PLATFORM
"Improving affordability and shared prosperity for the working class."
Education
​Education is the great equalizer. It is what helps establish a solid foundation for a person’s life, regardless of where they come from or what their background is. Our state constitution guarantees a “sound basic education” to the children of North Carolina.
We have teachers leaving the state for better-paying jobs, schools in dilapidation and overcrowded classrooms. Yet, the General Assembly is insistent on taking money away from public schools and funding private school vouchers.
I have no problem with people sending their children to private schools if they so choose. However, it should not be to the detriment of public schools. Funding public schools in our state seems to be a constant battle of one step forward and two steps back.
I want to end that battle and make sure our children and our children’s children have the education they deserve to ensure they can gain meaningful careers and contribute to the growth/well-being of their families and the community.
Small Businesses
In a time where we see large corporations push locally owned, mom-and-pop shops out of business, we need to be investing in small business development.
Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, small businesses faced a plethora of challenges. Many small businesses are still recovering. Legislators in Raleigh should be doing everything they can to help continue with whatever recovery is needed, as well as creating incentives for people to open up their businesses.
Small businesses help to create a sense of community, they help to create gathering places, and simply put, they help to create jobs, jobs for our friends, family, and neighbors.
Mental Health
There is a mental health crisis in North Carolina and here in Nash County. Be it anxiety, depression, PTSD, addiction, etc., we need to come together as a community
and as a General Assembly and address it directly.
We need to make sure we allocate resources to confront and alleviate the root causes of mental health issues and then assist individuals with productively reentering society.