Issues

A Vision for North Carolina

As your freshman senator, we experienced a demanding year, and yet there were still material accomplishments and impacts to take pride in.

I’m ready and willing to continue our work.

Rebuilding The Economy

As an entrepreneur and nonprofit founder, rapidly growing the economy is my main priority and I’ll do this by:

  • Working to incentivize entrepreneurship and innovation programs through the Legislative process
  • Fighting for our small and medium-size businesses to get critical support from the SBA and other organizations
  • Raising the minimum wage and bringing high paying jobs to our area

Infrastructure Advancement

Making smart investments in our existing infrastructure and improving what is already working will drive the development of our district, in a smart, efficient, and productive way.

  • Prioritizing investing in sustainable infrastructure and transportation improvements
  • Increasing investments in business development projects
  • Ensuring improvements, such as new construction and shared public areas are impactful and improve the quality of life in our community

Increasing Educational Opportunity

Investments made in education pay huge dividends to our communities across decades. It is our responsibility to prepare the next generation of leaders. We must:

  • Prioritize paying educators a Professional, Livable Wage
  • Improve our per-student investment by making smart investments in STEAM education
  • Remove systemic barriers for all students, while maintaining a full slate of schooling opportunities from college prep to vocational training. The suite of options for our students should be broad and robust

Increase Access and Affordability of Healthcare

A high quality of life – and survival and recovery – requires accessible and affordable healthcare. We pay too much and get too little. I’ll work to reverse this by searching out paths to equitable, affordable healthcare and continuing to strive for Medicaid Expansion for 500,000 more North Carolinians, which will:

  • Add billions of dollars and thousands of jobs to our economy
  • Protect the financial welfare of our rural hospitals