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Chris Monteleon

Democratic · NC

Chris Monteleon is a Democratic candidate for CARTERET COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT 03 in the November 2026 general election.

Where Chris Monteleon stands, based on their records

Supports

Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records)

Mixed record

Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 support

  • As president of the Morehead City Historical Society, asked the city for a $250 community grant to buy trash pickers for a downtown-blight cleanup effort.

    September 9, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: moreheadcitync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 1 support

  • Told the Morehead City Council that the city had published misinformation about the former U.S. Army Reserve Center property and had approved spending to acquire property that, he said, had never been available to the public.

    October 14, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: moreheadcitync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose

  • Told the Morehead City Council that the city had published misinformation about the former U.S. Army Reserve Center property and had approved spending to acquire property that, he said, had never been available to the public.

    October 14, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: moreheadcitync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • As president of the Morehead City Historical Society, asked the city for a $250 community grant to buy trash pickers for a downtown-blight cleanup effort.

    September 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: moreheadcitync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support

  • Sought to provide evidence in Flight 3407 families' lawsuits about Colgan pilot training, fatigue, and alleged safety shortcuts after the airline moved to block his deposition; the report described him as a retired FAA inspector and whistleblower.

    March 22, 2012Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: aviationpros.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Appeared in PBS FRONTLINE's investigation of regional-airline safety and described Colgan Air's shortages in managers, check airmen, and maintenance personnel; the accompanying timeline said the Transportation Department inspector general substantiated two of his safety complaints but lacked evidence for eight others.

    February 9, 2010Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: pbs.org · researched July 18, 2026

  • Publicly said he had warned FAA management about Colgan Air pilots exceeding aircraft speed limits, incomplete safety reporting, fatigue, and cockpit-discipline problems, and that a supervisor ordered him to stop the investigation; the FAA said its later review found no safety-regulation violations.

    June 10, 2009Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: transcripts.cnn.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Gave an official NTSB interview about Colgan Air oversight, describing pilot-training and operational-safety problems he had observed and reported while serving as the airline's FAA principal operations inspector.

    March 19, 2009Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: data.ntsb.gov · researched July 18, 2026

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Profile last researched July 16, 2026.