Jessica Finkel moved to Mecklenburg County in 2019. She is married.

Jessica is an activist and organizer. She previously worked as the co-coordinator of the Charlotte hub of the Sunrise Movement and as the secretary of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg NAACP. 

Jessica's campaign for Mecklenburg County commissioner, District 1, is her first time running for public office.

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Aims to fund programs that dismantle racial wealth gaps and support first-time homebuyers.

- Aims to fund programs that dismantle racial wealth gaps and support first-time homebuyers.

Economy

Supports expanding early-childhood education, youth workforce pipelines, and providing support for small local businesses.

Supports investing in youth programs and community-led safety strategies that address root causes of issues.

Supports coordinating schools, nonprofits, and public health departments to assist families in navigating services.

Supports ensuring county dollars lift families up by reducing paperwork and institutional barriers.

Supports transit planning that centers on disabled residents, low-income riders, and transit-dependent communities.

Prioritizes improving sidewalks, bike lanes, lighting, and safe crossings in underinvested neighborhoods.

- Supports expanding early-childhood education, youth workforce pipelines, and providing support for small local businesses.
- Supports investing in youth programs and community-led safety strategies that address root causes of issues.
- Supports coordinating schools, nonprofits, and public health departments to assist families in navigating services.
- Supports ensuring county dollars lift families up by reducing paperwork and institutional barriers.
- Supports transit planning that centers on disabled residents, low-income riders, and transit-dependent communities.
- Prioritizes improving sidewalks, bike lanes, lighting, and safe crossings in underinvested neighborhoods.

Public Services

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

Housing & Urban Development

For Candidate Jessica Finkel on Issue public-safety:  
Supports holding law enforcement accountable for transparency in interactions with county residents.

Supports holding law enforcement accountable for transparency in interactions with county residents.

Supports ending intimidation, profiling, and fear-based tactics to restore trust between public institutions and the people they serve.

- Supports holding law enforcement accountable for transparency in interactions with county residents.
- Supports ending intimidation, profiling, and fear-based tactics to restore trust between public institutions and the people they serve.

Public Safety

Supports expanded, affordable public transit that connects people to jobs, schools, healthcare, and cultural life.

- Supports expanded, affordable public transit that connects people to jobs, schools, healthcare, and cultural life.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports protecting air and water quality, preserving tree canopy, and expanding accessible green space.

Supports championing renewable energy programs by utilizing funds from the Inflation Reduction Act.

Supports ensuring environmental justice by preventing disproportionate pollution in frontline Black and brown neighborhoods.

- Supports protecting air and water quality, preserving tree canopy, and expanding accessible green space.
- Supports championing renewable energy programs by utilizing funds from the Inflation Reduction Act.
- Supports ensuring environmental justice by preventing disproportionate pollution in frontline Black and brown neighborhoods.

Energy & the Environment

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Jessica Finkel

- For Candidate Jessica Finkel on Issue public-safety:  
Supports holding law enforcement accountable for transparency in interactions with county residents.
- Supports ending intimidation, profiling, and fear-based tactics to restore trust between public institutions and the people they serve.

- 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.