Daniel Lancaster
Republican · NC
Daniel Lancaster is a Republican candidate for ROWAN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS in the November 2026 general election.
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 10 records
Before vacating the interim seat, Lancaster moved and voted for a State Forest Protection and Development Agreement.
September 2, 2025For
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Lancaster voted to accept health grants for dental care, maternal and child health, rural EMS, and other county health programs.
August 18, 2025For
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Lancaster voted to approve an agricultural-overlay rezoning for Miller Family Farm and Patterson Farms to support agritourism while preserving rural character.
August 4, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
During discussion of noise-ordinance changes, Lancaster argued that farmers may need to discharge firearms at night to protect livestock and supported preserving officer discretion.
June 2, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve rural-agricultural rezoning petition Z 03-25.
June 2, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to award work for an accessible bathroom at the Rowan Wild Nature Center.
May 5, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to adopt an ordinance providing cost recovery for hazardous-material response and cleanup.
April 21, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to accept an automated-external-defibrillator grant.
April 7, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to adopt the Rowan County Farmland Preservation Policy.
April 7, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to accept a $60,000 Natural Sciences grant for the Rowan Wild Nature Center.
March 17, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Government Efficiency
· 4 records
Before vacating the interim seat, Lancaster moved and voted to reorganize the Parks and Recreation Department.
September 2, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Before vacating the interim seat, Lancaster moved and voted to donate surplus county property to the Town of China Grove.
September 2, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to adopt Rowan County's fiscal-year 2025-26 budget across the general, fire, emergency-telephone, opioid-settlement, risk, landfill, airport, water, social-services trust, fines-and-forfeitures, and ARPA funds.
June 2, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to adopt an ordinance providing cost recovery for hazardous-material response and cleanup.
April 21, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Healthcare Affordability
· 12 records
Before vacating the interim seat, Lancaster moved and voted to authorize the county attorney to execute an opioid-settlement participation form.
September 2, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Before vacating the interim seat, Lancaster moved and voted to approve the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan.
September 2, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to revise the health director's contract so an education benefit was described as tuition reimbursement rather than a stipend.
August 18, 2025For
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Lancaster voted to approve a second amendment for inmate medical services.
August 18, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to accept health grants for dental care, maternal and child health, rural EMS, and other county health programs.
August 18, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to update the county's opioid-settlement local spending authorization.
August 18, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to authorize local spending of opioid-settlement funds for fiscal year 2026.
June 16, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted for a proclamation establishing May as Mental Health Awareness Month.
May 19, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster read, moved, and voted for an Emergency Medical Services Week proclamation.
May 19, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve mental-health services for the Veterans Treatment Court.
April 7, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve health-department grant items and $159,430 in Department of Social Services client services.
April 7, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve up to $855 million in National Finance Authority tax-exempt bonds for Novant Health.
April 7, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Government Spending Reduction
· 1 record
Lancaster voted to table the Rowan Community Center Main Concourse design issue until September 2.
August 18, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 21 records
Before vacating the interim seat, Lancaster moved and voted for a State Forest Protection and Development Agreement.
September 2, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Before vacating the interim seat, Lancaster moved and voted to install security cameras at the Rowan Community Center.
September 2, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve a second amendment for inmate medical services.
August 18, 2025For
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Lancaster voted to fund the Local Reentry Council.
August 4, 2025For
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Lancaster voted to approve the 2025-26 school-resource-officer agreement with Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
July 21, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster defended minimum public-safety staffing and voted 3-1 for extra-duty pay for sheriff's patrol and detention staff from July 6 through August 2.
June 30, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council annual plan and certification.
June 16, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
During discussion of noise-ordinance changes, Lancaster argued that farmers may need to discharge firearms at night to protect livestock and supported preserving officer discretion.
June 2, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to authorize time-and-a-half extra-duty pay for sheriff's patrol and detention staff from June 8 through July 5 to address minimum staffing.
June 2, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster read, moved, and voted for an Emergency Medical Services Week proclamation.
May 19, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve permit PE 01-25 on the condition that three deputies provide security.
May 19, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster read, moved, and voted for Rowan County's Law Enforcement Week proclamation.
May 5, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve the county's youth and juvenile-crime funding plan.
May 5, 2025For
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Lancaster voted to approve volunteer-fire-department loan and funding items.
May 5, 2025For
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Lancaster voted to approve a Local Reentry Council grant.
April 21, 2025For
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Lancaster voted to approve an amendment for inmate communication services.
April 21, 2025For
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Lancaster voted to receive the Child Community Protection Team annual report and approve a Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month proclamation.
April 7, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve a grant-funded school-resource-officer memorandum of understanding.
April 7, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster authored a public article explaining local police work, encouraging civilian ride-alongs, and urging readers to consider law-enforcement careers.
August 8, 2019For
Source: yourrowan.com · researched July 18, 2026
The Salisbury Police Department named Sergeant Daniel Lancaster its Officer of the Year at Rowan County's annual Respect for Law breakfast.
May 14, 2019For
Source: wbtv.com · researched July 18, 2026
As a Salisbury Police sergeant and special-response-team marksman, Lancaster shot and wounded an armed robbery suspect who police said was threatening a hostage; the SBI investigated the officer-involved shooting under standard procedure.
July 12, 2018For
Source: wsoctv.com · researched July 18, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 16 records
Lancaster voted to update the county's opioid-settlement local spending authorization.
August 18, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to fund the Local Reentry Council.
August 4, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to accept $300,000 in Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities transit-grant funds.
July 21, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council annual plan and certification.
June 16, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve a North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs grant agreement and associated budget amendment.
June 16, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to authorize local spending of opioid-settlement funds for fiscal year 2026.
June 16, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve the Home and Community Care Block Grant proposed funding plan.
June 16, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve a transit-grant pre-application.
May 5, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve the county's youth and juvenile-crime funding plan.
May 5, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve a Local Reentry Council grant.
April 21, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve mental-health services for the Veterans Treatment Court.
April 7, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve health-department grant items and $159,430 in Department of Social Services client services.
April 7, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to receive the Child Community Protection Team annual report and approve a Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month proclamation.
April 7, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to authorize a grant application for the Rowan County Veterans Service Office.
March 17, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to authorize a youth-sports grant application.
March 17, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
As a Rowan Helping Ministries board member, Lancaster authored a public appeal describing its crisis services and ways residents could volunteer and donate.
September 10, 2019For
Source: yourrowan.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 15 records
Before vacating the interim seat, Lancaster moved and voted to install security cameras at the Rowan Community Center.
September 2, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Before vacating the interim seat, Lancaster moved and voted to reorganize the Parks and Recreation Department.
September 2, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to sell 22.94 acres in Granite Industrial Park to Fortius Capital Partners for $466,416 for a projected industrial development.
August 18, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to table the Rowan Community Center Main Concourse design issue until September 2.
August 18, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to support master planning for the former JCPenney space at the Rowan Community Center with Salisbury Land Management.
July 21, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to accept $300,000 in Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities transit-grant funds.
July 21, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted 4-1 for a memorandum seeking discretionary preliminary-engineering funding for a proposed Correll Street–McCanless Road interchange at Interstate 85.
July 21, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted for a Level 3 incentive grant for Project Powerball, projected to involve more than $200 million in investment and 1,181 jobs.
June 30, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve special nonresidential intensity allocation SNIA 01-25 for a warehouse project.
June 2, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve a Level 1 economic-development grant for Project Pixie.
May 19, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve a transit-grant pre-application.
May 5, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to award work for an accessible bathroom at the Rowan Wild Nature Center.
May 5, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted for parks bathhouse and restroom work and a library roof project.
April 21, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted for Rowan Community Center renovations and county-department relocation and signage work.
March 17, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lancaster voted to approve MBE Cylinder Heads' rezoning petition Z 01-25.
March 17, 2025For
Source: rowancountync.api.civicclerk.com · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- ROWAN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS · November 3, 2026 · Rowan County, North Carolina
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