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Toni Emehel has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a master's degree in human service counseling from Liberty University. She is a mother.

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Toni is retired. She previously worked as a strategic planning consultant at Next Level Plus for 30 years.

Toni Emehel previously ran for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education to represent District 6 in 2025 but did not win.

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Toni ran for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education in 2025 to represent District 6 but lost.

As of January 2, 2026, Toni Emehel’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Thinks "bold leadership and political will are required to hold local, state, and national leaders accountable for effectively addressing childhood poverty and housing insecurities faced by working-class residents across our nation."

- Thinks "bold leadership and political will are required to hold local, state, and national leaders accountable for effectively addressing childhood poverty and housing insecurities faced by working-class residents across our nation."

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Promises to to evaluate existing policies and practices to "close gaps" in health and safety outcomes across education, housing, and healthcare sectors.

- Promises to to evaluate existing policies and practices to "close gaps" in health and safety outcomes across education, housing, and healthcare sectors.

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Toni Emehel

Plans to improve transparency by providing timely updates, soliciting feedback, and including subject-specific professionals to support critical messages.

Toni Emehel has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a master's degree in human service counseling with an executive leadership focus from Liberty University. She volunteers with the Keep Charlotte Beautiful Adopt a Street program and with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Toni currently works as a strategic planning consultant at Next Level Plus. 

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