As neighbors, Jennifer Roberts and Dan Clodfelter could hardly be closer. Just three doors separate their Clement Avenue homes in the Elizabeth neighborhood. But the two candidates in Tuesday’s Democratic mayoral runoff are far apart in their leadership styles, and they bring different leadership records. Outgoing and energetic, Roberts throws herself into the task at hand, whether it’s running for mayor or leading the charge for a community nonprofit. If elected, she says she would “spend all my time focused on the duties of mayor.” But as a former Mecklenburg County commissioners’ chair, she had a bumpy record overseeing a county government often tangled in sideshows and scandal....
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