Candidate for North Carolina State Senate - District 46 in 2018 North Carolina 2018 General Election.
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We can help farmers to develop sustainable, profitable crops such as industrial hemp; Learn more
We must develop educational apprenticeships to create job opportunities that will keep young people in the area; Learn more
It is time to establish a teacher-recruitment program in partnership with our university system. The example set by ASU founders B.B. and D.D. Dougherty is one we should continue to emulate today. Learn more
It is time to develop a teacher pay structure consistent with that outlined by NC Policy Watch. Learn more
We can, and must, encourage alternative energy entrepreneurship through incentives and an incubator that would teach how to utilize alternative energies; Learn more
I support a single-payer system at the federal level. Learn more
I support a progressive tax structure that demonstrates preferential concern for the poor, minorities, elderly, children and other vulnerable populations. Learn more
We need to provide a living minimum wage, which would be approximately $12 per hours in Western North Carolina Learn more
Allow workers to bargain collectively and overturn all so-called "right-to-work" legislation. Learn more
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