North Carolina 2020 Elections

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U.S- Senate

Senator Thom Tillis (R) opposes taxing businesses, restrict money in politics, consumer protection, funding education, environmental protection, financial sector regulation, gun control, public health, foreign and humanitarian aid, humane immigration policy, labor rights and wages, lgbt rights, internet freedom, poverty amelioration, racial equality, increasing revenues, taxing the wealthy, a robust safety net, women’s rights and supports big business, taxing the middle class, military spending, domestic surveillance. Huge Trump fan.

Kevin Hayes (Constitution Party) helping get the ballot access law changed, 15 years’ experience in the IT industry working in corporate, financial, education and retail.
Shannon Bray (Libertarian)- Served in the Navy works for DOD.

Cal Cunningham (D) Lower Cost, Accessible Health Care, income and wealth inequality, improving quality of our children’s education, Taking on Climate Change & Protecting North Carolina’s Environment, Women’s Health & Rights, Preventing Gun Violence, comprehensive immigration reform that fixes our broken system, restoring the Voting Rights Act, extending early voting, and making it easier to register to vote by enacting reforms like automatic voter registration and making Election Day a federal holiday. Currently involved in scandal after caught being in an affair.

House of Rep District 4

David Price (D) opposes big business, hawkish foreign policy, taxing the middle class, military spending, domestic surveillance and supports taxing businesses, consumer protection, disaster relief, funding education, environmental protection, financial sector regulation, gun control, public health, foreign and humanitarian aid, humane immigration policy, labor rights and wages, lgbt rights, avoiding default, poverty amelioration, racial equality, increasing revenues, taxing the wealthy, countering russian interference, a robust safety net, higher spending, women's rights.
Robert Thomas (R) support the wall, Congressional Democrats have focused on taking a wrecking ball to the constitution, they must be stopped, protect your right to bear arms, so disgusted by the way Washington insiders treated members of the Trump administration, from General Flynn to the President himself, that I felt I had to do something about it.

NC Governor

Al Pisano (Constitution) More Charter Schools, private schools, trade schools, and homeschooling, reduce or eliminate taxing personal income or wages, health care is left primarily to the free market, pro Second Amendment and an advocate for Constitutional Carry

Steven DiFiore (Libertarian)- Raising the cap on charter schools, Promote and expand both vocational education and trade school opportunities, Addressing Mental Health, Reform NC ABC.

Roy Cooper (D) Governor for 3 years. Workplace discrimination “bathroom bill” is unacceptable. (Feb 2019), Repeal the “Bathroom Bill”; it’s a dark cloud over NC. (Mar 2017), Repeal law requiring bathroom use based on birth gender. (Oct 2016), Women deserve equal pay. (Apr 2016)Same-sex marriage opt-out is likely unconstitutional, Opposes legalization of marijuana, $8 billion in building or renovating schools, Reducing greenhouse gas means green jobs, Limit campaign contributions from PACs and corporations, Accept Federal dollars to expand Medicaid

Dan Forest (R) Ban Abortions, Against Safety Net, Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with taxpayer or public funds, The term “separation of church and state” isn’t found anywhere in the Constitution and was never intended to be a Constitutional argument, Against Universal Healthcare, in favor of construction of a wall, State, sheriff and local law enforcement agencies should be required to participate in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Against public funded college, Against government laws protecting gay or trans people, Against Marijuana legalization. Went to UNC- Charlotte :))

NC Lieutenant Governor

Mark Robinson (R) Fierce fighter for the 2nd Amendment, Mark grew up as the 9th of 10 siblings. In poverty, and with an abusive alcoholic father, he ended up in foster care. The radical left believes stories like his should not exist because low income families should abort their babies rather than giving them the opportunity to grow up in sub- optimal conditions. As a Christian, Mark will honor the sanctity of life, Supports redirecting funding away from public schools, does not support those who illegally come across the border. It is a crime to do so, and should be treated as such, enact Voter ID laws (this is voter suppression),  less taxes and regulations for business

Yvonne Lewis Holley (D) State needs to fund the Raise the Age juvenile program, and provide more funding to programs like the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, end the use of bail as a punishment for people who are not at flight risk, strongly oppose taking away driver’s licenses for non payment of fines, push for mental health and drug treatment programs over incarceration, I support legislation that bans assault weapons and magazines. I believe we need to require background checks and licensing permits for all firearms. The gun show loophole needs to be closed; private to private sales must require the firearm be registered to the new owner (like vehicle registration transfers). I support Extreme Risk Protection Order legislation, also known as Red Flag Laws, Pro-Choice, support allowing local sheriffs to determine their departments’ cooperation with ICE and to end 287G agreements, opposes granting in-state tuition and financial aid to undocumented students, and allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver’s license (Very conservative), oppose drilling for oil or gas on the coast, make the move away from fossil fuels.

NC Attorney General

Jim O’Neill (R)  Instituted a prosecution program targeting sex offenders living within our community, as well programs designed to focus resources on prosecuting violent criminal offenders and those who abuse and take advantage of the elderly, started the opioid addiction program to help inmates get and remain clean, started license restoration initiative,  highest conviction rate in the state when it comes to sexual assault crimes.

Josh Stein (D) Leading the effort to clear the state’s backlog of untested sexual assault kits by securing funding to test kits, Investigating hundreds of thousands of consumer complaints to hold business and individuals accountable for mistreating North Carolina customers, returning more than $100 million to consumers and winning the taxpayers $250 million in savings, Combatting predatory lenders,  protect phone users from illegal robocalls, Drafting three recent laws to combat the state’s opioid epidemic: the Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOP) Act, the Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Enforcement (HOPE) Act, and the Synthetic Opioid Control Act, protect the Affordable Care Act and ensure that North Carolinians have access to affordable health insurance, holding polluters who harm our health and economy accountable.

NC Auditor

Jim O’Neill (R) Anti-Abortion (under any circumstances), Governments should define marriage as between one man and one woman; no other definition of marriage should be legalized or supported with taxpayer or public funds, Doesn’t believe in separation of church and state, Healthcare- We need to get government out of the way and allow the free market to take control. This would increase the quantity and quality of healthcare while decreasing the cost, wants to build a wall at the border, State, sheriff and local law enforcement agencies should be required to participate in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Against public funded college, Against legal protection for LGBTQ people! I believe in a very strict interpretation of the Holy Bible as God’s final authority and decision on all matters, Believe teachers should have guns at schools, against legalization of marijuana.

Beth A. Wood (D)  three terms as North Carolina State Auditor, Identified hundreds of millions of dollars in wasteful spending, Maintained objectivity and independence in the Auditor’s office, Produced audits with irrefutable findings, Aggressively presented audit reports for legislative action, Followed up on previous audits to ensure corrective actions are taken, Continued to identify abusive and wasteful spending of your taxpayer dollars

NC Commissioner of Agriculture

Steve Troxler (R) Commissioner for 15 years, 29 percent increase in the agriculture and agribusiness industries, value of North Carolina agricultural exports to other markets has nearly doubled, Registering more NC meat handlers so farms can sell their own meat, other initiatives under Commissioner Troxler’s leadership include Operation Brighter Day, Hay Relief, Pollinator Program, Ag Forum and the Food Safety Taskforce.

Jenna Wadsworth (D) Youngest woman ever elected to public office in North Carolina, bisexual, farmland preservation, Climate change is real, and we must build resiliency into our farm plans, expansion of new crops and diverse revenue streams, including the promotion of hemp and cannabis legalization, achieving true social justice, specifically for communities of color which have been overwhelmingly criminalized on possession charges versus Caucasian users, Agribusiness Development​ specifically in regards to the beer, wine, and spirit industry, opportunities for methane capture and natural gas production using hog lagoons, increasing  rural internet access, Medicaid expansion, Medicare for All, Mental health counseling in rural communities, with an emphasis on addressing the rising suicide rate of farmers, Support for small meat processors

 

This is a sample ballot from Durham’s PAC, The People’s Alliance, of which I’m a big fan. My ballot would be about 95 percent the same.

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