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María Palmer
Candidate for Orange County Board of County Commissioners District 1
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Biography
María Palmer is a former Chapel Hill Town Council member, pastor, and educator, known as a pioneer of bilingual education and the first Latina to serve on the NC State Board of Education. An NAACP Trailblazer Award winner, she has long advocated for social justice in Orange County.
Top Priorities
- Making everyone welcome and safe in Orange County
- Fostering a diverse and inclusive county (racially, culturally, socially, and financially)
- Addressing equitable property valuations and fixing the revaluation process