Fayetteville City Council Ward 2 Position 1 · Nov 3, 2026
Sarah Moore
Candidate for City Council Ward 2 Position 1 (incumbent)
Sarah Moore, the incumbent, is running for Fayetteville City Council Ward 2 Position 1 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against John Coleman.
Voter registration deadline · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayExecutive director and co-founder of the Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition, seeking a second Ward 2 term.
- Campaign website
- www.mooreforfayetteville.com
Where Sarah Moore stands: positions on the record
Housing and zoning rules3 sourced positions
Voted yes on cutting the minimum residential lot width from 18 to 12 feet in five urban zoning districts (passed 6-2, Aug. 2026).
Council voteFayetteville Flyer · Aug 4, 2026
Voted no on tabling a proposal to let the Planning Commission grant larger parking reductions for housing (tabled 7-1, Aug. 2026).
Council voteFayetteville Flyer · Aug 4, 2026
Lists addressing the housing crisis through development-code reform among her priorities.
Own statementMoore for Fayetteville
Nondisclosure agreements2 sourced positions
Voted no on the ordinance requiring written approval from the mayor and city attorney before the city signs a nondisclosure agreement (passed 6-2, July 2026).
Council voteFayetteville Flyer · Jul 22, 2026
Said she preferred her original proposal, which required council approval of each nondisclosure agreement in a public meeting.
“Public-private partnerships have to be in the public light as much as possible.”
Own statementFayetteville Flyer · Jul 22, 2026
Aquatic center site1 sourced position
Proposed up to $75,000 for a new study of aquatic center sites, then agreed to table it so staff could review sites without the study.
“I’m just wanting to make sure that we are able to get all the information possible before we fully pick a site”
Own statementFayetteville Flyer · Sep 16, 2026
Rezonings3 sourced positions
Voted no on rezoning 36.2 acres near Deane Solomon Road and Vanike Drive for multifamily and denser single-family homes (passed 5-4 with the mayor's tie-breaking vote, Sept. 2026).
Council voteFayetteville Flyer · Sep 1, 2026
Voted yes on an appeal to rezone 0.55 acres on West Wedington Drive for infill housing, opposed by neighbors over drainage (denied 5-3, Sept. 2026).
Council voteFayetteville Flyer · Sep 15, 2026
Voted no on rezoning 3.78 acres on North Hughmount Road to single-family, eight units per acre (failed 4-4, Aug. 2026).
Council voteFayetteville Flyer · Aug 4, 2026
Swarm Aero land use1 sourced position
Voted no on granting drone maker Swarm Aero's appeal to be classified as standard manufacturing at its site (passed 5-3, May 2026).
Council voteFayetteville Flyer · May 19, 2026
Short-term rentals1 sourced position
Voted no on the ordinance permanently legalizing short-term rentals with a cap of 475 Type 2 rentals (passed 6-2, Dec. 2025).
Council voteFayetteville Flyer · Dec 16, 2025
Public safety1 sourced position
Voted no on the 2026 per capita jail fee agreement with Washington County (passed 6-2, Jan. 2026).
Council voteFayetteville Flyer · Jan 6, 2026
Data centers2 sourced positions
Voted yes on stronger data center rules covering wastewater, backup power, generators, noise and monitoring (passed 7-0, Aug. 2026).
Council voteFayetteville Flyer · Aug 18, 2026
Says she supports data center rules on water, power, cooling and neighborhood protections, and is pushing to strengthen standards on fire protection, inspections, waste and thermal management.
Own statementMoore for Fayetteville
Past candidacy1 sourced position
Ran for Fayetteville City Council, Ward 2, in 2022 (won).
Own statementWashington County Election Commission · Nov 8, 2022
What Sarah Moore said vs. how Sarah Moore voted
Housing and zoning rules
In their words
Lists addressing the housing crisis through development-code reform among her priorities.
On the record
Voted yes on cutting the minimum residential lot width from 18 to 12 feet in five urban zoning districts (passed 6-2, Aug. 2026).
Aug 4, 2026 ·Fayetteville Flyer · Aug 4, 2026
Voted no on tabling a proposal to let the Planning Commission grant larger parking reductions for housing (tabled 7-1, Aug. 2026).
Aug 4, 2026 ·Fayetteville Flyer · Aug 4, 2026
Data centers
In their words
Says she supports data center rules on water, power, cooling and neighborhood protections, and is pushing to strengthen standards on fire protection, inspections, waste and thermal management.
On the record
Voted yes on stronger data center rules covering wastewater, backup power, generators, noise and monitoring (passed 7-0, Aug. 2026).
Aug 18, 2026 ·Fayetteville Flyer · Aug 18, 2026
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