Policy Positions
Positions as of July 1, 2026, extracted from source websites.
Climate(5)
Supports restoring green energy funding and ensuring rural areas benefit from clean energy jobs and infrastructure.
"Restore green energy funding gutted by recent legislation. And ensure rural areas benefit from climate jobs and infrastructure."
Supports restoring green energy funding that has been cut by recent legislation.
"Restore green energy funding gutted by recent legislation"
Supports investing in green energy jobs including solar and wind, and opposes federal rollbacks of renewable energy tax credits and research grants.
"Invest in green energy jobs – including solar, wind, and promote sustainable agriculture"
Supports clean air and clean water standards and sustainable growth.
"Stand up for clean air, clean water, and sustainable growth"
Supports clean air and clean water protections and sustainable growth.
"Stand up for clean air, clean water, and sustainable growth."
Criminal Justice(1)
Opposes disproportionate targeting of Black and Brown communities by law enforcement, supporting policing accountability reform.
"End the disproportionate targeting of Black and Brown communities by law enforcement."
Economy(9)
Supports workers' rights, identifying as a proud union member and education advocate who has fought for fair funding and worker rights.
"I'm also a proud union member and education advocate who's fought for fair funding, safer schools, and the rights of workers — not with slogans, but by building coalitions, reading the fine print, and pushing through until something gets done."
Supports implementing tax credits and grants for small businesses, particularly to help local entrepreneurs in rural areas access capital.
"Implement small business tax credits or grants and provide reasonable access for local entrepreneurs."
Supports addressing the federal deficit by ending tax giveaways to corporations and the ultra-wealthy.
"Support a sound federal budget- end giveaways to corporations and the ultra-wealthy while Congress ignores the deficit."
Supports living wages for workers as part of a broader commitment to working families.
"I will fight for living wages and workers' rights."
Supports local small businesses over large corporations.
"Support local businesses, not just big corporations."
Supports recognizing the essential role of immigrant workers in local economies, particularly in agriculture, hospitality, and small business sectors.
"Support sound, realistic immigration policies that secure our borders while recognizing the essential role immigrant workers play in our farming and rural economies."
Supports living wages for workers.
"I will fight for living wages and workers' rights"
Supports local businesses over large corporations.
"Support local businesses, not just big corporations"
Highlights the importance of immigrant small business owners to local economies and opposes policies that would disrupt their contributions.
"Many small business owners in our district are immigrants themselves — creating jobs, revitalizing downtowns, and contributing to our tax base."
Education(6)
Supports a rural teacher incentive program offering student loan forgiveness and housing stipends to attract educators to rural areas.
"Champion a rural teacher incentive program- student loan forgiveness and housing stipends for educators."
Opposes private school voucher programs, arguing they drain public school funding.
"I've watched public schools get drained by private voucher schemes, with my opponent cheering it on. We must stop using taxpayer money to prop up private systems while public classrooms crumble."
Supports increasing federal funding equity to reduce disparities between wealthy and low-income school districts.
"Fight for federal funding equity to close gaps between wealthy and low-income districts"
Supports restoring full funding to public schools and opposes diverting taxpayer money to private systems through voucher schemes.
"I will advocate for restoring full funding to public schools"
Opposes dismantling the Department of Education and will work to reverse such actions.
"I will work to reverse the dismantling of the Department of Education"
Supports expanding access to vocational training, trade schools, and public service careers as alternatives to traditional college pathways.
"Expand access to vocational training, trade schools, and public service careers (fire, law enforcement, and EMTs)- especially for young people seeking real opportunities outside of college."
Guns(1)
Supports common-sense gun safety reforms while respecting responsible gun ownership.
"Advance common-sense gun safety reforms while respecting responsible gun ownership."
Healthcare(7)
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade to protect women's access to reproductive healthcare and protect providers.
"I'll lead efforts to codify Roe v. Wade to protect women and providers"
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade to protect women's access to reproductive healthcare and shield providers from legal consequences.
"I'll lead efforts to codify Roe v. Wade to protect women and providers."
Supports Medicaid expansion in North Carolina and defending Medicare benefits for seniors and the disabled, opposing cuts to these programs.
"Support Medicaid expansion in North Carolina and defend Medicare benefits – for seniors and the disabled"
Opposes cuts to Medicaid, arguing such cuts would cause over 11 million Americans to lose care and shut down rural hospitals.
"Right now, Medicaid is under threat. A bill supported by my opponent delays major cuts until after the 2026 election — a move designed to hide the damage until it's too late to vote anyone out. If those cuts go through, over 11 million Americans could lose care, and rural hospitals — like ours — may shut their doors."
Opposes Medicaid cuts and supports protecting rural hospitals that depend on Medicaid funding.
"I'm here to help make sure that we protect rural hospitals by stopping Medicaid cuts."
Supports protecting rural hospitals by opposing Medicaid cuts.
"I'm here to help make sure that we protect rural hospitals by stopping Medicaid cuts"
Supports women's autonomy in healthcare decisions, stating such decisions should be made between women and their doctors.
"Stand up for compassionate, common-sense. Women's healthcare- decisions must be between women and their doctors."
Immigration(8)
Supports creating pathways to lawful residency and citizenship, particularly for immigrant farm workers in North Carolina.
"I support pathways to lawful residency and citizenship."
Supports creating pathways to lawful residency and citizenship for immigrant workers.
"I support pathways to lawful residency and citizenship"
Supports protecting DACA recipients.
"Will work tirelessly to protect DACA and modernize border security"
Supports protecting the DACA program.
"Will work tirelessly to protect DACA and modernize border security."
Opposes mass deportation raids and aggressive enforcement policies that disrupt local economies and communities.
"the current administration — with the support of my opponent, Pat Harrigan — is backing policies that double down on harsh immigration enforcement without offering practical, long-term solutions. These include mass detentions, aggressive deportation raids, and rollbacks of DACA protections, all of which leave families in fear and entire communities in limbo."
Supports secure borders but opposes harsh enforcement-only approaches without practical long-term solutions or pathways to lawful status.
"We need secure borders, yes — but we also need fairness, stability, and policies that reflect the reality of life in places like District 10."
Supports immigration reform that includes pathways to lawful status, arguing that enforcement without such pathways disrupts local economies and communities.
"Sweeping enforcement policies without pathways to lawful status disrupt local economies, drive labor shortages, and tear apart communities that have been part of our fabric for decades."
Opposes rollbacks of DACA protections, implying support for maintaining or expanding DACA.
"mass detentions, aggressive deportation raids, and rollbacks of DACA protections, all of which leave families in fear and entire communities in limbo."
Social Issues(7)
Supports the rights, dignity, and safety of LGBTQ+ individuals, affirming equal protection regardless of identity or who they love.
"Support the rights, dignity, and safety of LGBTQ+ individuals — because every person deserves equal protection and respect, no matter who they are or who they love."
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade and ensuring women can seek medical care without fear of legal consequences.
"no woman should fear legal consequences for seeking medical care from her own doctor"
Supports abortion access and explicitly pledges to codify Roe v. Wade to protect women from legal consequences for seeking reproductive care.
"I will always stand up for women's rights, for access to reproductive healthcare, and for the freedom to make personal decisions without fear or punishment."
Supports ending disproportionate law enforcement targeting of Black and Brown communities as part of a racial equity agenda.
"End the disproportionate targeting of Black and Brown communities by law enforcement."
Supports reproductive autonomy as a defended freedom.
"Defend freedom of speech, reproductive autonomy, and the rule of law."
Supports racial equity and fair treatment for Black and Brown community members, framing it as a personal commitment rather than a political position.
"And like many families in North Carolina, mine includes people from all backgrounds — Black, Brown, LGBTQ+, immigrant, rural, working class... I will fight to make sure every person in our district is treated with respect and fairness — because that's what community means."
Supports equal treatment and rights for LGBTQ+ individuals as part of his broader commitment to community inclusion.
"my family includes people from all backgrounds — Black, Brown, LGBTQ+, immigrant, rural, working class... I will fight to make sure every person in our district is treated with respect and fairness"