Policy Positions
Positions as of June 6, 2026, extracted from source websites.
Climate(1)
Supports reducing dependence on volatile energy sources to protect North Carolina's food supply, jobs, and public safety.
"Protect NC's food supply, jobs, and physical safety of our people by reducing dependence on volatile energy sources."
Economy(4)
Supports keeping jobs in the United States rather than allowing them to move offshore.
"Keeping jobs on our shores is a no-brainer."
Supports maintaining a manageable debt ceiling as a fiscal priority.
"A debt ceiling that is manageable must be a priority."
Emphasizes support for small business, innovation, research, and start-up funding as drivers of economic growth.
"As a small businessman, I am acutely aware of how government can help my business or hurt my business. Innovation, research, and start-up funding are drivers that cannot be ignored."
Supports a 'reasonable' tax rate aimed at keeping government lean and efficient, without specifying increases or cuts.
"A reasonable tax rate to assure a lean and efficient government is the beginning."
Education(3)
Supports fully funding Title I for disadvantaged students and federal commitments to special needs students, arguing the federal government should fund one-third of education costs including teacher salaries.
"In all fairness, the federal governments needs to keep its promise to fully fund Title I for disadvantaged kids and to fully fund its promise to special needs students. Until the federal government is funding one-third of the education costs including teacher salaries, America is underperforming."
Opposes book bans and supports teaching all of American history.
"teach all of American history and stop book bans"
Supports increased trust in teachers and federal funding that includes teacher salaries as part of a broader commitment to education.
"We need to trust teachers and parents more, and we need more of our tax dollars to be returned to strengthen rural and high poverty communities."
Healthcare(3)
Supports access to affordable reproductive health care, legal abortion, and medically-accurate sex education.
"Ensure access to high-quality, affordable, reproductive health care, access to safe and legal abortion, and the ability to access medically-accurate sex education."
Supports the view that healthcare is a right, not a privilege, implying support for broader access to affordable healthcare.
"Healthcare is a right, not a privilege."
Supports seeking solutions to high drug prices.
"seek solutions for high drug prices"
Immigration(5)
Supports passing legislation to create a pathway to citizenship for DACA immigrants already living in the United States.
"Let's move immediately to have a law for DACA immigrants already in America that creates a pathway for citizenship."
Supports creating a pathway to citizenship for DACA immigrants and retaining highly skilled immigrants educated at American universities.
"Let's move immediately to have a law for DACA immigrants already in America that creates a pathway for citizenship. Let's stop demonizing immigrants and understand that immigrants play a critical role in our economy especially in the area of agriculture, hospitality, and service jobs. Also, let's be wise enough to keep the immigrants our universities prepare in America for innovation and American excellence."
Supports investing in border infrastructure to process refugees and determine refugee status efficiently at the border.
"Let's have the infrastructure at the border to determine refugee status and move refugees quickly to a welcoming community."
Supports a coordinated international approach to refugee processing that begins in the person's home country and includes solidarity among nations.
"Let's invest in a system that allows the origin of immigration to begin only in the person's home country. Let's create solidarity among nations for processing refugees."
Supports a regulated legal immigration system that acknowledges America's limited capacity while recognizing immigrants' critical economic contributions in agriculture, hospitality, and service industries.
"America is a nation of immigrants, but we only have so much capacity. Let's invest in a system that allows the origin of immigration to begin only in the person's home country."
Social Issues(2)
Supports safe and legal abortion access.
"Ensure access to high-quality, affordable, reproductive health care, access to safe and legal abortion, and the ability to access medically-accurate sex education."
Supports efforts to reduce racial disparities in health outcomes.
"Reduce racial health disparities"