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Former Vice Chair, Appropriations Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Children, Youth, and Families Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Commerce and Job Development Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Commerce Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Education, K-12 Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Homeland Security, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Homeland Security, Military and Veterans Affairs, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Homelessness, Foster Care, and Dependency Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, House Select Committee on Methamphetamine Abuse, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Insurance Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Education, North Carolina State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform, North Carolina State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary III Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Redistricting Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Select Committee on School Safety, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Education, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Education, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Information Technology, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Education, K-12, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Natural and Economic Resources, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Chair, House Select Committee on Methamphetamine Abuse, North Carolina State House of Representatives, 2011-present
Former Vice Chair, Appropriations Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Children, Youth, and Families Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Commerce and Job Development Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Homeland Security, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Homelessness, Foster Care, and Dependency Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Insurance Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary III Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Education, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Information Technology, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Education, K-12, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Natural and Economic Resources, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Vice Chair, Appropriations Committee
Member, Child Fatality Task Force
Member, Commerce
Chair, Education, K-12
Member, Homeland Security, Military and Veterans Affairs
Co-Chair, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Education
Co-Chair, Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee
Co-Chair, Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform
Member, Redistricting
Member, Select Committee on School Safety
Chair, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Education
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
I'm running to fight for all of our citizens, from the struggling to the business owner, and everyone in between. I hope to have your support.
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
2. Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy?
- Yes
3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes
4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes
5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- No Answer
7. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures?
- Yes
8. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions?
- Yes
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Education (higher)
- Slightly Decrease
2. Education (K-12)
- Slightly Increase
3. Environment
- Slightly Decrease
4. Health care
- Maintain Status
5. Law enforcement/corrections
- Slightly Increase
6. Transportation/infrastructure
- Maintain Status
7. Welfare
- Greatly Decrease
8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status
2. Cigarette taxes
- Maintain Status
3. Corporate taxes
- Eliminate
4. Gas/Oil taxes
- Slightly Decrease
5. Property taxes
- Slightly Decrease
6. Sales taxes
- Slightly Decrease
7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
8. Income taxes (mid-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
10. Should North Carolina increase its sales tax to support education programs?
- No
11. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Tapping into North Carolina's "rainy day" fund
- No
2. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No
3. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions
- No
4. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees
- Yes
5. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No Answer
6. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Individual
- Yes
2. Political Action Committee
- Yes
3. Corporate
- No
4. Political Party
- Yes
5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes
7. Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
- Yes
8. Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls?
- Yes
9. Should a referendum among affected residents be required for annexation approval?
- Yes
10. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes
2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes
3. Do you support decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana?
- No
4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- No Answer
5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- Yes
6. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes
2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes
3. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- No
4. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- No
5. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- No
6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- No
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative?
- Yes
2. Do you support a merit pay system for teachers?
- Yes
3. Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers?
- No
4. Should corporal punishment be allowed in public schools?
- Yes
5. Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school?
- Yes
6. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes
7. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes
8. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from North Carolina high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- Yes
2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- No
3. Do you support legalizing hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" in North Carolina?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for improvements to North Carolina's energy infrastructure?
- Yes
5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes
6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- No Answer
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- Yes
2. Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No Answer
3. Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns?
- Yes
4. Should a license be required for gun possession?
- No
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- No
2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- Yes
3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes
4. Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
- No Answer
5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes
6. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- No
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Should marriage between one man and one woman be the only domestic legal union recognized in North Carolina?
- Yes
2. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in North Carolina's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
3. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in North Carolina's anti-discrimination laws?
- No Answer
4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
In the following area, on an attached page, or via e-mail, please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- Education Reform; Tax Reform; Drug & Crime Prevention Reform
Type: bill Chamber: lower
Type: bill Chamber: lower
Type: bill Chamber: lower
By Claire Williams Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory encouraged his supporters to bring photo identification to the polls during this week's early voting in support of a bill that would require voters to show photo IDs at polling places. The push for this initiative began last year when Republican legislators filed the voter ID bill, known as the "Restore Confidence in Government" act, which was vetoed by Gov. Bev Perdue. Co-sponsor of the bill, Rep. Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth, said it only needs two more votes in the N.C. General Assembly to override the governor's veto. "We expect a voter ID law to be in planning for next year if the legislature fails to override the governor's veto this year. Its chances of passing will likely be determined by the outcome of the November election," said Brent Laurenz, director of outreach of the N.C. Center for Voter Education, in an email. McCrory spokesman Brian Nick said that if McCrory is elected governor, he would favor a similar law. "We want to encourage all voters to bring their ID to the voting booth," McCrory said in a video. "I know Gov. Perdue doesn't think it is necessary, and neither do her understudies who want to take her job, but we do." Many Republican politicians are showing their support for the bill by bringing their photo IDs to the polls throughout the duration of early voting -- which at UNC is held at Rams Head Dining Hall until May 5. Folwell said he would bring his photo ID to the poll to support the initiative, which he says protects against voter fraud. "I will continue to push to get a voter ID law in North Carolina," he said. "Whether there is a law or not, I intend as an individual voter to do the same thing." Rep. Craig Horn, R-Union and another co-sponsor of the bill, said he would do the same. "I am pretty protective of the right to vote and the sanctity of the vote," Horn said. "It is the most important right given to us in the Constitution. It protects me and my family and all of us." Photo IDs are required in many aspects of society, including driving and getting an airplane, but not for voting, he said. Both Folwell and Horn agreed the November elections will decide the fate of this initiative. But Laurenz said voter fraud is not a common problem in the state. "It is a slim fraction of the number of votes cast," he said. And the law would cause complications with people who do not have a photo ID readily available, Laurenz said. "There is a real concern about a strict photo ID law disenfranchising some voters, particularly the elderly and low-income citizens who may not drive or currently have a need for photo ID," he said. "Elections should be open to 100 percent of the people who wish to participate." Horn said he doesn't believe requiring photo IDs would disenfranchise any voters. "At present, one can go down to the DMV to get a photo ID without getting a driver's license." Horn said if a law requiring a photo ID to vote were passed, legislators could make it easier for voters to acquire photo IDs by adding more locations.
