For 16 years, Republicans have run Raleigh for big corporations and big donors. They found time for corporate tax breaks and handouts for the school voucher scam. They never found time for you. I'm running to put people over power.
No Duke Energy Rate Hikes
Duke Energy rakes in billions in profit and pays its CEO millions, then turns around and raises your power bill. A monopoly shouldn't get to pick your pocket whenever it wants. I'll fight to lower power bills in Rowan County and hold Duke accountable for price gouging.
No Unregulated AI Data Centers
Unregulated AI data centers can use as much power as a small city and up to 5 million gallons of water a day. You pay for it with higher bills and a strained grid. No data center gets built here without strict rules that protect our water, our power bills, and our neighborhoods.
Raise the Minimum Wage
For 16 years, Republicans in Raleigh haven't found time to raise the minimum wage. It's still $7.25, and tipped workers make $2.13 an hour. They even passed a law blocking our towns and counties from raising it themselves. Yet they found plenty of time for corporate tax breaks and free tax dollars for the voucher scam. I'll fight for at least $18 an hour.
Fund Public Schools & Teachers
Every child has a right to a sound basic education, and Raleigh has ignored it for 16 years. I'll fight for a $60,000 starting salary for teachers, fully funded public schools, and an end to the school voucher scam that drains public money into private schools.
Medicare for All
Nobody should go broke because they got sick. I support Medicare for All. Until Washington gets it done, I'll protect Medicaid expansion, fight insurance denials, and cut out-of-pocket costs for families and small businesses.
Voting Rights for All
Voting is the heart of democracy, and Raleigh keeps making it harder. I'll fight for more early voting sites and fair maps. I'll make sure no voter is turned away over an ID they can't easily get, and restore the vote to people who've finished their sentences.
No Corporate Tax Breaks
Republicans keep cutting taxes for big corporations while working families carry the load. I'll end corporate tax breaks and make the rich pay their fair share, so we can fund schools, roads, and healthcare.
No Flock / Axon Cameras
Flock and Axon cameras photograph every car that drives by and store where you've been. That data can be shared with other agencies with little oversight. Where you drive is your business. I'll fight to keep this mass tracking out of our communities.
Workers' Rights
Every worker should be free to join a union. I'll fight for paid sick days, paid family leave, and paid maternity leave, and enforce the labor laws already on the books.
Roads, Bridges & Water
Our roads, bridges, dams, and water systems are falling apart, and Helene showed the cost of waiting. I'll fight to rebuild them and get our communities ready for the next disaster.
Women's Rights
Women should make their own health decisions, not politicians in Raleigh. I'll fight for full reproductive freedom, equal pay for equal work, and real action on domestic violence.
Veterans
I served 8 years in the Navy, and the Hefner VA Medical Center is right here in Salisbury. I'll fight for veterans' jobs, housing, mental health care, and the benefits they earned.
Equality & Immigration
Everyone deserves equal treatment, no matter their race, faith, who they love, or where they were born. I'll fight discrimination and stop Raleigh from turning state agencies into immigration police.
Safe Communities
Families deserve to feel safe. I'll fight for safe gun storage, background checks, mental health care, and a justice system that's fair and helps people get back on their feet.
It's time for leaders who put people over power.