6/8/2023 0 Comments Live For Today by Joe Barfield"I think being involved in a political family exposed me to a lot that many others wouldn't have been exposed to," said the younger Barfield. If it weren't for his father's influence, Jonathan said it is unlikely he would have ever gotten into politics. "That's why I talk about him all the time." "For me, he's a role model," Jonathan said. He ran three successful campaigns for county commissioner, serving from 1980 to 1992, becoming the first African American on the New Hanover County board since post-war reconstruction in 1898. People just want somebody to care," responded Jonathan Barfield Sr., who goes by Joe. He says he has been trying to put in an appearance in the rural areas of the counties represented in 7th Congressional District about once a week. is recounting the last two weeks for his father – a hectic time balancing his commissioner duties, his daughter's graduation, and campaign stops for his new U.S. New Hanover Commissioner Jonathan Barfield Jr.
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