Jonathan Barfield, Jr.

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County Commissioner

  • Elected to serve a four-year term from December 1, 2008, to December 3, 2012, December 3, 2012, to December 19, 2016, December 19, 2016, to December 7, 2020, and December 7, 2020, to December 2, 2024
  • Served as Chairman of the Board from December 6, 2010, to December 5, 2011, 10, 201, 2012 to December 3, 2012, December 22, 2014, to December 14, 2015, and December 3, 2018, to December 2, 2019
  • Served as Vice-Chairman from December 7, 2009, to December 6, 2010, December 5, 2011, to October 1, 2012, and from December 14, 2015, to December 5, 2016

Personal Data

Commissioner Jonathan Barfield, Jr. has been a resident of New Hanover County since age one and graduated from New Hanover High School in 1984. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and is the owner of Barfield and Associates Realty, LLC. He has been a licensed Realtor since 1997, and served as president of the Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors in 2007. Commissioner Barfield is married to Laura Renita Barfield and they have four daughters. His favorite pastimes are reading and golf.

New Hanover County Board of Commissioners Representative

  • Cape Fear Public Utility Authority
  • Legion Stadium Commission
  • Local Emergency Planning Committee
  • New Hanover County Health and Human Services Board
  • Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization - Transportation Advisory Committee

Professional Organizations

  • NACo Transportation Steering Committee
  • NCACC General Government Steering Committee
  • NCACC Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee
  • NCACC Tax and Finance Steering Committee

Community Involvement

  • Voyage of Wilmington
  • Cape Fear Community College Board of Trustees (Governor Cooper's appointee)
  • Former member of Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors
  • Former Chairman of Affordable Housing Coalition of Southeastern North Carolina
  • Former member of the NC Sheriffs Education and Training Standards Commission (Governor Purdue's appointee)