Elected to serve a four-year term from 12/1/08 to 12/3/12, 12/3/12 to 12/19/16, 12/19/16 to 12/20, and 12/7/20 to 12/24
Served as Chairman of the Board from 12/6/10 to 12/5/11, 10/1/12 to 12/3/12, 12/22/14 to 12/14/15, and 12/3/18 to 12/2/19
Served as Vice-Chairman from 12/7/09 to 12/6/10, 12/5/11 to 10/1/12, and 12/14/15 to 12/5/16
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 US Navy and is the owner of Barfield & 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
Parks Conservancy Board of Directors
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
Blue Ribbon Commission on the Prevention of Youth Violence
Children’s Museum Board of Directors
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)