PATTERSON, MARY

Running for US House

D

Policy Positions

Positions as of July 1, 2026, extracted from source websites.

Climate(1)

Supports terminating EPA and state housing/building inspectors who do not conduct proper clean air quality inspections in the field.

Reported in coverage

"Promote Clean Mold Free Housing. Terminate all EPA and NC Department of Human Health Science Housing and Building Inspectors that do not go out in the field to perform and conduct proper clean air quality inspections."

Economy(2)

Opposes at-will employment and supports terminating the at-will employment clause in North Carolina.

Reported in coverage

"Terminate the "AT WILL" clause for the state of North Carolina and any company / organization exercising this clause to terminate employees for no legal reason."

Supports equal taxation for millionaires and defunding programs that disproportionately benefit the wealthy.

Reported in coverage

"Defund programs keeping millionaires millionaires for paying equal taxes into the taxation system."

Education(2)

Supports eliminating student loan debt for educators in North Carolina.

Reported in coverage

"Eliminate student loan debt for prior educators and educators here in the state of North Carolina due to lack of competitive compensation of educators here in the lowest paid 49th state in the nation for educators."

Supports increasing fair wages for teachers and other underpaid educators.

Reported in coverage

"Increase fair wages for underpaid Teachers, Educators, School Employees, and other professionals on contracts that get prematurely terminated unfairly without being paid to the contractor."

Healthcare(2)

Supports redirecting politician pay raises and defunding programs benefiting millionaires to fund Medicaid and health insurance programs.

Reported in coverage

"Perform budget cuts increasing the politicians take home pay for giving them an annual raise in pay using that money towards funding programs much needed for the people of North Carolina in need of Medicaid and health insurance for improved health care. Defund programs keeping millionaires millionaires for paying equal taxes into the taxation system."

Supports maintaining Medicaid funding and programs for low-income individuals.

Reported in coverage

"If elected, she said she would prioritize policies preventing politicians from investing in the stock market, work to improve infrastructure in cities like Durham and ensure continued support for programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that help low-income individuals."

Immigration(1)

Supports allowing immigrants to apply for legal entry into the country with proof of identification, while restricting their access to Social Security, SNAP, Medicaid, and Medicare.

Reported in coverage

"Allow all immigrants to apply for legal entry into the country with proof of identification with the understanding that they are not entitled to participate in collecting Social Security Retirement, SNAP, Medicaid, and Medicare programs for funding."

Social Issues(1)

Supports terminating DEI programs in favor of enforcing EEOC federal laws and eliminating racial identification on job applications.

Reported in coverage

"I support terminating DEI related programs for enforcing Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance Federal Laws deleting racial identification on job applicataions, deleting and eliminating blatant exercising of racism for fair and equal employment for everyone removing racial discrimination."