NONPARTISAN · 2026 GENERAL ELECTION
Meet the candidates—in their own words
Hubert United invited candidates for the Onslow County Board of Commissioners to sit down for individual, long-form interviews. All five participating interviews are now complete and available below.
All candidate interviews
Royce Bennett
WATCH: View the interview on Facebook
Recording disclosure: Hubert United’s original video was lost during editing because of a technical failure. The Raeford Brown Show independently recorded the complete interview and made it available publicly. We link to that recording with full credit and appreciation.
Whitney Cantrell
Rebecca Cooper
WATCH: View the interview on YouTube
Read Rebecca Cooper’s supplemental written responses, provided to complete two answers that were inadvertently cut short during the interview.
Tim Foster
Dr. Michel J. Leandre Jr.
WATCH: View the interview on YouTube
Audio disclosure: We apologize that the audio becomes inconsistent toward the end. Our wireless microphones are rated for approximately one hour, and this thoughtful conversation ran longer than expected. We chose to publish the complete interview as recorded rather than omit any of Dr. Leandre’s answers.
Visit the Hubert United YouTube channel for the four interviews hosted on YouTube.
How the interviews are kept fair
- Every participating candidate receives the same core questions and comparable time.
- Reasonable follow-up and candidate-specific questions may be asked for clarification or to address relevant experience or public record.
- Hubert United does not edit answers to change their meaning.
- Hubert United is nonpartisan and does not endorse candidates. Publication of an interview does not constitute an endorsement.
The purpose is to let residents hear the candidates’ own answers, compare them, research further, and decide for themselves.
Status last updated: September 8, 2026. All five candidate interviews are complete and available.
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