Avery Sloan

Avery Sloan ‘25 is studying journalism, political science and leadership studies at Elon University. Sloan is the politics editor at Elon News Network, ensuring coverage of Student Government and Board of Aldermen meetings, and events of the surrounding Elon area. Sloan is particularly passionate about providing news coverage to spaces that Elon students and people in the Elon community would not have access to, and hopes to continue learning more about journalism both in and out of ENN to better figure out her life trajectory. Outside of reporting, Sloan is usually listening to music, hanging out with friends or watering her multitude of plants.

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Recent Articles

NEWS 11/9/22 9:18am

Alamance County midterm elections bring red wave

By Avery Sloan

In the Nov. 8 midterm elections, across all partisan races, Republicans won every race on the Alamance County ballot, apart from the statewide race for United States House of Representatives District 4.

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NEWS 11/8/22 11:12pm

Richard Reid and Donna Vanhook elected as Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors

By Avery Sloan

Six candidates ran for the two open positions of soil and water conservation district supervisor, with Richard Reid winning with 24.03% of votes and Donna Vanhook winning with 20.97% of votes. 

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NEWS 10/19/22 11:46pm

Campaigning for Alamance County Sheriff: Terry Johnson hopes to improve safety, diversity and mental health resources

By Avery Sloan

After 20 years of serving as the Alamance County’s sheriff, Terry Johnson is running for reelection in the county’s first contested sheriff race in 12 years. 

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NEWS 10/19/22 11:33pm

Campaigning for Alamance Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor

By Avery Sloan and Erin Sockolof

For Alamance Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor, there are three non-partisan elected positions on the board and there are two open positions this year. Both incumbents are running for reelection.

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NEWS 10/19/22 10:50pm

Campaigning for NC Supreme Court: Lucy Inman hopes to bring experience and impartiality

By Avery Sloan

Lucy Inman decided to run for the North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 03 when the seat became available, coinciding with when her term for the North Carolina Court of Appeals ends as well. 

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NEWS 10/19/22 10:39pm

Campaigning for NC Court of Appeals: Carolyn Thompson wants courts to be less political and more diverse

By Avery Sloan

Carolyn Thompson is running for North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Seat 08 to help to regain people’s trust in the courts and to bring a diverse perspective.

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NEWS 10/19/22 10:33pm

Campaigning for NC Court of Appeals: Gale Adams hopes to maintain judicial temperament and understand peoples’ perspectives

By Avery Sloan

Gale Adams, a North Carolina native, said her diverse legal background makes her a good candidate for judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Gale Adams is a Democrat who currently serves as the judge for Judicial District 12B of the North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division. 

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NEWS 10/19/22 10:10pm

Campaigning for the NC Senate: Amy Galey hopes to address unemployment rate and overall economy

By Avery Sloan

Amy Galey said she is proud to be from Alamance County and works hard to represent her district as a senator in the North Carolina General Assembly. Galey, the incumbent in this race, is a Republican currently running for reelection and said she has learned a lot through serving in this role. 

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NEWS 10/19/22 10:07pm

Campaigning for NC Senate: Sean Ewing hopes to address economy and clean energy

By Avery Sloan

Sean Ewing, current member of Mebane’s City Council, said that running for North Carolina State Senate is the right thing to do. Between his working relationship with other legislators and personal record getting bills passed in his position, he believes he is the right person to be a voice for people.

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NEWS 10/19/22 10:02pm

Campaigning for the North Carolina House of Representatives District 63: Stephen Ross focuses on jobs, education and taxes

By Avery Sloan

Stephen Ross is a Republican and is running for the North Carolina House of Representatives District 63. After running for the same position in 2020 and losing by only 1% of the vote, Ross, an Alamance County native, is running again.

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NEWS 10/19/22 9:57pm

Campaigning for NC House of Representatives: Ricky Hurtado aims to improve education access and life for working class families

By Avery Sloan

Ricky Hurtado grew up living paycheck to paycheck in a family that worked multiple jobs. Hurtado said that having this background has influenced him, as an educator and a politician, to keep working class families in the forefront of his mind. 

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NEWS 10/19/22 9:53pm

Campaigning for NC Court of Appeals: Michael Stading aims to interpret the Constitution as it was written and represent his community

By Avery Sloan

As a 10th generation North Carolinian, Michael Stading said he enjoys being out in the community getting to know voters and doing work that serves his community. Standing is a Republican running for reelection for the North Carolina Court of Appeals. 

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NEWS 10/19/22 9:49pm

Campaigning for NC Court of Appeals: Darren Jackson wants courts to be fair for every citizen and less partisan

By Avery Sloan

Despite currently being the Democratic council leader for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, this selection will be Darren Jackson’s first state-wide race. Jackson, as the incumbent in this race, is a Democrat running for reelection. 

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NEWS 10/19/22 9:46pm

Campaigning for NC Supreme Court: Sam Ervin is running with close to 41 years of experience

By Avery Sloan

Sam Ervin, the incumbent in his race, who has been in the legal profession for close to 41 years, is a Democrat serving in North Carolina Supreme Court Seat 05 running for reelection. 

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NEWS 10/19/22 9:40pm

Campaigning for the US House of Representatives: Courtney Geels wants to limit the power of the federal government and protect the 2nd Amendment

By Avery Sloan

Courtney Geels said as someone who has never been a politician before, running in the primary elections was intimidating because there are so many polarizing topics that could irritate people before a conversation has begun. Geels said as a nurse, she knows how to talk to different kinds of people, and she has employed this same skill while campaigning.

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NEWS 10/19/22 9:24pm

Campaigning for US Senate: Matthew Hoh aims to raise awareness for Green Party

By Avery Sloan

Matthew Hoh is running for the U.S. Senate as a Green Party candidate to help grow the party and give people another option of who to vote for. Hoh is a first time political candidate and said he has learned a lot through this experience. 

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NEWS 10/19/22 9:18pm

Campaigning for the U.S. Senate: Shannon Bray hopes to address cryptocurrency and being a third party candidate

By Avery Sloan

Shannon Bray is running for the U.S. Senate as a Libertarian. Bray said he hopes to create a stronger voice for libertarians to create a space for voters who don’t fall in line with the two major parties, and he finds the two party system to restrict people’s liberties.

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NEWS 10/19/22 8:24pm

Campaigning for NC Supreme Court: Trey Allen hopes to regain people’s trust in the courts and remove politics from the courtroom

By Avery Sloan

Trey Allen is a Republican running for the North Carolina Supreme Court because he was concerned with how many people view the court as a political entity. 

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NEWS 10/19/22 2:08pm

Abortion on the ballot

By Avery Sloan

The debate over abortion rights has become inseparable from this year’s midterm election campaigns, with 50% U.S. voters reporting they are more motivated to vote this fall because the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to recent polling from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

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NEWS 10/11/22 10:30pm

Leonard Harrison drops out of ABSS Board of Education race

By Avery Sloan

Leonard Harrison, one of six candidates running for a seat on the Alamance-Burlington School System Board of Education, dropped out of the race during the Oct. 11 ABSS Board of Education candidate forum. The forum, cosponsored by Elon University, was moderated by Ann Bullock, dean of the Jo Watts William School of Education.

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