Name as it appears on the ballot: Kenneth (Kenn) Gardner Campaign website: kenngardner.com Phone number: 919.859.6929 Email: [email protected] Years lived in Wake County: 33 In your view, what are the three most pressing issues Wake County faces? If elected, what will you do to address these issues? Our biggest challenge is that our elected officials […]
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Josh Stein – Attorney General
Name as it appears on the ballot: Josh Stein Campaign website: www.joshstein.org Phone number: (919) 803-7803 Email: [email protected] Years lived in the state: ~40 Attorney General Roy Cooper has been at odds with Governor Pat McCrory and the legislature over his decision not to defend North Carolina in the state’s HB 2 lawsuits. Do you […]
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Mike Dasher – Chatham County Commissioner
Name as it appears on the ballot: Mike Dasher Campaign website: www.mikedasher.org Years in Chatham: 12 Email: [email protected] What are the three most important issues facing Chatham County? If elected, what are your top three priorities in addressing those issues? Please be specific. I believe the most important issues facing our County are managing our […]
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Richard Dietz – NC Court of Appeals Judge
Name as it appears on the ballot: Richard Diet Campaign website: DietzforCourt.com Phone number: Email: [email protected] Years lived in the state: 12 Please tell us what in your record as a public official or private citizen demonstrates your ability to be effective, fair, and impartial on the bench? These might include career or community service—please […]
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John P. McNeil – NC House District 2
Name as it appears on the ballot: John P. McNeil Campaign website: johnpmcneil.com Phone number: (919) 825-0311 Email: [email protected] Years lived in the district/state: 11/30 years 1. In your view, what are the three most pressing issues the United States faces? If elected, what will you do to address these issues, given the gridlock that […]
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Grier Martin – NC House District 34
Name as it appears on the ballot: Grier Martin Campaign website: www.griermartin.com twitter: @griermartin Phone number: 919-781-210 Email: [email protected] Years lived in the district: 15 1. In your view, what are the three most pressing issues North Carolina faces? If elected, what will you do to address these issues? -Education: I will work to raise […]
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Brad Hessel – State Senate District 15
Name as it appears on the ballot: Brad Hessel Campaign website: https://www.facebook.com/elect.brad.hessel/ Phone number: (919) 278-7395 Email: [email protected] Years lived in the district: 24…well, not positive I’ve been in this same district all that time due to redistricting, but I have not moved since 1992 1. In your view, what are the three most pressing […]
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Walter Smith – NC Commissioner of Agriculture
Name as it appears on the ballot: Walter Smit Campaign website: www.votewaltersmith.com Phone number: 336-466-3655 Email: [email protected] Years lived in the district/state: all my life 1. What do you see as the most important issues facing the Department of Agriculture and agriculture in general in North Carolina? If elected, what are your top three priorities […]
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Battleground North Carolina: The INDY’s 2016 Election Endorsements
In less than three weeks, this infuriating, nauseatingly depressing election season will finally come to a close. Andunbelievable though it may soundthere’s still a chance that it might have something approaching a happy ending. But that, dear reader, depends on you. This year, North Carolina is yet again a battleground state. It’s possible that the […]
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Beth Wood – State Auditor
Name as it appears on the ballot: Beth A. Wood Campaign website: www.bethwoodcampaign.com Phone number: 919-449-7733 Email: [email protected] Years lived in the state: 62 In your view, what are the three most pressing issues the state auditor faces? Being able to pay salaries that are comparable with the private sector in order to obtain and […]
