Click on the title below to read more about each issue.
- “The people of North Carolina need and deserve affordable, high-quality health care.”
Caring for the citizens of North Carolina is our moral right. The state has a responsibility to ensure that our health care system consistently provides the highest quality of care so that the people of North Carolina may lead more productive, healthier, and happier lives. As governor I will do this by...
- “It is the Governor’s job to ensure North Carolina’s education system is preparing our students for the 21st century, by training them for jobs that allow them to compete on a global stage.”
Our students are North Carolina’s most valuable asset. They are our future doctors, lawyers, business people, teachers and world leaders. As Governor, I will work hard to ensure a brighter and more productive future for our students and our State...
- “It is the Governor’s job to not only recruit jobs to North Carolina, but also retain the ones already here.”
For far too long, the Governor has not created an environment for businesses to grow. Jobs are leaving the State and new companies don’t have good reasons to move here. It is the Governor’s job to make sure that North Carolina is a competitive marketplace for not only North Carolina companies, but also for companies thinking about coming to North Carolina...
- “The Governor must enforce the laws of the state.”
According to some estimates, there are almost 300,000 illegal immigrants living in North Carolina, and they are a burden to our economy, education system, and healthcare system. It’s not fair that the honest, hard-working, tax-paying citizens of North Carolina are footing the bill...
- “It is the Governor’s job to ensure that the citizens and businesses of North Carolina have access to roads and a transportation infrastructure that allows them to travel throughout the state quickly, safely, and efficiently.”
As North Carolina’s Department of Transportation has gone off course, travel has become longer, bumpier, and darker. Whether commuting to work, or driving over to the next town to visit relatives, people all over the state are encountering long traffic jams, deep pot-holes, and continually burned-out lights. I will guide NCDOT back on-course, so we can again be called the “good roads state.”...
- “Gangs are a serious problem; they are infiltrating every aspect of our lives.”
Though many choose to ignore it; North Carolina has a gang problem. According to recent study, our state is projected to have over 40,000 gang members by 2012. The simple fact is that as the number of gang members increase, so too will the crime rate; this increase will continue until something is done. All North Carolinians have the right to feel safe on their streets and in their homes...
