Oct 15, 2026 · 7 min · 7 segments
Pat sits with recently signed Forward-Aligned Emily Truman. Emily is a seated County Commissioner in Gates County, NC. Emily shares why she chose to join the Forward Party and talks about her SELF…
And, you know, I hope one of the things our, our listeners pick up on is just getting engaged in your local politics.
But going to your county commissioner meetings or, in Wake County, a lot of times there, you can watch them on a, you know, a Zoom call.
... you know, you, I know you're a much smaller county out in Gates County, but, yeah, so here in Wake County, I mean, we have a, a massive budget, and there's so much, uh, and, and a lot of good work being done by our county commissioners.
I don't mean to be critical, but my point is the average citizen in Wake County, I think, has no idea what happens-
... at our county commission meetings and what's being discussed and what's being allocated.
You know, and these are our tax dollars, right? So we should have some awareness and some input.
So, uh, you know, again, so impressed with your story and that you now are an elected official serving your community and, as you mentioned, unopposed, so I think you'll, you're safe, that you'll be serving for another, uh, term.
We've even talked about that as a party, trying to encourage as many of our elected officials to ...
You know what? If we're not gonna have legislation with term limits, maybe we can show, you know, lead by example and have self-imposed term limits.
And, you know, I hope one of the things our, our listeners pick up on is just getting engaged in your local politics.
But going to your county commissioner meetings or, in Wake County, a lot of times there, you can watch them on a, you know, a Zoom call.
... you know, you, I know you're a much smaller county out in Gates County, but, yeah, so here in Wake County, I mean, we have a, a massive budget, and there's so much, uh, and, and a lot of good work being done by our county commissioners.
I don't mean to be critical, but my point is the average citizen in Wake County, I think, has no idea what happens-
... at our county commission meetings and what's being discussed and what's being allocated.
You know, and these are our tax dollars, right? So we should have some awareness and some input.
So, uh, you know, again, so impressed with your story and that you now are an elected official serving your community and, as you mentioned, unopposed, so I think you'll, you're safe, that you'll be serving for another, uh, term.
We've even talked about that as a party, trying to encourage as many of our elected officials to ...
You know what? If we're not gonna have legislation with term limits, maybe we can show, you know, lead by example and have self-imposed term limits.
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