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Commissioner, District 3· 2024-12-01 - 2028-12-01
Thomas E. Barrett, Jr.
Halifax County
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- Meetings spoken in
- 4
- Total speaking time
- 0:23
- Avg per meeting
- 0:06
- Segments
- 12
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Top issues during term (4)(Development)
high↓Mar 2026[8]
Roanoke Rapids area development and investment
About $92 million in additional GDP from 2023 to 2024.
medium↓Aug 2026[5]
Affordable housing funding for the region
$681,172.22 in federal funding spread across five counties.
medium↓Jun 2026[2]
Municipal Building Inspections Shortage
high↓Jul 2026[2]
Housing quality crisis in Halifax County
Only $681,137 is available for five counties.
Decisions during term (6)
Recorded while Jr. was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved5-1Sep 14, 2026
Approval of Amended and Restated Economic Development Agreement — Quiet Data Centers Halifax Inc.
approved6-0Sep 8, 2026
Action on Public Hearing — Economic Development Incentive (JBB Packaging LLC)
approved6-0Aug 3, 2026
Economic Development Report and termination of Five Goods building reuse grant
approved4-0Jun 1, 2026
Appropriation to the Economic Development Seed Account
approved6-0May 4, 2026
Closed Session — Legal and Economic Development
approvedJan 5, 2026