NC STATE SENATE DISTRICT 25
The North Carolina State Senate is the upper body of the North Carolina Legislature and consists of 50 members who serve a term of two years. Each member represents an average of 190,710 residents, as of the 2010 Census. The Senate elects officers from their membership including the President Pro Tempore.The North Carolina General Assembly, of which the Senate is a part, is to convene a new regular session every two years. The NC legislature makes decisions on the budget: taxes, tax credits, economic development, education funding, Pre-K, the courts, Medicaid, etc. It also passes laws that set environmental standards such as water and air quality, tax rates, tax credits, criminal justice. Legislators in both chambers serve two-year terms without term limits. Sessions begin at noon on the third Wednesday after the second Monday in January.
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Southey Blanton
(DEM)
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Amy Scott Galey
(REP)
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What do you see as your most important priority if you are elected? (Max. 750 characters)
What are your views and priorities on how education policy and funding issues should be addressed in the coming year? (Max. 750 characters)
What role do you believe tax policy should play in supporting North Carolina’s economy and addressing the needs of its residents? (Max 750 characters)
What changes to the laws in our state would you promote to improve safety in our communities? (Max. 750 characters)
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I was born and raised in North Carolina with a mom who was a public school teacher, I'm a product of North Carolina public schools and I have four children in public school. I am also currently a state employee working in social work so I have seen how underfunding the social safety net and public education has hurt North Carolinians. My love for this state and my desire to make it better for every single person who lives in makes me the best candidate for the job.
Public Education is my number one priority. I believe that if you fully fund our schools and pay teachers and staff wages they deserve, that you can lift up generation after generation of North Carolinian.
The Leandro Plan already has everything we need. Fully funding that would immediately set us on the right track. But making sure corporations and the ultra wealthy pay their fair share in taxes also means we have the revenue we need to fix what is broken.
Taxes are how you generate revenue. North Carolina has an incredibly regressive tax system that has set us on a path to even more cuts to programs and public education because we are phasing out corporate income tax. We also allow billionaires to pay the same in income tax as someone making minimum wage. We can change how much we tax corporations and the wealthy the minute I get into office.
I would expand not only mental health services within schools, but I would work to fund community outreach programs and other mental health first responders who can be used in place of police. That cuts down on the amount of people in crisis who come into contact with law enforcement and helps ensure people get support and into programs they need rather than simply being locked up.
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