appointed in 2025, and her term runs through December 2026. She previously ran for North Carolina House District 37 in 2024.

District 2 | Wake County Government

Supports addressing the cost of child care and raising North Carolina's minimum wage, which has been stagnant at $7.25 per hour for the last 15 years.

For Candidate Safiyah Jackson on Issue economy: Identifies key economic barriers as compensation not keeping pace with inflation, rising costs of basic resources, and the need for affordable aging in place.

Isaac Brickman

Buket Urgen

John B. Adcock

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- 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.

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