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Cabarrus County Commissioner Larry Pittman has gotten some press this week for comments he made regarding the County Jun...
06/19/2026

Cabarrus County Commissioner Larry Pittman has gotten some press this week for comments he made regarding the County Juneteenth Resolution during Monday night's County Commissioner meeting, but this instance wasn't the first time his comments had drawn media attention, both locally and nationally.

If you would like to learn more about Commissioner Pittman's past comments and see his record as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly, see the links below. 👇

👉 Mr Pittman's Introduced Bills as a member of the NC House of Representatives:
https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/IntroducedBills/H/633/2021/true

👉 Learn more about Mr. Pittman's history via his Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Pittman

👉 "Cabarrus lawmaker co-sponsors bill to repeal ban on secession": WBTV News - February 22, 2017
https://www.wbtv.com/story/34575955/cabarrus-lawmaker-co-sponsors-bill-to-repeal-ban-on-secession/

👉 "North Carolina Legislator Compares Abraham Lincoln To Hi**er": CBS News - April 12, 2017
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/north-carolina-legislator-compares-abraham-lincoln-to-hitler/

👉 "N.C. legislator compares Lincoln to Hi**er on Facebook": CBS News - April 12, 2017
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/larry-pittman-north-carolina-legislator-compares-lincoln-to-hitler-on-facebook/

👉 "North Carolina legislator Larry Pittman compares Abraham Lincoln to Adolf Hi**er": Mic.com - April 12, 2017
https://www.mic.com/articles/174047/north-carolina-legislator-larry-pittman-compares-abraham-lincoln-to-adolf-hitler

👉 "North Carolina Politician Under Fire for Comparing Abraham Lincoln to Hi**er": NBC News - April 13, 2017
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/north-carolina-politician-under-fire-comparing-abraham-lincoln-hitler-n746321

👉 "Cabarrus lawmaker compares Abraham Lincoln to Hi**er": WCNC Charlotte - April 13, 2017
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/cabarrus-lawmaker-compares-abraham-lincoln-to-hitler/275-431092626

👉 "North Carolina politician compares Abraham Lincoln to Adolf Hi**er": Global News - April 13, 2017
https://globalnews.ca/news/3376560/larry-pittman-abraham-lincoln-adolf-hitler/

👉 "North Carolina lawmaker compares former US president Lincoln and Hi**er": The Jerusalem Post - April 13, 2017
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/north-carolina-lawmaker-compares-former-us-president-lincoln-and-hitler-486933

👉 "NC Republican says many mass shooters "turn out to be communist Democrats.": Politifact - February 15, 2018
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/feb/23/larry-pittman/nc-republican-says-many-mass-shooters-turn-out-be-/

👉 "Fact check: NC lawmaker says Lincoln was a 'traitor' and Robert E. Lee 'hated slavery': The News & Observer - March 2, 2020
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article239836698.html

👉 "NC lawmaker blasts Black Lives Matter, calls protesters 'thugs' and 'vermin'": WBTV News - June 16, 2020
https://www.wbtv.com/2020/06/16/nc-lawmaker-blasts-black-lives-matter-calls-protesters-thugs-vermin/

👉 "Group calls NC lawmaker's post 'inflammatory,' says it 'threatens the lives' of protesters": The Charlotte Observer - June 19, 2020
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article243663492.html

👉 "What to know about NC's death penalty abortion bill, from someone who lives here": The News & Observer - July 22, 2022
https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article263728403.html

🔴🔵 Today is Juneteenth, and most Juneteenth proclamations pass without debate. Not this one.The Cabarrus County Board of...
06/19/2026

🔴🔵 Today is Juneteenth, and most Juneteenth proclamations pass without debate. Not this one.

The Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners approved its Juneteenth proclamation during this past Monday night's meeting in a 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Larry Pittman casting the lone dissenting vote.

Mr. Pittman argued that Juneteenth commemorates the wrong date for the end of slavery in the United States. He contends that enslaved people were not fully freed nationwide until the ratification of the 13th Amendment, officially proclaimed on December 18, 1865.

"If you want to celebrate the slaves being set free, I want to celebrate with you, but get the right date," Pittman said.

His dissent drew criticism from some residents in attendance. After one speaker said voting against the proclamation amounted to denying American history, Pittman responded: "It's not true American history."

👉 Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union forces arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that enslaved people there were free. More than two years after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The date has been recognized as a federal holiday since 2021. 👈

📣 The four commissioners who voted in favor did not publicly respond to Pittman's historical argument during the meeting and released this statement regarding the matter:

"During Monday night's Regular Meeting, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution recognizing June 19 as Juneteenth.
This approval showed majority support for celebrations of the holiday locally and across the country.

As stated in the proclamation, the majority of the board recognizes that the day "represents the effective end of chattel slavery in the United States and symbolizes the triumph of freedom, justice and the American ideal that all men are created equal."

In addition to Juneteenth, the board believes in recognizing the many celebrations that commemorate freedom in the United States.

Any comment about the dissenting vote on the proclamation should come from the individual who cast that vote."

🎥 If you would like to see Mr. Pittman's comments, click the link below to view Monday night's meeting video. The comments in question begin at the 1:41:30 mark:

https://www.youtube.com/live/q3C-Rb6E3dE?si=11kBqF-t_T9-4GFQ

🗞 Commissioner Pittman's comments have gained attention from media outlets this week. If you would like to read some of those articles, you can visit the links below:

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316162218.html

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article316162702.html

https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2026/06/18/cabarrus-co-commissioner-calls-juneteenth-a-lie/

https://www.wcnc.com/video/news/politics/cabarrus-county-commissioners-calls-juneteenth-a-lie/275-53ad8984-b651-4f6d-b65c-ba0241f0d0dc

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/cabarrus-commissioners-juneteenth-comments-draw-220815583.html

https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/cabarrus-county/cabarrus-commissioners-juneteenth-comments-spark-outrage-heated-meeting/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/cabarrus-commissioner-calls-juneteenth-lie-152230555.html

https://myfox8.com/news/politics/nc/north-carolina-county-commissioners-juneteenth-comments-spark-outrage-heated-meeting/

📢 Cabarrus County Selects John Eller as Next County ManagerAfter a months-long national search, the Cabarrus County Boar...
06/16/2026

📢 Cabarrus County Selects John Eller as Next County Manager

After a months-long national search, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners has unanimously selected John Eller as the next County Manager. He was formally introduced during last night's Board meeting and will officially begin his role on July 27, 2026.

Mr. Eller emerged from a competitive field of 99 applicants following a rigorous selection process conducted with the assistance of the executive search firm Developmental Associates.

He is a lifelong North Carolina resident and holds a bachelor's degree from Appalachian State University and an MBA from Queen's University. He is also a credentialed manager through the International City & County Management Association.

Mr. Eller brings more than 26 years of public administration experience, including serving as Davie County Manager from 2017 to 2020 and leading Mecklenburg County's Consolidated Health and Human Services Agency. Most recently, he served as a regional director for Health Management Associates, advising local and state governments on organizational effectiveness and policy development.

Interim County Manager Kelly Sifford will return to her role as Deputy County Manager following Eller's start date.

For more information on this announcement, please visit the link below:
https://www.cabarruscounty.us/News/Cabarrus-names-John-Eller-as-next-county-manager

The 2026 General Election will be held this November. In an effort to give candidates enough time to respond before the ...
04/16/2026

The 2026 General Election will be held this November. In an effort to give candidates enough time to respond before the campaign cycle fully revs up, we have sent our 2026 County Commissioners Candidate Questionnaire to all six candidates running for the Board of Commissioners in the upcoming General Election.

Candidates have been requested to submit their completed questionnaires via the link we emailed to the address they used to file their candidacy by midnight on Monday, May 4, 2026.

They have been advised that all answers will be published exactly as submitted, unedited — including any grammar and spelling errors — for the public to review. For transparency, any unanswered questions will be marked “no answer submitted," and candidates who do not respond will be noted as "no response received."

These are the ten questions that were asked in the questionnaire:

1. Cabarrus County is growing quickly. As a commissioner, do you favor providing the necessary infrastructure to support that growth?

2. At current tax rates, most residences don't pay enough property tax to support the public services provided for them by the county and cities (schools, law enforcement, utilities, fire protection, etc.). Property taxes would be much higher if we didn't have business property taxes to make up the difference. Considering that businesses require the county to spend much less tax money than residences, what is your position on supporting business recruitment to bring new businesses to our county and to encourage local businesses to expand?

3. The Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County is responsible for operating our wastewater treatment plant on Rocky River. Currently, the plant is near capacity and requires several expansion projects to handle our continuing residential growth. Do you see helping expand sewer treatment capacity as part of your role as commissioner?

4. County commissioners don't run schools directly, but their decisions greatly affect them. How would you support strong public schools?

5. How important do you feel public services, such as parks and libraries, are to the quality of life in Cabarrus County?

6. Please list what, if elected, will be your top three priorities and how they affect the Cabarrus County citizens.

7. In recent years, it has become evident that some commissioners have been influenced by partisan leadership to take actions that benefit party leaders rather than the majority of Cabarrus County citizens. Please explain how you will balance political pressure versus what is best for the citizens.

8. Many residents of our county feel strongly about retaining their rural and agricultural identity. How would you balance the desire to retain open land with the increasing need for housing, schools, roads, and businesses as our population grows?

9. Please list what activities of civic engagement you have participated in that helped develop and inform your interest in serving the citizens of Cabarrus County through elected office. Things such as: What organizations are you a participating member of; what non-profit organizations have you contributed to or volunteered for; and any other activities that you feel have helped prepare you for elected office?

10. If elected, are you willing to work with members of political parties other than your own to serve the needs of the citizens of Cabarrus County?

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