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About This Guide Why I’m voting . . . This Guide features candidates for federal, state and local elecons in Guilford County. It is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad, Democracy North Carolina, and the Greensboro News & Record. The Guide provides vital informaon about . . . because a jusce will be the rules for vong and answers to quesons sent to elected to the NC Supreme Court candidates. this year and I want to help decide who that will be! For quesons about this Guide, call 919-286-6000. A - Becky Carver PDF copy is at NCVoter.org. Learn more about the candidates at the League’s website vote411.org or the News & Record’s site greensboro.com/elecons.

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NC SUPREME COURT - Vote for 1 of 3 Candidates

Judges are powerful! They decide everything from the cost of electricity, to your right to vote, to who gets the death penalty. The judicial elections are near the end of your ballot, but they appear first in this Guide to emphasize their importance. Because a primary was not held for judicial elections, candidates of the same party may face each other. One of the 7 seats on the State’s top court is up for election in 2018.

BARBARA JACKSON in both state and federal courts for 7 years. Legal background: I have experience in many pracce Party: Republican areas including court appointed criminal defense, real Occupaon: Associate Jusce, estate, wills and estates, civil ligaon in both state Supreme Court of North and federal court, small claims court, business and Carolina employment amongst many others. This has provided me praccal knowledge of how the law impacts North Experience: Jusce, NC Carolinians of all backgrounds and the challenges they Supreme Court; Judge, NC face. These experiences will help guide me on the Court of Appeals; General court. Counsel, NC Labor Department; Associate, Private Pracce; Assoc. General Counsel, Governor’s Advocacy More info: Anglin4Jusce.com Council (GACPD); Associate General Counsel, Governor

Jim Marn; Research Assistant, Jusce Burley Mitchell

Legal background: I have spent my enre 28-year legal ANITA EARLS career focusing on North Carolina law. In addion to authoring hundreds of appellate opinions covering Party: Democrat such diverse topics as criminal law, administrave law, land use law, and business law, I have been acvely Occupaon: Aorney involved in the Bar seeking to improve our court Experience: Execuve system for cizens, lawyers, judges and court Director, Southern Coalion personnel through the improved use of technology. for Social Jusce, 2007-17; More info: JusceJackson.com UNC Center for Civil Rights, 2003-07; Lawyers’

Commiee for Civil Rights, 2000-03; Deputy Assistant Aorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Jusce CHRISTOPHER (CHRIS) ANGLIN Department 1998-2000; Ferguson, Stein ﬁrm, 1988-98.

Occupaon: Aorney Legal background: For over 30 years, I have been a naonally recognized civil rights aorney, seeking Party: Republican equal jusce for those whose voices otherwise would not be heard. I have represented individuals, families Experience: Graduate of and communies across the state. From that Wake Forest University and experience I know how important it is to have fair Elon University Law School. courts where the rules are the same for everyone, no A small business owner in solo maer their race, polical views, or wealth. pracce at all levels of civil, criminal and family trial courts More info: Earls4Jusce.com

NC COURT OF APPEALS - 3 SEATS ON THE BALLOT

Judges on the NC Court of Appeals hear appeals of criminal and civil cases heard in local District and Superior Courts. Three of the 15 seats are up for election. Candidates below are in the order they appear on the ballot.

Court of Appeals - SEAT 1 - Vote for 1

ANDREW T. HEATH JOHN S. ARROWOOD

Party: Republican Party: Democrat

Occupaon: Superior Court Occupaon: NC Court of Judge Appeals Judge Experience: NC Court of Experience: Husband, father, Appeals, Judge, 2007-08, and public servant; Superior 2017-present; private Court Judge; Served as Chair of pracce 1989-2007, 2009- the NC Industrial Commission; As State Budget 17; NC Court of Appeals, Director, led the Office of State Budget and Research Assistant/Staff Aorney, 1983-89 Management. Personal statement: I pledge to administer jusce Personal statement: I am a fair and imparal judge equally and without favorism to any ligant or to the who respects the Constuon and the law, and who State. My experience on the Court of Appeals, as a values access to jusce and equality under the law. It Superior Court Judge together my over 26 years in has been an honor to serve North Carolina as a private pracce, and prior work as a research assistant Superior Court Judge, and I look forward to serving on and staff aorney at the Court of Appeals makes me the Court of Appeals. uniquely qualified to remain on the Court.

More info: HeathForJusce.com More info: KeepJudgeArrowood.org

How to Vote by Mail (Absentee Voting)

Court of Appeals - SEAT 2 - Vote for 1

handling hundreds of appeals in private pracce. I will JEFFERSON G. GRIFFIN bring a strong work ethic, integrity and appellate experse to the Court. Party: Republican More Info: TobyHampsonForJudge.com

Occupaon: Wake County

District Court Judge & JAG Officer (CPT), North Carolina Army Naonal Guard SANDRA ALICE RAY Experience: District Court Party: Republican Judge, Wake County; JAG Officer (CPT), NC Army Naonal Occupaon: District Court Guard; Assistant District Judge Aorney, Wake County District Aorney’s Office; Private Pracce, Criminal defense and Civil ligaon; Experience: I’ve got 27 years NC Central University School of Law; UNC legal experience including 14 years judicial experience. I Personal statement: North Carolina deserves a Judge have more judicial experience who is dedicated to upholding the Rule of Law and our than every NC Court of Appeals candidate combined. Constuon. My diverse experiences as a Judge, I’m a former Assistant District Aorney and aorney in Soldier, prosecutor, and praccing aorney provide a private pracce. perspecve that will benefit all North Carolina cizens when I am on the Court of Appeals. Personal statement: When any Judge talks to you, they should tell you of their love and trust in our More info: JeffersonGriffin.com United States and North Carolina Constuons. I

believe as our Constuon says, in the Sovereignty of

the People – not the policians and bureaucrats. I want to serve on your Court of Appeals to preserve the self- TOBIAS (TOBY) HAMPSON evident rights our Constuon guarantees.

Party: Democrat More Info: SandraAliceRay.com

Occupaon: Aorney VOTER ASSISTANCE Experience: Wyrick, Robbins, Yates & Ponton, LLP, (2007- h Anyone may receive help to vote from a “family present) Appellate Aorney; member,” deﬁned as parent, grandparent, child, NC State Bar Appellate grandchild, sibling, spouse or in-law (parent, Specialist since 2011; sister or brother). Paerson, Dilthey, Clay & Bryson, LLP (2004-07) h A voter with a physical or reading disability (in- Aorney; NC Court of Appeals (2002-04) Law Clerk cluding language diﬃculty) may receive help from anyone except their employer’s or union’s agent. Personal statement: The Court of Appeals needs a judge with the right experience — an appellate h A voter who aests that they’d need “physical specialist. I have 16 years of experience in our assistance” to reach the vong room may vote at appellate courts, starng as a law clerk at the NC Court the polling site in a vehicle (curbside vong). of Appeals, and then strengthening my experience by

Court of Appeals - SEAT 3 - Vote for 1

CHUCK KITCHEN MICHAEL MONACO SR.

Party: Republican Party: Libertarian

Occupaon: Private Aorney Occupaon: Aorney

Experience: Licensed as aor- Experience: 2000-15 Monaco ney in North Carolina for 38 & Roberts, PLLC: A general years, including 30 years as a service law pracce that county aorney. I am currently handled a wide spectrum of in private pracce represenng legal issues for clients. pares in State and Federal trial and appellate courts. Personal statement: The purpose of the court is to be Personal statement: In order to make a good objecve and independent; especially in disputes appellate judge, you must have extensive experience between the branches of government. These good both trying cases and handling appeals. I am the only governance cases can present conflicts to the other candidate who has both, including successfully candidates who are associated with the dominant defending Sheriff Terry Johnson against the US pares in North Carolina polics. These dominant Department of Jusce. I have also filed more than 100 pares have engaged in parsanship in recent years briefs and peons in the appellate courts. and we need to be vigilant to keep judiciary independent. More info: KitchenForCourtOfAppeals.com More info: nc-monaco-2018.com

Last-Minute Rescue: Same-Day Registration ALLEGRA KATHERINE COLLINS

If you miss the October 12 deadline to register, Party: Democrat you may use “same-day registraon” during Early Vong at an Early Vong locaon. See sites/hours Occupaon: Law Professor in the box on page 11. Ask the elecon oﬃcial for a and Appellate Aorney registraon form, show an idenfying document listed below, and vote – all on the same day. Experience: Campbell Law Professor of Judicial Wring You cannot use this procedure on Elecon Day. and Appellate Advocacy; The idenfying document you show must be one Appellate advocate in NC of these with your name and current address: Court of Appeals and Supreme

• a NC driver’s license; Court; Appellate Reporter at NC Supreme Court; Clerk

• any other government photo ID; on the Court of Appeals to Judge Linda Stephens

• student photo ID along with a school docu- Personal statement: I have focused my career on ment showing the student’s address (e.g., appellate law and judicial process in our appellate a campus housing list, invoice, or leer); courts. With my experience, experse, and dedicaon

• a ulity bill (cell phone, electric, cable, etc.); to the law, I will be a judge who renders fair and

• bank statement; or payroll stub; or accurate decisions. My experience and experse mean I will do this job well, my passion for this work means I • a document from any government agency will connuously strive to do it beer. (a bill, permit, leer, etc.) More info: AllegraCollins.com

NC SUPERIOR & DISTRICT COURTS

District Courts handle misdemeanors, juvenile and family disputes, and civil litigation involving less than $25,000. The judge decides cases. Superior Courts handle criminal cases and larger civil disputes; juries hear some cases.

Two judges are unopposed; three court seats are contested. District Court judges are elected countywide. Superior Court judges are elected by district; see demnc.co/guildist for your district.

Responses on pages 3-8 are shortened from the judicial candidates’ full answers, which may be found at vote411.org, demnc.co/GNR2018 or NCVoterGuide.org.

Superior Court - District 18A Superior Court - District 18D

LORA CHRISTINE CUBBAGE GAVIN REARDON

Party: Democrat Party: Democrat

Occupaon: District Court Occupaon: Aorney judge, Guilford County Legal experience: I have both

prosecuted crimes and defend- Legal experience: I have been ed criminal clients in hundreds praccing law for 12 years as a of jury and non-jury trials. I’ve criminal prosecutor here in also represented clients in all types of civil cases Guilford County, civil defense throughout NC. As one of only three Board Cerﬁed aorney for NC Aorney Gen- eral’s Oﬃce and argued cases before NC Court of Appeals. I have helped vicms as well as defendants. I JUSTICE SYSTEM CANDIDATES was elected to serve as a District Court judge in Nov- ember 2016 where I adjudicate cases of both pares. WHO ARE UNOPPOSED

What unique experiences prepare you for a judgeship? SUPERIOR COURT - Dist. 18B: I have the unique experience of bringing legal and life JOE CRAIG experience to the bench. I bring competence, compassion, integrity, fairness and ﬁrmness to the bench. I ﬁght for jusce and equality to all and that a judge DISTRICT COURT - Dist. 18, Seat 1: needs to bring to the Superior Court bench. THOMAS (TOM) JARRELL, JR.

More info: Cubbage4judge.com DISTRICT ATTORNEY: AVERY MICHELE CRUMP

MARK T. CUMMINGS CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT: Party: Democrat LISA JOHNSON-TONKINS No response from candidate

7 Appellate Law Specialists in Greensboro, I have successfully argued appeals before the NC Court of Appeals, NC District Court - Dist. 18, Seat 2 Supreme Court, and U.S. Fourth Circuit.

What unique experiences prepare you for a judgeship? JONATHAN G. (JON) KREIDER My range of experience is unmatched. I’ve handled all Party: Republican types of cases a Superior Court judge faces. I’ve represented clients and understand their concerns. Aer Occupaon: District Court decades spent making tough calls in an incredibly wide judge range of challenging situaons, I am uniquely prepared to be a Superior Court judge. Legal experience: I’ve been a District Court judge for three More info: reardon4judge.com years. As a ligator in diverse ﬁeld, I won peer-nominated awards reserved for the top WILLIAM A. (BILL) WOOD aorneys, such as Business North Carolina’s “Legal Elite.”

Party: Democrat What unique experiences prepare you for a judgeship? I know what this job requires. I bring an ethic of fair- Occupaon: Superior Court ness, jusce, and service to the bench. I believe all who Judge, District 18D come before me are entled to dignity and respect. Having come from a broken family with substance and Legal experience: Current addicon problems, I understand many of the struggles Guilford County Superior of the people who come in my courtroom. Court Judge presiding over civil and criminal cases. Guil- More info: [email protected] ford County assistant district aorney for 29 years. Took the lead in thousands of prosecuons including 250 jury trials including many LARRY L. ARCHIE high-proﬁle cases. Former contract employee with Guil- ford County aorney’s oﬃce. Party: Democrat

What unique experiences prepare you for a judgeship? Occupaon: Aorney, U.S. My professional career has been spent in a courtroom Army Reserve Lt. Colonel ﬁghng for jusce. I have handled every type of criminal case and have never had to answer a Bar complaint. Legal experience: Over 10 Eighty percent of the Superior Court cases are criminal years of legal pracce in crimi- maers and that is where I have the majority of my nal law, civil law, family law, experience. I have a reputaon of being honest, fair and juvenile delinquency, child hardworking. support and arbitraons. I am a North Carolina Board Cerﬁed Criminal Law Specialist and I am licensed to More info: ElectBillWoodJudge.com pracce in both the state and federal courts as well as

The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

What unique experiences prepare you for a judgeship? Be sure to vote on the My volunteer efforts at nonprofit organizaons like Urban Ministry and Habitat for Humanity reflect my Constitutional sense of humbleness, humility and compassion for the community. Likewise, my careers as a U.S. Army officer, Amendments a criminal law aorney, and a college professor inslls at the end of your ballot in me the traits of leadership, respect, firmness and fairness.

More info: [email protected]

GUILFORD COUNTY SHERIFF - VOTE FOR 1

The Sheriff has broad control over practices and policies for enforcing the law in the county, including training deputies, equipment purchases, patrol locations, jail operations, and cooperation with ICE on immigration.

B J BARNES How should the department parcipate in tackling the growing opioid epidemic? Our sheriff’s office was Party: Republican one of the first in the state to start carrying and administering Narcan which has saved numerous lives. Occupaon: Sheriff We have also taken a leadership role in providing follow-up and aer care for those who are addicted, Leadership experience: the STOP program. We have programs in our jail as Sheriff for 24 years of a well as programs for the public and our schools, to highly respected office. educate against opioid abuse. Appointed to and served on the Governor's Crime How should the jails handle transgender individuals Commission, Sheriff’s Training and Standards and the considering state and federal laws have not adapted State Emergency Response Commission. Serve on to include their needs? Our primary responsibility as Alcohol and Drug Services, Partners Ending with any inmate is to keep them safe and secure. Each Homelessness and other boards. transgender individual will be kept separate to assure their rights or the rights of their fellow inmates are not What experience qualifies you to serve as sheriff? I violated. have successfully run the sheriff’s office the past 24 years. Under my leadership we have reduced crime by What have you idenfied as training priories and 65 percent, while surrounding agencies have only how do you plan to address them? As a member of done half as well, according the State Bureau of the Sheriff’s Training and Standards Commission, I Invesgaon crime reporng data. We are recognized help set the training for sheriff’s officers across the as being a cung-edge, progressive sheriff’s office state. We require mandatory training for all officers represenng the county as a professional organizaon each year. We choose this training to address the respected across the naon, copied by others. important issues to law enforcement at the me in areas such as racial diversity, law changes and acve What is the most pressing issue you would pursue if shooter scenario’s. elected? The No. 1 challenge is solving crime and arresng criminals which protects vicms and our How will you recruit and retain enough qualified cizens. Our big project in the coming years is people to fully staff the department? Recruing and establishing a regional lab to include a rapid DNA retaining officers has a direct connecon to pay and capability, which we already have. Partnering with benefits. We are the state’s third largest agency, but other agencies, using DNA, we can get answers to rank No. 11 in pay and benefits. When smaller criminal involvement in minutes as opposed to waing agencies offer beer pay and less responsibility hiring for months using the state lab. can be difficult. Unl we can be more compeve, I will be providing the officers with excellent training, If elected, what would be your car chase policy? If equipment and support; recruing and hiring the best. you commit a crime in our presence or we suspect you have commied a crime and it fits into our policy How will you handle changes to the county jails as which has passed legal scruny and the common- the state moves the juvenile court age from 16 to 18 sense test, we chase. I feel failure to do so opens the in Dec. 2019? We have already begun preparing for door to any criminal to put lives in jeopardy if he feels the transion, having been involved in the legislaon all he has to do is run to avoid capture. and planning for the implementaon with our part-

GUILFORD COUNTY SHERIFF continued ners at the state level and impact commiees from primary focus. No vehicle pursuits will be iniated for the beginning. Our advantage of being leaders in the minor traffic offenses, misdemeanor or non-violent state has given us the advantage of being ahead of the felony charges. Blue lights and sirens must remain curve. We are fine-tuning policies and will be ready. acvated and communicaons must be nofied.

More info: keepbjbarnes.com How should the department parcipate in tackling the growing opioid epidemic? The opioid epidemic

must be addressed in collaboraon with community resources that include: trained medical professionals, DANNY ROGERS drug treatment facilies and program services, Party: Democrat educaonal resources, drug trafficking prevenon through acve patrol and arrest, and returning the Occupaon: Business owner DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Educaon) program to the schools to educate parents and youth about the Leadership experience: dangers of drug use, gang memberships, and violent Owner and operator of 3N1 behavior. Professional Contractor Services. Board chair of Carl How should the jails handle transgender individuals Chavis Memorial YMCA. considering state and federal laws have not adapted Board member of High Point YMCA Associaon, High to include their needs? Jails must establish policies Point Arts Council, Community in Schools of High and procedures that address the factors affecng Point, and Furniture Land Rotary of High Point. transgender individuals who find themselves incarcerated regarding housing locaons, transport/ What experience qualifies you to serve as sheriff? I escort inside or outside the detenon facility, daily successfully completed BLET (Basic Law Enforcement observaon of officers, maintaining civil right and civil Training) in the past and have worked as a sworn and liberes, etc. Departmental policies and procedures non-sworn law enforcement officer with the Guilford must be clear that the agency will comply with all County Sheriff’s Office as a detenon officer and a regulaons mandated by the federal Prison Rape deputy sheriff including special operaons. I also Eliminaon Act (PREA). worked on patrol at the High Point Police Department. I am a Guilford County resident with a special interest What have you idenfied as training priories and in keeping our community safe. how do you plan to address them? I have idenfied several areas of training priories: Community What is the most pressing issue you would pursue if policing, iniang vehicle stops and pursuits, jail elected? The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office has not safety, and prisoner/arrestee escape prevenon, etc. I been accredited since 1994. My top priority will be to intend to restore agency accreditaon requiring get the agency accredited to provide transparency, adherence to procedures and guidelines helpful in reduce risk and liability exposure, have policy and these areas, incorporate specific mandated training, procedure reviews matching state standards, gain and display an understanding that answers also come equitable employment pracces and oversight to from officers with boots on the ground not just the ensure compliance with all state and federal laws to ones assigned to an office. provide a stronger defense and/or prevenon of civil lawsuits, etc. How will you recruit and retain enough qualified people to fully staff the department? I will recruit If elected, what would be your car chase policy? All and retain enough qualified people to fully staff the officers will be required by policy to consider, “When department by returning employment and operaonal does the risk of a chase outweigh the benefit of pracces in compliance with state and federal laws as apprehending someone?” The policies and procedures spelled out by the EEOC (Equal Employment will make clear that the preservaon of life is the Opportunity Commission) and the CALEA (Commission

GUILFORD COUNTY SHERIFF continued on Accreditaon for Law Enforcement Agencies). I will Carolina for joining every other state in the United also consider permanent shis, adequately address States in moving the juvenile court age from 16 to 18. mental health concerns for jail staff, and obtain beer This transion will have more of an impact on juvenile safety equipment. jail facilies. Meanwhile, I will maintain a safe, secure, and educaonal environment for juveniles How will you handle changes to the county jails as independent of the adult populaon. the state moves the juvenile court age from 16 to 18 in December 2019? I must first congratulate North More info: electdhrogersforsheriff.com

ELECTION DAY is Tues., Nov. 6 at 6:30 am - 7:30 pm

Go to your own precinct’s polling place on Election Day. Find your polling place at demnc.co/distr

EARLY VOTING is Oct. 17 to Nov. 3

Guilford Co. cizens may go to any locaon below. (You may register* at an Early Vong site but not on Elecon Day.

9 SITES HAVE DIFFERENT SCHEDULES.

For questions, call Guilford Co. Board of Elections 336-641-3836 *See box on page 6 for how to register during Early Voting

11 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The U.S. House adopts laws with the U.S. Senate and President. The 435 House members are elected by district across the U.S. Vote for 1 candidate depending on the District you live in ─ Congressional District 6 or 13.

Part of Guilford County is in U.S. House - District 6 Congressional District 6 and part is in District 13 Find your district for MARK WALKER Congressional and other contests at demnc.co/guildist Party: Republican

Occupaon: Pastor fying and stopping threats and invesng $2 billion, we Leadership experience: Chair- will allow teachers, administrators and parents to focus man of the 150-plus member on educang our next generaon of leaders. Republican Study Commiee More info: walker.house.gov in the U.S. House; co-chairman of the Congressional Prayer Caucus; leader in the biparsan HBCU Congressional Caucus; team director of Global Outreach Missions. RYAN WATTS

What is your top policy priority if elected? Our office is Party: Democrat dedicated to protecng NC families and restoring the American Dream by ensuring that personal iniave Occupaon: Senior consultant, and responsibility are encouraged through government Strategic Change at Deloie policies. The way we promote jusce and economic Consulng opportunity for all can be shown in our ongoing success Leadership experience: I super- in tax reform for working families, our naonal security, vise strategic change teams in over 30 states to lowering the cost of living, reducing drug and health evaluate current and future problems for companies care costs and improving educaon. of all sizes and retrained thousands of workers. My How will you safeguard earned benefits from Medi- greatest strength is building strong coalions and teams care and Social Security? The budget I authored makes that create soluons and help people adapt to change. Social Security solvent by updang to a more accurate What is your top policy priority if elected? Most of our system for calculang cost-of-living adjustments for those most in need. It also saves and improves Medi- problems are due to gerrymandering. We should pursue fair-districng legislaon at the naonal level, pursuant care by providing more choices, lower costs, and a to Arcle I, Secon IV of the U.S. Constuon. If we simpler model. have free, fair, and secure elecons, we can create What about DACA and immigraon reform? I co- democracy that beer represents the people and sponsored the Securing America's Future Act. It would support legislaon like fair wages, educaon, and give peace of mind to DACA recipients, while strength- health care for all. ening our border, defunding dangerous sanctuary cies and prevenng family separaons under DHS custody. How will you safeguard earned benefits from Medi- care and Social Security? Start by raising the cap on With the connued shoongs in schools, what is your contribuons to Social Security above the current line stance on gun rights v. control? By passing the STOP of ~$118,000. We must prevent borrowing from the School Violence Act to train and assist schools in iden- Social Security trust.

12 What about DACA and immigraon reform? DACA serve as ﬁrst responders or in the military. We also recipients are vital to our economy and should have a need to secure our borders and increase penales for path to cizenship. We must connue to be vigilant in companies that break the law. our background check of immigrants, but we need to do so with heart. With the connued shoongs in schools, what is your stance on gun rights v. control? I grew up in a house With connued shoongs in schools, what is your with a gun and support the Second Amendment. We stance on gun rights v. control? Commonsense gun need common sense soluons: improve and expand reform: Universal background checks, raising the age background checks, do away with bump stocks, close of purchase, and banning of military-style weapons, loopholes, and keep guns out of the hands of criminals, silencers, and bump stocks. Increase access to mental domesc abusers, and those who pose a danger to health counselors in schools and enable law enforce- themselves and others. ment to, at least temporarily, conﬁscate weapons in crisis situaons. More info: kathymanning2018.com

More info: WasForCongress.com

TED BUDD

U.S. House - District 13 Party: Republican Occupaon: Small business owner KATHY MANNING Leadership Experience: Party: Democrat Running my own business and growing up in a family- Occupaon: Aorney, commu- owned business taught me how important a job is. I nity leader, and business owner know families struggling to keep up with the cost of living. I’ve co-sponsored term limits legislaon because Leadership experience: Served the people’s House of Representaves should be filled on numerous civic, business with everyday people, not career policians. and faith boards; first woman to lead one of the largest chari- What is your top policy priority if elected? Fighng es in the U.S. Led effort to build Greensboro’s per- the opioid epidemic. If reelected, I would double down forming arts center and created a fesval now called on my efforts with legislaon that aacks each subset “17 Days,” an economic engine to our community. of this crisis: treatment, prevenon, going aer bad actors & highlighng the larger societal issues at play. What is your top policy priority if elected? We need health care that’s more affordable, more accessible How will you safeguard earned benefits from Medi- and less fragmented. Make prescripon drugs more care and Social Security? Since these programs are affordable by allowing Medicare to negoate drug mandatory programs, they aren’t even debated each prices, examine the role of drug benefit managers, and year. I plan to focus my energy on banning wasteful go aer price gougers. earmarks and geng our fiscal-year spending back under the Budget Control Act numbers set in 2011. How will you safeguard earned benefits from Medi- care and Social Security? We need innovave, effec- What about DACA and immigraon reform? I believe ve soluons to bring down costs. We must prosecute a smart immigraon policy doesn’t encourage illegal those who price gouge and drive up costs. We must immigraon. A naonwide, mandatory E-Verify system not take away benefits that people worked for. would be an effecve interior enforcement policy, and providing addional resources to secure our border is a What about DACA and immigraon reform? As an must, too. immigraon aorney, I know how outdated our immigraon system is. We need to create a pathway for With the connued shoongs in schools, what is your DACA students and their families, especially those who stance on gun rights v. control? I’m a supporter of the

13 Second Amendment. However, I’ve made school safety ROBERT CORRIHER a priority, whether it be supporng the STOP School Violence Act or hosng mulple roundtables in my Party: Green district with sheriﬀs and educators to ensure our kids always feel safe at school. Occupaon: Community organizer More info: tedbudd.com

Leadership experience: Envi- ronmental organizer: UNC TOM BAILEY Sierra Club Student group, Charloe Environmental Acon, Charloe Greenpeace, Party: Libertarian NC Green Party; Labor organizer: NC AFL-CIO Occupaon: Rered roofing (campaign manager), Working America; Community contrator organizer: Moveon.org, Homeless Union Greensboro, Charloe Moral Monday, Glenwood Neighborhood Leadership Experience: Deco- Associaon (interim treasurer). rated combat vet US Army; Fellow NC Instute of Polical What is your top policy priority if elected? Health Leadership; Execuve comm. Care! I will pressure leaders in Raleigh to expand Medi- of LPNC; Guilford County Board of Adjustments caid and support any legislaon that gets big business out of health care. However, we must also simultane- What is your top policy priority if elected? My first ously build a mass movement for affordable housing priority would be to end the war and bring the troops and educaon, guaranteed green jobs and student home. We’ve been at war for an enre generaon with loan forgiveness. nothing good to show for it. War costs us a half a tril- lion dollars a year and 20 veterans a day in suicides How will you safeguard earned benefits from Medi- alone. How much public good could have been done if care and Social Security? Expanding Social Security those soldiers were rebuilding America instead of Iraq? taxes on high-income earners is the best way to ensure these programs are solvent. Efforts to tax earnings How will you safeguard earned benefits from Medi- above the cap ($128,000) have received sff opposion care and Social Security? I would like to sell foreign from both major pares and their corporate donors. I military bases and return taxpayer money (adjusted for support Naonal Improved Medicare for All (HR 676). inflaon). As for Medicare, if your goal is to provide healthcare, build hospitals and hire doctors. What about DACA and immigraon reform? Immigra- What about DACA and immigraon reform? An illegal on has made this country what it is today, so I sup- alien should be one who violates the rights of another port abolishing ICE now, full amnesty for all DACA- person. Otherwise they should not be prosecuted. I am qualified residents, and a safe pathway to cizenship in favor of accepng any honest person who wants to for all 11 million undocumented immigrants. We need come to America. The poem on the Statue of Liberty to stop scapegoang immigrants. means something to me. With the connued shoongs in schools, what is your With the connued shoongs in schools, what is your stance on gun rights v. control? The history of Ameri- stance on gun rights v. control? These shoongs are can expansionism, slavery, and military spending has not happening in IRS offices or courthouses or other created a culture of violence. Let’s start by ending the government buildings. We know how to secure build- wars that have drained trillions of dollars and instead ings. The demopublicans choose not to secure the put that money into educaon and creang guaran- schools. I endorse the second amendment. teed green jobs. More info: tombaileyushousenc.com More info: facebook.com/robertcorriher4congress Some responses are shortened. For the full responses and answers to more quesons by the candidates, go to: vote411.org or demnc.co/GNR2018

14 NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The General Assembly has 50 Senate and 120 House members who adopt laws and the state budget, make or approve appointments, and oversee local governments. They all represent Districts for 2-year terms. District lines have changed. To see your District, go to demnc.co/guildist.

NC Senate Seats - Vote for 1 Candidate in Your District

Guilford County includes all or parts of NC Senate Districts 24, 26, 27, and 28

NC Senate - District 24

RICK GUNN Party: Republican No response from candidate

J. D. WOOTEN health insurance for 400,000 North Carolinians? We Party: Democrat must accept Medicaid expansion funds in North Caroli- na and close the gap by making meaningful changes to Occupaon: Aorney the insurance marketplace in our state. I will work to Leadership experience: I ensure that all North Carolinians have access to quality served on acve duty in the health care. U.S. Air Force from 2003-2012 and as a reservist from 2012- What are your thoughts on the redistricng process? 2015 in various roles, com- Independent redistricng is a top priority of my cam- manding or leading organizaons with hundreds of paign. Everyone deserves an equal voice in their gov- people and with budgets in excess of $20 million per ernment; no district should be drawn to target or dis- year. Also, I serve on the Execuve Board for the Old enfranchise parcular voters. North State Council of the Boy Scouts of America. With connued shoongs in schools, what is your What is your top policy priority if elected? Quality stance on gun rights v. control? As a veteran experi- public educaon is at the core of our society and drives enced with military-grade weapons, I believe that everything else, including civic involvement and eco- weapons of war have no place on the streets of North nomic development. Every child in North Carolina Carolina. I respect the basic constuonal rights of deserves a quality educaon regardless of neighbor- responsible gun owners, but I also support common- hood. I will fight for increased funding for underserved sense laws such as strengthening background checks schools and increased teacher pay and benefits. and efforts to ensure that our schools are safe.

How do you propose to close the coverage gap in More info: jdwooten.com 15 work requirements to qualify since mostly the working NC Senate - District 26 poor would be eligible.

What are your thoughts on the redistricng process? WILLIAM (BILL) MCCASKILL Recognizing both major polical pares are offenders, finding a fair nonparsan method of redistricng is one Party: Democrat of the most important polical issues of our me. I don’t have the answer, but would support comprehen- Occupaon: Rered child sive hearings with respected polical scienst and welfare worker consulng with states that have successfully dealt with Leadership experience: this problem. Employed with the Randolph With connued shoongs in schools, what is your County Department of Social stance on gun rights v. control? I support reasonable Services for 32 years working regulaons on firearms. In the 2008 landmark case D.C. with child abuse and neglect v Heller, Jusce Antonin Scalia wring for the majority cases. During the last eight years of employment I gave individual cizens the constuonal right to pos- supervised a unit of child protecve workers. I also sess firearms, but also the opinion allowed for the chaired the Randolph County Juvenile Jusce Counsel. regulaon of firearms for various safety reasons. I will work with all sides to develop fair gun possession regu- What is your top policy priority if elected? I feel one laons. of the most pressing issues in this state is our inade- quate medical care delivery system, especially in rural More info: [email protected] areas. Passage of the Affordable Healthcare Act’s extended Medicaid program would assist hundreds of thousands of people afford basic health care and infuse JERRY W. TILLMAN needed funds into our health care system. Party: Republican How do you propose to close the coverage gap in No response from candidate health insurance for 400,000 North Carolinians? As I

menoned, extended Medicaid is much needed. Sever-

al Republican-controlled states have already passed

NC Senate - District 27 extended Medicaid for their cizens. I would support

HEAR THE CANDIDATES - 3 EVENTS MICHAEL GARRETT

Oct. 9, Noon and Oct. 16, Noon Party: Democrat Two events at Temple Emmanuel 1129 Jefferson Road, Greensboro Occupaon: Markeng firm manager Sponsored by League of Women Voters of the Piedmont Triad Leadership experience: Manag- Reservaons needed; box lunch available ing partner (current), Markeng Associates; board chair (former), see lwvpt.org/calendar.html for details UNCG Alumni Board; chair (former), Guilford Gang Commission; member, Aubrey Lee Brooks Foundaon Oct. 22, 6 to 8 pm Scholarship Commiee; former member of United Way Forum at YWCA High Point Educaon Impact Council. 155 W. Westwood Ave., High Point What is your top policy priority if elected? This Gen- Sponsored by YWCA High Point, NAACP, and eral Assembly has aacked the teaching profession, High Point Univ. Women & Gender Studies Dept. and our children have suffered the most. If elected, I will work relessly to raise teacher pay, increase

16 investment in our students, and work to restore North GLADYS ROBINSON Carolina’s reputaon as a place where a child can get a world-class educaon. Party: Democrat

How do you propose to close the coverage gap in Occupaon: Rered CEO of health insurance for 400,000 North Carolinians? I Piedmont Health Services support accepng new federal dollars for Medicaid and Sickle Cell Agency expansion; our local tax dollars are now going to Ohio, Florida, and other states that have expanded coverage. Leadership experience: CEO We also need to hold insurance companies accounta- of a nonproﬁt for 35 years; ble when they deny the coverage they promised. chaired board of Healthserve Medical Center; current chair of Board of Trustees of What are your thoughts on the redistricng process? Benne College; president of Community Service Guild Unfairly drawn districts hurt Democrats, Republicans, of Providence. and all residents of our great state. Parsan gerrymandering allows the party in power to shirk accountability What is your top policy priority if elected? The health at the ballot box and is a threat to our democracy. I of our cizens is a most pressing concern. The state strongly favor an independent redistricng commis- failed to expand Medicaid and the result is mulple sion, so that all voters are ensured equitable represen- deaths and lack of access to health care. taon in their government. We must stop policians from corrupng this incredibly important process. How do you propose to close the coverage gap in health insurance for 400,000 North Carolinians? As With connued shoongs in schools, what is your a member of HHS commiees, I see the harm the stance on gun rights v. control? Students and teachers Republican-led legislature has caused our cizens. We must have a network of support and protecon. That must work with CCNCs, establish more community means hiring counselors, social workers, and school clinics, and collaborate with university medical centers resource oﬃcers; not giving teachers guns. I support to provide care to these individuals. universal background checks on all gun sales. What are your thoughts on the redistricng process? More info: GarreForNC.com The Constuon says that it is the responsibility of the

General Assembly to redistrict. However, we must ﬁnd a more reasonable and fair process. While an inde- TRUDY WADE pendent commission is a start, any plan must come before the General Assembly for tweaking and ensur- Party: Republican ing that issues such as commonality of neighborhoods are not overlooked. No response from candidate

With connued shoongs in schools, what is your stance on gun rights v. control? We must pass laws NC Senate - District 28 that enforce extensive background checks, ban of assault weapons, and provide schools with more trained law enforcement personnel and safer facilies. CLARK PORTER We must change cultures in our state and naon where people think they have the right to eliminate Party: Republican those they dislike.

No response from candidate More info: gladysrobinson.com

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17 NC House Seats - Vote for 1 Candidate in Your District

Guilford County includes all of NC House Districts 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 and 62

NC House - District 57

TROY LAWSON

Party: Republican

Occupaon: Consultant children, teachers, and staff without infringing upon our rights as Americans. Therefore, I would support Leadership experience: constuonally sound background checks and make Execuve director of a non- mental health treatment a top priority. profit; chairman of the Guil- ford County GOP; board More info: troylawson4nchousedistrict57.com member and secretary at Gate City Charter Academy in East Greensboro; volunteer driver for the Meals on Wheels program; and board member of Gate City Charter Academy in East Greensboro. ASHTON CLEMMONS Party: Democrat What is your top policy priority if elected? I don’t believe there is one “pressing” issue. I will champion Occupaon: Public school issues on public educaon, increasing teacher pay, educator and administrator school safety, the economy, affordable health care access, and soluons to reduce the opioid crisis. Leadership experience: Finally, I will work to pass legislaon that puts ex- Assistant superintendent offenders to work and reduce recidivism. (current), Thomasville City Schools; principal (former), How do you propose to close the coverage gap in Brooks Global Studies; health insurance for 400,000 North Carolinians? We principal (former), Oak Hill need to ensure the Medicaid system is more efficient Elementary; board chair of Teach For America of NC and available to all who need it. Also, connuing to Piedmont Triad. grow North Carolina's economy will have a direct impact on our cizens to beer afford the costs What is your top policy priority if elected? associated with health care. Addressing the state of our public educaon system is my top priority. We must aract and keep quality What are your thoughts on the redistricng process? educators by increasing teacher pay, invesng in new I believe both pares have a hand in making this pro- and exisng schools, and ensuring our limited public cess difficult and confusing. I support an independent dollars support public schools. commission to deal with redistricng. How do you propose to close the coverage gap in With connued shoongs in schools, what is your health insurance for 400,000 North Carolinians? We stance on gun rights v. control? This issue is very must expand Medicaid, now. In Guilford County alone, difficult, emoonal, and complicated. We must find 17,000 people stand to gain coverage under expan- soluons that will provide for the safety of our sion. Addionally, Medicaid expansion would bring

18 tens of millions of dollars of economic investment in trators and support professionals. These bills also Guilford County. We also need to close the gap in addressed school safety and modernizing school health care access between rural and urban areas in facilies statewide. North Carolina. How do you propose to close the coverage gap in What are your thoughts on the redistricng process? health insurance for 400,000 North Carolinians? I co- More oen than not, we have a system in which poli- sponsored HB 858 which was legislaon to expand cians pick their voters rather than voters picking their Medicaid coverage for our most vulnerable cizens, policians. I will be a staunch advocate for an inde- and I connue to support that avenue. Addionally, I pendent redistricng process as a core pillar of a sound have co-sponsored other legislaon to address our democracy. pressing health care needs.

With connued shoongs in schools, what is your What are your thoughts on the redistricng process? stance on gun rights v. control? As a mother and an I am ﬁrmly in favor of an independent commission for educator, I care deeply about school safety. We need redistricng and was glad to co-sponsor a biparsan to arm our schools with counselors, teacher assistants, bill (HB 200) that would have created such. and the resources needed to educate children; not guns. I support universal background checks, closing With connued shoongs in schools, what is your the “gun show loophole” and banning assault weapons. stance on gun rights v. control? I have/will connue to support/sponsor commonsense gun legislaon that More info: clemmonsfornc.com makes our schools/streets safer while respecng the right of cizens to own ﬁrearms. I also support funding

that modernizes our schools and uses available/ NC House - District 58 emerging technology and student support to prevent further violence on our campuses. HB 204, on which I served as a primary sponsor, addressed school safety AMOS QUICK one year before the tragic Parkland shoong.

Party: Democrat More info: pickquick2018.com

Occupaon: Pastor, Calvary Bapst Church PETER BOYKIN Leadership experience: NC State House 2017-present; Party: Republican Democrac Freshman vice chairman, NC House; Member, Occupaon: Owner of Guilford County Schools Board of Educaon, 2004- MagaOneRadio.net 2016, Board Vice-Chairman 2005-2016; Leadership experience: As What is your top policy priority if elected? A quality president of Gays For Trump educaon for every child in North Carolina. I have ﬁled I have worked to bridge the 38 bills (preK–12) that have sought to provide for safe, gap between the GOP and the gay community and lead modern schools with a highly qualiﬁed, well-paid conservave gays with their support of MAGA. I have teachers, supported by competent, well-paid adminis- also organized Naonal March4Trump rallies, and I am

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19 the creator of The Maga Network. With connued shoongs in schools, what is your stance on gun rights v. control? I do not believe What is your top policy priority if elected? My liming our Second Amendment rights is the answer, plaorm stands for public safety (including school although I believe that the proper educaon of those safety), educaon, and job security. wanng to purchase guns should be enforced; an individual should be taught to respect guns and the How do you propose to close the coverage gap in proper handling (including shoong pracce) of their health insurance for 400,000 North Carolinians? weapons. The respect of what a gun can do is most Health care is an extremely open-ended issue and can important. be debated mulple ways. As someone who myself is without health coverage, I would be willing to work More info: boykinforhouse.com with both sides of the aisle to come up with the best proposal that could close such coverage gaps.

What are your thoughts on the redistricng process? NC House - District 59 I believe a nonparsan commission to work on redistricng would be the best for all cizens. I do not feel that an area is represented well if either party makes JON HARDISTER the decisions. Party: Republican

Occupaon: Markeng/real Tips for College Students estate invesng

WHERE’S HOME: You may call your college com- Leadership experience: munity your home if you do not have a clear intent State legislator; member, to return to another address. If you do, register at Greensboro College Board of that address as home. Register at just one address; Alumni; member, Southeast Guilford Community update your registraon when you move, even if it Foundaon; member, UNC-Greensboro School of is just to a new dorm on campus. Health and Human Sciences Board of Visitors; member, Boy Scouts of America Old North State REGISTER: You cannot register to vote online. Council. Download a form at demnc.co/rform. Write in your name as it appears on your Social Security card or What is your top policy priority if elected? There are NC driver’s license; use that ID number on the form. several issues: connuing to improve North Carolina’s Fill in all parts of the form, sign, and mail it to the economy; increasing teacher pay; supporng public local elecons board; see demnc.co/myboard. educaon; enhancing school safety; and operang state government efficiently. We also need to work on CAMPUS ADDRESS: If you are registering with a expanding access to affordable health care and mental Guilford County campus as your home, put your health treatment. room number and dorm’s name on the Street line How do you propose to close the coverage gap in for your Residenal Address. For Mailing Address, health insurance for 400,000 North Carolinians? We use the campus method to get mail. For A&T, Ben- need to explore ways to lower costs and expand ne, Greensboro College and HPU, that includes access to quality health care, especially for those who your Box number. For UNCG, write in your email are working paycheck-to-paycheck. We also need to address on Street line, then Greensboro, NC 27413. connue working to enhance the efficiency and cost- effecveness of our Medicaid system to ensure that TOO LATE?: If you miss the Oct. 12 regular dead- we are serving those who are truly in need. line to register, use Same-Day Registraon (see page 6 for details). What are your thoughts on the redistricng process? I have been a leader on this issue for years. I spon-

20 sored independent redistricng reform bills in each product of Guilford County Schools, I’m deeply con- session that I have served in the legislature. cerned about our public educaon system. We have issues with teacher retenon and school buildings in With connued shoongs in schools, what is your need of repair. Strong public schools aren’t just an in- stance on gun rights v. control? I serve on the House vestment in future generaons but a great recruing Select Commiee on School Safety, which will consider tool for aracng businesses. several ideas. Making schools more secure, expanding background checks for gun purchases, and enhancing How do you propose to close the coverage gap in treatment and awareness of mental health must be top health insurance for 400,000 North Carolinians? My priories. opponent has refused to expand Medicaid. In Guilford County, we’ve lost out on 1,700 jobs, millions of dollars More info: JonHardister.com of revenue, and 17,000 of our neighbors are without

coverage. Medicaid expansion isn’t just a smart business decision but a moral imperave. STEVEN A. BUCCINI What are your thoughts on the redistricng process? Party: Democrat It’s me to hand control back to the voters through independent redistricng. Fair maps at all levels of Occupaon: Soware engineer government should be in place. We need to come up with a fair and independent redistricng process before Leadership experience: Eagle the districts are redrawn following the 2020 census. Scout; organized an event for 1,500 plus people and $250k With connued shoongs in schools, what is your plus budget three years in a stance on gun rights v. control? Like many folks, I have row; started one of the had a safe and healthy relaonship with firearms since I country’s first independent, first went shoong at age 13. That said, there are student-run co-working spaces. My tested private common-sense reforms we can implement, beginning sector experience has helped some of our country’s by addressing the flaws in the current background largest companies succeed. check process.

What is your top policy priority if elected? As a proud More info: stevenfornc.com

THE LAW & YOUR VOTE

You do NOT lose your right to vote if you have a traffic cket or outstanding civil fine, or if you are convicted of a misdemeanor. If you are convicted of a felony, you temporarily lose your cizenship rights, including your right to vote. But you automacally get your right to vote back in North Carolina aer you finish your sentence, including probaon or parole. It doesn’t maer where the felony convicon occurred, in this state or elsewhere. No court document is needed to “restore” your right to vote. Just finish your sentence and register like any other cizen. Failure to pay restuon does not block your right to vote, unless you are sll on probaon. If you know someone who has completed a felony sentence, encourage them to register and vote!

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21 background checks, and gun-violence restraining orders NC House - District 60 so we can stop mass-shoong tragedies like the one in Parkland.

CECIL BROCKMAN More info: cecilfornc.com

Party: Democrat Occupaon: Legislator KURT COLLINS Leadership experience: Two- term state legislator; vice Party: Republican chair, House Educaon K-12 Occupaon: Underwriter/real Commiee; Board of Visitors, estate broker UNCG’s School of Health and Human Science. Leadership experience: Treas- urer, Employee Resource What is your top policy priority if elected? Our Group at United Guaranty/Arch MI Co; The Arc of High educaon system is leaving too many students behind, Point Art Aucon Commiee; Greensboro Jaycees Taste especially African-Americans. We need to address this Carolina Commiee; synerG Leadership Team performance gap and make necessary investments in our public schools. We should bring our teacher pay and What is your top policy priority if elected? My primary per-pupil spending up, while we are leading in focus would be economic development. This would innovaon to turn around failing schools. include connuing to make North Carolina an aracve place for business, thus leading to job creaon. I would How do you propose to close the coverage gap in support further tax reform and emphasize educaon health insurance for 400,000 North Carolinians? We and school safety as well. should expand Medicaid under the Aﬀordable Care Act in North Carolina. It is unacceptable that many thou- How do you propose to close the coverage gap in sands of people are being denied health insurance health insurance for 400,000 North Carolinians? coverage due to nothing more than parsan polics. Connuing to focus on the economy and aracng What are your thoughts on the redistricng process? businesses to the state will lead to further job creaon, I support an independent redistricng process that therefore generang an environment where individuals would take the process out of the hands of parsan have access to quality employer-provided health cover- policians. age at an aﬀordable rate.

With connued shoongs in schools, what is your What are your thoughts on the redistricng process? I stance on gun rights v. control? I am in favor of gun would support an independent redistricng commiee. control measures that would serve to reduce gun Districts should be kept as concise as possible and not violence in this country. I believe in banning assault spread out over large swaths of various cies and weapons and high-capacity magazines, universal counes. With connued shoongs in schools, what is your Think Voting Doesn’t Matter? stance on gun rights v. control? Gun safety should be h In 2008, the biggest group using Early Vong in NC the concern and this needs to begin with educaon and was African-American female Democrats. The next guidance within the home. Stascs show that most, if year, state legislators focused on K-12 educaon, not all, of recent mass shooters have had lile to no childcare support, and the NC Racial Jusce Act. connecon with their fathers. Engagement with children beginning at an early age has a dramac h In 2014, the biggest group using Early Vong in NC impact on their development. There is no replacement was white male Republicans. The next year, legis- for love and educaon. lators cut corporate taxes, cut support for women’s health programs, and cut polluon regulaons. More info: electkurtcollins.com

NC House - District 61 ALISSA BATTS Party: Republican

MARY PRICE (PRICEY) HARRISON Occupaon: Manager, Records Management

Party: Democrat Leadership experience: Mother Teresa said, “Do small Occupaon: Rered Lawyer things with great love.” While I believe leadership doesn’t Leadership experience: I am come from tles, I have maintained a consistent and serving in my seventh term in successful professional career. Social Media, Guilford the NC House. Under Demo- County GOP; member, SynerG; interim 7-8 grade Faith crac leadership, I chaired Formaon Lead, St. Pius X Catholic Church several commiees. I currently serve on 15 legislave What is your top policy priority if elected? The state is commiees. Prior to my elecon, I gained leadership moving in the right direcon, but I want to connue to experience serving on government commissions and on reduce unnecessary regulaons, which will promote the boards of many nonprofits. economic growth. Special aenon will be given to expanding access to affordable health care as well as What is your top policy priority if elected? Improving educaonal iniaves such as increasing teacher pay our elecons and campaign financing systems are prior- and school safety. ies. Gerrymandered districts, aacks on our courts, and an unprecedented influx of campaign money have How do you propose to close the coverage gap in diminished public trust in government. We need health insurance for 400,000 North Carolinians? We expanded vong access, nonparsan and publicly need to research innovave ways to lower costs while financed judicial races, and independent redistricng in expanding access to quality health care to all. In a order for our democracy to flourish. related topic, the Medicaid system should be modern- ized to fit current and future use. How do you propose to close the coverage gap in What are your thoughts on the redistricng process? health insurance for 400,000 North Carolinians? We I would support legislaon creang an independent must expand Medicaid. If we did, we would save more commission for redistricng so long as it was a well- than 2,000 lives a year in NC as well as save our rural veed process based on previous successful implemen- hospitals. By 2020, expanding Medicaid would create taons and the commission was truly independent. more than 43,000 NC jobs and boost our economy by more than $1 billion in tax revenue. With connued shoongs in schools, what is your stance on gun rights v. control? In mass shoongs, the What are your thoughts on the redistricng process? gun used (or access to) isn’t the root cause but rather I have long been a proponent of independent redis- the individual and specifically, their mental health. Gun tricng, even when Democrats were in charge. Gerry- Control ≠ Crime Control. Enhancing school safety proto- mandered districts have led to increased polarizaon cols and mental health awareness & treatment are key. and an inability of polical pares to compromise. More info: alissabas.com With connued shoongs in schools, what is your stance on gun rights v. control? Since 2012, I’ve worked on comprehensive gun safety legislaon that Resources for Voters contains common sense measures such as universal background checks, banning high-capacity magazine cartridges, safe storage requirements, etc.

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NC House - District 62 MARTHA R. SHAFER

Party: Democrat JOHN FAIRCLOTH Occupaon: Rered VP, The Party: Republican Women’s Hospital of Greens- boro Occupaon: Rered chief of police, broker and owner of Leadership experience: A real estate firm. former health care execuve, I led 10 departments and 150 plus employees. I was Leadership experience: part of the team that started the Women’s Only Run Director of NC Criminal Jusce which funds mammograms for poor women. I know Training and Standards Com- how to work across boundaries and deliver soluons mission. High Point chief of police, 16 years, and City in a complex, highly-regulated environment. Council, three terms. NC House, four terms. What is your top policy priority if elected? The Legisla- What is your top policy priority if elected? My focus is ture needs to reinvest in public educaon; it is short- the ongoing consideraon, development and passage of changing our students and teachers. North Carolina is the state budget. As a chair of the House Appropriaons ranked 43rd in the country in per-student spending. My Commiee, I have responsibility for guiding the mother was a public high school teacher, and I aended available funds, agreed to by the Finance Commiees, public schools in Charloe. to the various departments and divisions of state and to local governments. How do you propose to close the coverage gap in health insurance for 400,000 North Carolinians? We How do you propose to close the coverage gap in must strengthen our Medicaid program to provide cov- health insurance for 400,000 North Carolinians? I erage to low-wage workers and others who can’t work sponsored the biparsan bill HB 662, "Carolina Cares," because of illness or because they are caring for others. for cizens whose income makes them ineligible for Expanding care will smulate business and employment Medicaid but unable to afford health insurance. Resi- throughout North Carolina, adding billions to our local dents with income not exceeding 133 percent of the economy and creang thousands of jobs. Our federal federal poverty level, not enrolled in Medicare, can be tax dollars are already funding expansion in 32 other covered if this bill is successful. states. It’s me North Carolina joined them. What are your thoughts on the redistricng process? I have supported an independent body to address redis- What are your thoughts on the redistricng process? tricng. The difficulty comes in how we structure a truly Gerrymandered districts make the General Assembly “independent” body. less representave. An independent redistricng commission would be a smart way to address this problem. With connued shoongs in schools, what is your stance on gun rights v. control? I am vice chair of the With connued shoongs in schools, what is your House Select Commiee on School Safety, which will stance on gun rights v. control? Our first responsibility examine data and hear experts from all viewpoints. We is to protect our children, who must feel safe in school. should consider how to use technology to permit safe- There are ways to curb this violence while sll keepers to monitor condions in schools and how to respecng Constuon rights – for example, improve idenfy and assist students with mental condions that criminal background checks, raise the age for purchas- lead toward violence. ing rifles, and ban “bump stocks.”

More info: johnfaircloth61.com More info: MarthaShafer.com Some responses are shortened. For the full responses and answers to more quesons by the candidates, go to: vote411.org or demnc.co/GNR2018

GUILFORD COUNTY COMMISSION

The County Commission adopts the budge t for schools and other agencies, and regulates land use, housing and many vital services. Members are elected countywide (At Large) and by District; find your district at demnc.co/guildist.

County Commission District 2 per nurse)? Work with local school board and administrators to ﬁnd opportunies for paid and volunteer internships for students from our local SCOTT A. JONES universies.

Party: Democrat More info: electsco[email protected]

Occupaon: Entrepreneur, execuve board chair for nonprofit building permanent ALAN W. PERDUE affordable housing Party: Republican Leadership Experience: Business owner and nonprofit Occupaon: Public safety execuve director; former Fire Department captain; NC consultant cerficated fire inspector; served on numerous nonprofit boards in Guilford County Leadership experience: 20-plus years of progressive leadership What is your top policy priority if elected? Housing and within public safety, including school system to name a few. 10 years as the director of Guilford County Emergency Services; 3+ years District 2 commissioner; president of As state legislators require schools to reduce class size, the NC Fire Marshal’s Associaon. how will you help ensure classrooms are fully funded? Re-evaluang county budget, work closer with staff and What is your top policy priority if elected? The current business owners to build more corporate and communi- access to care/treatment of mental health and ty involvement. substance abuse must be improved. Working with our What changes will be needed to the county’s Juvenile community partners, a model organizaon and facility Detenon Center aer Dec. 2019 when 16-to-18 year focused on clinical results can be obtained. olds are no longer charged in adult court? Working As state legislators require schools to reduce class size, closely with staff and community leaders for guidance how will you help ensure classrooms are fully funded? in this process. We as a board are working with our state legislators to How would you reduce the rao of nearly 2,000 stu- seek addional funding to address the state mandate. dents per nurse in the county (the ideal is 750 students Addionally, we have authorized a study with our Board of Educaon to determine the status of school facilies and how to be more efficient and effecve. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS What changes will be needed the county’s Juvenile WHO ARE UNOPPOSED Detenon Center aer Dec. 2019 when 16-to-18 year

olds are no longer charged in adult court? The county AT LARGE - KAY CASHION is evaluang the number of juveniles that will be DISTRICT 1 - J. CARLVENA FOSTER impacted by the change, the number of beds needed, DISTRICT 7 - CAROLYN Q. COLEMAN and funding sources to reduce the impact to the county. The evaluaon includes juveniles within and outside DISTRICT 8 (unexpired term) - SKIP ALSTON Guilford County, as we provide a regional service.

25 How would you reduce the rao of nearly 2,000 be trained individually at the schools that need them. students per nurse in the county (the ideal is 750 students per nurse)? The board added addional More info: Facebook:@tracyforguilford school nurses this year, and we have asked for more data related to ulizaon and service delivery. Simply picking an ideal rao is not as important as evaluang JUSTIN CONRAD data to determine future resource allocaon. Party: Republican More info: alanperdue.com

Occupaon: President, Bay

Hill Seafood Sales and County Commission District 3 president, Libby Hill Seafood Restaurants Inc.

Leadership experience: TRACY LAMOTHE Guilford County commissioner, District 3, Dec. 2014- present; Naonal Fisheries Instute, execuve Party: Democrat commiee, 2017-present; Naonal Fisheries Instute Occupaon: Bookkeeper/ Board of Directors, 2013-present; Guilford County chef Board of Health, Dec. 2007-2014 (chair 2012-2014). Leadership experience: What is your top policy priority if elected? Guilford Restaurant owner, execu- County sll lags behind our peer counes in ve chef; board posions unemployment, which is why I have supported projects including currently Deep such as the Haeco expansion and the Publix distribuon Roots Market treasurer; business manager of a facility. In addion, connued support of the Family Greensboro church for five years; leadership team for Jusce Center, our efforts to combat domesc violence a Title 1 Guilford County elementary school. will be a priority. What is your top policy priority if elected? The school As state legislators require schools to reduce class size, system needs our aenon quickly. Our children how will you help ensure classrooms are fully funded? deserve principals and teachers that are paid My support of our public schools has been shown compevely and buildings that are safe and secure. consistently in my vong record. In the last three budgets, I have supported increases to Guilford County As state legislators require schools to reduce class size, Schools in excess of $27 million. how will you help ensure classrooms are fully funded? We need to politely request the state to fully fund their What changes will be needed to the county’s Juvenile mandate. Then we will have to develop a plan to Detenon Center aer Dec. 2019 when 16-to-18 year increase classrooms and get school buildings up to date. olds are no longer charged in adult court? Guilford County has requested assistance from the General What changes will be needed to the county’s Juvenile Assembly to expand the Center to house another 32 or Detenon Center aer Dec. 2019 when 16-to-18 year 48 youth. olds are no longer charged in adult court? The county is expecng a substanal increase in new cases in the How would you reduce the rao of nearly 2,000 first year of this change. This is going to require more students per nurse in the county (the ideal is 750 space, separate space for older kids and more staff. students per nurse)? School nurses have been a focus of mine since I was on the Guilford County Board of How would you reduce the rao of nearly 2,000 Health. Under previous boards, this wasn’t a priority. students per nurse in the county (the ideal is 750 I’ve met mulple mes with Project One members who students per nurse)? A more economical way to deal are leading community efforts to increase nurses in with this issue would be to have CNA staff fill these schools. I am proud to have supported hiring six new RN empty seats as a majority of work done by school posions and three CNA posions. nurses would also fall under CNA abilies. Specialty services like feeding tubes and special medicaon can More info: conradnc.com

GUILFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

The “School Board” supervises the management, finances, pupil placement, and personnel of the Guilford County Schools. Members are elected in partisan contests by district and for 1 at-large countywide seat.

Bd. of Education At-Large MARC RIDGILL

Party: Republican

WINSTON McGREGOR Occupaon: Rered from Party: Democrat Greensboro Police Depart- Occupaon: Execuve director, ment, former school resource Guilford Educaon Alliance officer Experience: Nearly two decades Experience: As school re- of community leadership, man- source officer at Grimsley aging budgets and organizaons, High School from 2006-2014, I and working with diverse stake- have a working knowledge of what is taking place holders, including board member regarding student safety, teacher safety and working of NCCJ, past president of Habitat for Humanity, and condions. I also am a current parent of a GCS student. leadership team of Onward! What are the current challenges facing public educa- What are the current challenges facing public educaon in our county? Student and teacher safety. Our on in our county? I support the district’s strategic school system has no structure or disciplinary plan. plan and will work to bring people together to ensure Students and teachers are exposed to and are vicms every child has the joyful, safe, high expectaons learn- of violent acts and crime every day, INSIDE our schools. ing environment they deserve. What programs or services should be added or cut? What programs or services would you like to see add- I would like to see an extracurricular acvity similar to ed or cut? I am excited about investments and innova- Grimsley’s Man Up and Girl Up programs. Change the ons that will strengthen Career Pathways and Career SCALE program from a 45-day program to a full-me Technical Educaon programs. All students deserve oponal school policy. Give those students a chance to strong academics AND opportunies to explore how succeed, not put them back in an environment where their learning will be applied in − and to help invent − they cannot. the future. How would you address the challenge of scarcer How would you address the challenge of scarcer re- resources as charter schools grow? Charter schools sources as charter schools grow? Charter schools ARE are exempt from many regulaons and requirements public schools and have risen in popularity because of placed on school districts. I will work to free our district the disciplinary and safety problems specifically in our from some of those regulaons as well so that we have middle schools. To stem the de of parents opng for more opportunity to innovate and modernize. I will also other educaonal opportunies, order and structure work to align resources, find efficiencies and build part- must be restored. We are also losing veteran teachers nerships to address challenges. for these reasons as well. More info: winston4kids.org More info: Electmarcridgill.com Some responses are shortened. For the full responses and answers to more quesons by the candidates, go to: vote411.org or demnc.co/GNR2018

Bd. of Education District 2 ANITA SHARPE

Party: Republican

GREG DRUMWRIGHT Occupaon: Oﬃce manager/ Party: Democrat accountant

Occupaon: Pastor Experience: Guilford County Board of Educaon, 1990- Experience: Former teacher in 2008, 2016-2018; school Guilford and Alamance/ volunteer, 1975-2008; PTA Burlington school systems; tutor officer, SAC chair, various years and schools and mentor for student leadership; organizer of 2016 Let Us What are the current challenges facing public educa- Speak Community Forum on Social Jusce; member of on in our county? Increase/improve security at all the Greensboro Chapter NAACP; member of the Pastors entrance points (metal detectors, security staff) and of the Piedmont and Greensboro Pulpit Forum mental health staff. Achievement-GCS has approxi- mately 40 schools receiving D or F on state report card. What are the current challenges facing public educa- Put resources in schools to reduce class size, recruit on in our county? Equal representaon and equitable volunteers, and incenvize best staff to work in those access! The current school board does not reflect the schools. demographics of the student body it serves. Further- more, students from various socio-economic and mul- What programs would you like to see added or cut? ethnic backgrounds deserve to be educated in safer Eliminate all unnecessary posions and courses and as schools under effecve instruconal support to close much tesng as allowable by law. Increase course exisng achievement gaps. opons for vocaonal/Career Technical Educaon and apprenceships. Many careers do not require a four- What programs or services would you like to see add- year degree, but do require students to have skills in ed or cut? I would like to implement a GCS student their chosen area of work. Vocaonal and CTE are vital leadership academy to foster student potenal around to the success of many students who need support and cizenship, social/civic interest and community involve- investment in these programs. ment, open to all students. To increase accessibility to school board leadership in District 2, I would implement More info: Anita Sharpe for Guilford County School a reoccurring town-hall meeng, for all constuents, to Board on Facebook collect ideas, offer greater accountability and build community within the district. I would also encourage parents to bring their children to speak as well. The SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION voice of students will have as great an impact! DISTRICT SUPERVISOR

More info: gregdrumwright.com Nine candidates are running for two seats on the nonparsan Soil & Water Conservaon District

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Bd. of Education District 4 LINDA WELBORN Party: Republican DESIREE BEST Occupaon: Rered Party: Democrat informaon technology professional Occupaon: Rered Teacher, Guilford County Schools Experience: Through my Experience: I am a lifelong professional career and educator. I rered from GCS advocacy work, I have aer serving as a teacher’s acquired the skills and knowledge base needed to be assistant and a teacher for an effecve leader. Having advocated at the local, more than 31 years. I am cur- state and federal level on a multude of key issues, I rently a tutor in the district, and graduated from Dudley have established that my sole purpose for being on High in 1979. School boards need authenc educator the board is to serve our students. voices; teachers are uniquely driven to lead and impact our communies. What are the current challenges facing public educaon in our county? Acquiring and retaining strong What are the current challenges facing public educa- teachers is essenal. At GCS, we are looking at differ- on in our county? Recruing/retaining highly quali- ent ways to compete for teachers, compensate them fied teachers, school safety, lack of resources, and class in new ways, and provide more support for new sizes are some of the challenges that require swi teachers. A posive work environment helps with acon. I will work to make sure the community is well retenon; somemes small things can make a huge informed about the state of GCS, advocate relentlessly difference. at all levels for fair funding, and ensure that funds are used wisely. What programs or services would you like to see added or cut? Currently, businesses in the area are What programs or services would you like to see add- struggling to find skilled workers. Career Technical ed or cut? I would support comprehensive educaonal Educaon provides students with solid careers programming so that all children can pursue their tal- making good middle income wages. I would like to ents and interests. There should be greater emphasis on expand our Career Technical Educaon programs and Career Technical Educaon and STEAM, as well as on seek new opportunies to work with businesses. All social-emoonal learning. We must also enhance ser- of our magnet programs should be reviewed, strong vices for academically gied and exceponal children. programs kept and struggling programs redirected.

How would you address the challenge of scarcer re- How would you address the challenge of scarcer sources as charter schools grow? Per pupil spending in resources as charter schools grow? GCS will do the North Carolina ranks 43rd in the naon. Policies like not best job possible to provide an excellent educaon to granng districts a state sales tax exempon while all students. If there is a ﬂood of new charters, GCS doing so for cies, counes and private schools decreas- will have to make hard decisions, looking at out- es revenue for classrooms. School board members must sourcing services or consolidang schools. That’s a spend far more me galvanizing communies to change diﬃcult process which means larger schools and public policy. fewer resources for our students.

More info: DesireeBest.com More info: facebook.com/Linda.Welborn.GC.BOE

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29 Bd. of Education District 6 KHEM DENISE IRBY Party: Democrat

WES CASHWELL Occupaon: Aerschool Party: Republican teacher

Occupaon: General Experience: 20 years as a contractor corporate legal secretary; three term on NYC District Experience: GCS Board of School Board; 10 years with Educaon District 6, 2016- Naval Reserves; 15 years as a public educaon advo- present; chairman, Board of cate; GCS parent and employee; secretary of NC Asso- GO FAR (Go Out for A Run) ciaon of Educators’ Educaon Support Professionals 2017-present; a business owner involved with budg- (ESP) program eng, personnel and planning

What are the current challenges facing public educa- What are the current challenges facing public educaon in our county? Aracng and retaining the best on in our county? We are challenged with lack of and brightest educators will be key. The goal can be funding, school safety, parent engagement, poverty, achieved by providing growth and leadership oppor- limited English proficiency, school nurse rao, and tunies, promong collaboraon in professional more. This requires pung students first in all deci- learning communies, and creang a salary structure sions, collecve advocacy, innovave ideas and joint that aracts entry-level teachers and rewards master efforts with county commissioners in removing these teachers. barriers.

What programs or services would you like to see add- What programs or services would you like to see ed or cut? Services should be expanded that assist added or cut? Each school is unique; schools need students in addressing problems that create obstacles the flexibility to provide what their student populaon to learning. Staffing in the areas of school nursing, coun- needs. Educators should allow student data to drive seling and psychologists should be increased to reflect the instrucon at their school. Our students need the the need for both prevenon and intervenon to wraparound services and non-sports related aer- achieve posive academic and personal outcomes. school programs in middle schools.

How would you address the challenge of scarcer re- How would you address the challenge of scarcer sources as charter schools grow? Shoralls can be resources as charter schools grow? Guilford County migated by maintaining and improving teacher quality, Schools should connue to build support from busi- increasing parental involvement and strengthening ness partners, groups such as Guilford Educaon school leadership. The engagement of parents, teachers Alliance, Communies-in-Schools, GTCC apprence- and administrators is validaon of the district’s goal to ship programs, Say Yes iniaves, and grant opportu- “increase organizaonal eﬃciency and eﬀecveness to nies. GCS must seek to aract funding toward STEM beer support student learning.” and the arts to maintain balance in educaon.

More info: cashwellforeduca[email protected] More info: khemdirby.org

Bd. of Education District 8

DEENA HAYES Party: Democrat Deena Hayes, who currently represents District 8, is unopposed.

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