September 1, 2025
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Marjorie Molina, District 5: Biography, Record, Committees, and 2025 Election Guide

Marjorie Molina — 2025 Candidate Profile for Charlotte City Council District 5

Who She Is

Marjorie Molina represents District 5 on the Charlotte City Council. She first won the seat in 2022 and is running for re-election in 2025. The City of Charlotte lists her as the current District 5 member. Her campaign biography notes prior work in banking and financial services, experience as a small-business owner, and pandemic-era service with DreamKey Partners, helping Spanish-speaking families access rental, mortgage, and utility assistance.

Where She Serves

Molina is Vice Chair of the Transportation, Planning, and Development Committee and serves on the Jobs and Economic Development Committee; her campaign describes her as the only woman on that committee in this term. City meeting materials for August 4, 2025 list her as Vice Chair for Transportation, Planning and Development.

What She Says She’s Done

Her campaign frames accomplishments around housing protections, economic projects, and East Charlotte investment. The City’s profile casts her as a “dedicated leader” aiming to help Charlotte “grow in ways that work for everyone”.

Policy Footprint and Committees: What to Watch

  • Housing and Neighborhoods. Molina’s public story leans on practical housing help during COVID via DreamKey Partners, which tracks with District 5 concerns about affordability and neighborhood stability.
  • Transportation and Land Use. As TPD Vice Chair, she’s at the table on mobility and growth decisions. Committee rosters confirm her leadership role; agendas show her on the dais steering workplans in 2025.
  • Jobs and Economic Development. Her campaign highlights her seat on JED, a forum where incentives, small-business issues, and workforce alignments are routinely debated.

Biography, Education, and Work

The public record and voter resources describe a resume that spans private-sector banking, community service, and entrepreneurship. Voter-information sites cite degrees from UNC Charlotte (management), Arizona State University (liberal studies), and Central Piedmont Community College. City and campaign pages confirm her entry into Council in 2022 and continued service through 2025.

District 5, Ballot, and Opponents

The Charlotte Mercury’s race index lists Molina on the District 5 ballot alongside J.D. Mazuera Arias in the Democratic primary window set for September 9, 2025. For an overview of the district’s issues and why this seat matters, see our District 5 guide on CLT Mercury. For official context on how Council functions and who does what, see the City’s Council page. For the straight list of who filed and how to contact them, use our candidate directory.

How to Verify and Follow Along

  • City bio: role, contact, and committees.
  • Committee agenda: Molina listed as Vice Chair, TPD (Aug. 4, 2025).
  • Ballot status and term: first took office September 6, 2022; current term through 2025.
  • Campaign background: banking, DreamKey Partners, small-business owner; platform and accomplishments pages.

Service Notes and Community Footprint

Public feeds show regular town-hall and committee updates targeted to East Charlotte residents. The official City Council portal tracks meeting bodies she sits on and items she sponsors through Legistar.

Voter Logistics, Clean and Simple

  • Primary Day: Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
  • Find your site: Use NCSBE and Mecklenburg BOE tools linked from the City’s Council hub.
  • Our election hub: See all races, timelines, and explainers in Poll Dance 2025; Join the Dance.

What We’re Watching Next

  • District 5 housing actions that move from slogans to signed contracts.
  • TPD Committee deliberations on mobility trade-offs and where District 5 projects land on the calendar.
  • Budget and JED discussions that put East Charlotte’s corridor needs on the record.

About the Author

Jack Beckett files with a notebook in one pocket and coffee in the other. If the cup is empty, the draft is probably too long. If the cup is full, the draft is probably too sharp. You can always message us on X.com, or Twitter, or as we call it, Twix: x.com/queencityexp. Then come read the good stuff across The Charlotte Mercury, roam our News desk, peek at Business, walk through Housing, and argue politely in Politics. Our 2025 election hub, Poll Dance 2025; Join the Dance, is updated steadily, caffeine willing.

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“Marjorie Molina, District 5: Biography, Record, Committees, and 2025 Election Guide”
by Jack Beckett, The Charlotte Mercury (CC BY-ND 4.0)