Hello, Davidson!
(first published on News of Davidson, 8/1/2025)
I’m Connie Wessner, and I’m running for a seat on Davidson’s Town Board in the November election.
Dave and I moved to town in 1998. We’ve raised a son here. All three of us feel a deep connection to the community that we’ve come to call home.
Over the years, I’ve tried to learn as much as I can about Davidson—its considerable strengths and the issues that still challenge us. I love the lore shared with me by families who have lived here for generations. I’m captivated by the spirit of talented people who enthusiastically say “yes” to coming together with young people in common cause. That I can connect with all of these folks as I pedal my bike around town is a gift.
They’ve inspired me to roll up my sleeves as an active member of the community:
on an array of local nonprofit boards—even as some of them like the Farmers Market and the Davidson Lands Conservancy were just getting started;
on the Planning Board;
as an elected Town Board Commissioner between 2009 and 2013;
as the Town’s representative to the County’s Future of the Library Task Force in 2010;
as a K12 school leader at Community School of Davidson for 15 years;
as co-chair of the 2021 Pedestrian Safety Task Force; and
as the current executive director of the Davidson Housing Coalition.
In each of those varied roles, the resounding message is that it’s the relationships we build with each other that matter. They are the heart of what is good and vital and meaningful about Davidson. And wherever and whenever we fail to build them, we miss opportunities to support each other as neighbors.
I’m concerned that our town elections attract fewer and fewer candidates each cycle. I get it. The thought of losing an election is daunting. But without more of us stepping up, I worry we’re losing something even more important. Local elections should be about opportunities to build community, connect new voices with hard-won experience, and deepen our collective confidence that together we can do big, bold things that make a difference in the lives of everyone around us.
So, I’m holding my breath and taking the leap. I’m not running against anything. I’m running for the chance to step back in and open up opportunities for more people in town to take on leadership roles, shape outcomes, and chase the shared civic values that have spoken to me since we first moved here.
I hope you’ll consider casting a vote for me (and that you’ll bring 25 other people to the polls with you to do the very same thing)!
I am always available for a conversation in person. Just reach out to the email address below. Or wave me down if you see me around town on my bike. I’ll be happy to stop and listen and build on all that we share.
Many thanks,
Connie
Connie@voteconnie25.com