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Wake County Board of Commissioners

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The Wake County Board of Commissioners is the governing board for Wake County, which includes the City of Raleigh.

As of the 2020 census, the population of Wake County was 1,115,000[1] making it North Carolina's most populated county. Its county seat is Raleigh, which is also the state capital. Wake County is part of the Research Triangle metropolitan region, which encompasses the cities of Raleigh, Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill and their surrounding suburban areas. The regional name originated after the 1959 creation of the Research Triangle Park, located midway between Raleigh and Durham. The Research Triangle region encompasses the U.S. Census Bureau's Combined Statistical Area (CSA) of Raleigh-Durham-Cary. The estimated population of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA was 1,749,525 as of April 1, 2010, with the Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) portion at 1,130,490 residents in 2020 census.

Wake County was the 9th fastest growing county in the United States, with the Town of Cary and the City of Raleigh being the 8th and 15th fastest growing cities, respectively.[2] It is presided over by the County Board Chairman.

Composition

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Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 7
  Republican Party 0
 Total
7

Current commissioners

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This is a list of the Wake County Commissioners in order by district. This list is current as of March 2024.

District Commissioner In office since Party
1st Don Mial 2022 Democratic
2nd Matt Calabria 2014 Democratic
3rd Cheryl Stallings 2022 Democratic
4th Susan Evans 2018 Democratic
5th Tara Waters 2024 (Appointed) Democratic
6th Shinica Thomas 2020 Democratic (Chair)
7th Vickie Adamson 2018 Democratic

Former commissioners

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Below is a list of notable former members of the Wake County Board of Commissioners with their dates of service:

References

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Stan Norwalk (2008-2010)

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