Voter Guide General Election 2020 NCFamilyVoter.com An Impartial, Nonpartisan Look at North Carolina Candidates Equipping North Carolina families to be voices of persuasion for family values in their communities. Many ways to get equipped! www.ncfamily.org Sign up for email updates! NCFamily.org @ncfamilyorg ncfamilyorg Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Connect with us on Instagram! October 2020 Dear Fellow North Carolinian, As part of our continuing effort to provide timely research and education materials to the citizens of our State, the North Carolina Family Policy Council is pleased to provide you with this impartial and nonpartisan Voter Guide for the 2020 General Election. In the past, we’ve heard from citizens across the State who were frustrated over the lack of reliable information about candidates running for elected office. Radio and television ads often present what the candidates want you to hear, but where do you go for information regarding what candidates really think about the issues that matter to you and your family? When candidate positions are not known, the gathering of enough information to make an informed decision can become a burden—sometimes resulting in voter frustration and even apathy. Years ago, NC Family committed to providing a public service to the voters of our state by asking candidates for congressional and state-level offices in North Carolina what they think about a variety of issues, and then passing this information along to the public. In compiling this Voter Guide, we mailed candidate questionnaires to all candidates running for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House, N.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Governor and Council of State, and N.C. Senate and N.C. House. The list of candidates is based on official records obtained from the N.C. State Board of Elections as of September 8, 2020. We attempted to personally contact each candidate to encourage his or her participation in the Voter Guide project. To facilitate processing and printing, we used a standard response grid of “Yes,” “No,” or “Undecided,” but we also invited candidates to provide additional comments and/or explanations for their answers. Those comments can be viewed by accessing scanned PDF copies of the candidates’ questionnaires on the Voter Guide portion of our website at www.NCFamilyVoter.com. We hope you find this Voter Guide helpful. We encourage you to stay current on public policy issues important to North Carolina families by frequently accessing our website at www.ncfamily.org and SIGNING UP to receive our excellent publications and email updates. You can also connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! May God bless you, your family, and our nation this election year! Sincerely, John L. Rustin, President NC Family Policy Council 3 CUT THIS OUT AND TAKE IT TO THE POLLS! NCFamilyVoter.com VOTE November 3, 2020 Be Prepared to Vote — My Choices — Identify Your Voting Districts FEDERAL RACES: Refer to your voter registration US Senate: card or visit the Voter Guide portion of NC Family’s website at US House: NCFamilyVoter.com and input your (my district) name and address to identify your GOVERNOR & COUNCIL OF STATE RACES: congressional and state legislative districts. You may also contact the NC Governor: N.C. Board of Elections by phone at (919) 814-0700 or via their NC Lt. Governor: website at www.ncsbe.gov. NC Attorney General: Research the Candidates Use this Voter Guide, as well as NC Auditor: other resources, to better understand NC Commissioner of Agriculture: where the candidates stand on the issues, and then decide which NC Commissioner of Insurance: candidates you plan to support. Record Your Choices NC Commissioner of Labor: On the form to the left, record your NC Secretary of State: choice of candidates, and take it to the polls with you. NC Superintendent of Public Instruction: Local Elections NC Treasurer: You may also have local elections and local and state referenda that STATE JUDICIAL RACES: are not included in this Voter Guide. We encourage you to visit NC Supreme Court Chief Justice: the N.C. Board of Elections website at www.ncsbe.gov and click on NC Supreme Court (Seat 2): the “Voter Search Tool” link on NC Supreme Court (Seat 4): the “Voter Tools and Forms” page to obtain a copy of your sample NC Ct. of Appeals (Seat 4): ballot for the General Election. You may also contact your local NC Ct. of Appeals (Seat 5): board of elections to determine what additional races or referenda NC Ct. of Appeals (Seat 6): questions may be on your ballot. NC Ct. of Appeals (Seat 7): Index NC Ct. of Appeals (Seat 13): U.S. Congress Races p. 6-7 STATE LEGISLATIVE RACES: N.C. Council of State p. 8-9 NC Senate: N.C. Judicial Races p. 10-11 (my district) NC House: N.C. Senate Races p. 12-15 (my district) N.C. House Races p. 16-23 Family North Carolina magazine Magazine The Charming and Alarming Face of New Marijuana Pro-Life Optimism The Demise of Heroes NC Family’s flagship publication,Family North Carolina magazine, features timely, in-depth articles from authors who are strategically positioned to provide a unique and cutting-edge perspective on the important issues of our day. Sign up to receive Family North Carolina at my.ncfamily.org/signup. Partner with NC Family as we seek to make North Carolina the most pro-life, pro-family state in the nation. Together we can! Learn how at: my.ncfamily.org/Donate 5 UNITED STATES CONGRESS 1. Should the federal government 8. Should the federal government continue increase the minimum wage? to provide funding for abstinence until marriage sexual education programs? 2. Should the federal government require all Americans to have health insurance coverage? 9. Should organizations that provide abortions be allowed to receive federal funds? 3. Should the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act be amended to place further restrictions on 10. Should Congress pass a law to require a health care the establishment and expansion of gambling practitioner, who is present at the time a child is born by Indian Tribes in the United States? alive after a failed abortion attempt, to exercise the same degree of skill, care and diligence to preserve the 4. Should Congress pass legislation that would life and health of the child as would be expected for prevent the federal government from discriminating any other child born alive at the same gestational age? against individuals based on their sincerely held religious beliefs about marriage? 11. Should a person’s religious beliefs influence the decisions they make while serving in public office? 5. Should Congress legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes? 12. Should churches and other qualified religious organizations continue to receive tax-exempt status? 6. Should Internet gambling be prohibited? 13. Should the U.S. Constitution be amended to require 7. Should federal nondiscrimination laws Congress to balance the federal budget every year? include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as protected classifications? 14. Should Congress pass legislation to further protect students’ rights to free speech and expression on public college campuses? United States Senate (statewide) NAME PARTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Thom Tillis R N N NR NR N NR NR NR N Y Y Y Y Y Shannon W. Bray L Y N N Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Cal Cunningham D No response was received from the candidate. Kevin E. Hayes C N* N* N* Y* U* U* N* N* N* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* United States House of Representatives DIST. NAME PARTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Sandy Smith R N N U Y U U N Y N Y Y Y Y Y 1 G. K. Butterfield D No response was received from the candidate. 2 Deborah K. Ross D No response was received from the candidate. 2 Alan D. Swain R N N Y Y Y Y N N N Y N Y Y Y 2 Jeff Matemu L No response was received from the candidate. 3 Daryl Farrow D No response was received from the candidate. 3 Greg Murphy R N N Y N N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y PARTY: D=Democrat R=Republican L=Libertarian C=Constitution G=Green U=Unaffiliated 6 United States House of Representatives (continued) DIST. NAME PARTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 4 David E. Price D No response was received from the candidate. 4 Robert Thomas R N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y N Y 5 David Wilson Brown D No response was received from the candidate. 5 Virginia Foxx R S ee candidate’s response at NCFamilyVoter.com. 5 Jeff Gregory C N N Y Y U* Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y 6 Lee Haywood R N N U U U Y U U N Y N Y Y Y 6 Kathy Manning D No response was received from the candidate. 7 David Rouzer R N N Y Y N Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y 7 Christopher M. Ward D No response was received from the candidate. 8 Patricia Timmons-Goodson D No response was received from the candidate. 8 Richard Hudson R N N Y Y N Y N Y NR Y Y Y Y Y 9 Cynthia L. Wallace D No response was received from the candidate.