Carlvena Foster
Democratic · NC · Guilford County Commissioner, District 1
Carlvena Foster is vice chair of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners and has represented District 1 since 2014. She previously served on the county school board and led the Carl Chavis Memorial Branch YMCA.
Where Carlvena Foster stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Foster moved adoption of Guilford County’s fiscal 2025 budget, including a $10 million increase in school operating funds over the previous year.
June 20, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: guilford.legistar.com
Foster voted against limiting the proposed Guilford school construction bond to $300 million, arguing for more funding to address school needs.
May 21, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: triad-city-beat.com
Foster proposed funding nine Guilford school renovation projects in March 2015. After that motion failed, she voted for an interim plan covering six projects.
March 19, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: guilford.granicus.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Foster voted against limiting the proposed Guilford school construction bond to $300 million, arguing for more funding to address school needs.
May 21, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: triad-city-beat.com
Foster proposed funding nine Guilford school renovation projects in March 2015. After that motion failed, she voted for an interim plan covering six projects.
March 19, 2015Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: guilford.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Foster said a larger property-tax increase would burden Guilford residents after commissioners adopted a revised budget that raised school funding by $5.6 million, down from a proposed $19 million.
June 26, 2026
Source: wfdd.org
Guilford commissioners unanimously reelected Foster vice chair of the county board for 2026.
December 4, 2025
Source: guilford.legistar.com
Foster moved to place an advisory question about a quarter-cent county sales tax on the November 2026 ballot; the board approved the referral unanimously.
June 18, 2025
Source: guilford.legistar.com
High Point University named Foster to its Board of Trustees, adding university oversight to her county and YMCA leadership work.
April 19, 2021
Source: highpoint.edu
Foster formally requested that Guilford commissioners consider High Point’s downtown ballpark financing proposal at a board meeting.
August 24, 2017
Source: rhinotimes.com
Past race Carlvena Foster ran in:
- Guilford County Board of Commissioners District 01 · November 3, 2026 · Guilford County, North Carolina · incumbent