2012 General Election Voter Guide

NC State House District 49 — Jim Fulghum (R)

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[media-credit name=”Jim Fulghum” align=”alignright” width=”120″][/media-credit]Jim Fulghum — NC State House District 49
Political Party: Republican
How long in district: Born in Raleigh in 1944
Occupation: Neurosurgeon and owns a chicken farm
Campaign website: http://drjimfulghum.com/

The economy is at the top of voters’ minds this year. What do you think elected officials can actually do to address it? What’s really encouraging is to see what’s been done around the country at the state levels. I’m very impressed with what’s going on with the 29 Republican governors. Twenty-one of those governors have, as we call, unified legislative groups — the lower and upper house are both Republican.

2012 General Election Voter Guide

NC State House District 49 — Keith Karlsson (D)

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[media-credit name=”Keith Karlsson” align=”alignright” width=”150″][/media-credit]Keith Karlsson — NC State House District 49
Political Party: Democrat
How long in district: 30 years
Occupation: Retired software engineer
Campaign website: http://keithkarlsson.com/

The economy is at the top of voter’s minds this year? What do you think elected officials can do to address it? Economic policy is not just North Carolina. There’s national and even international, so there’s a lot that’s out of local elected officials’ control. What we can do in North Carolina is prepare people for the jobs’ of the future.

2012 General Election Voter Guide

NC State House District 40 — Marilyn Avila (R)

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[media-credit name=”Marilyn Avila” align=”alignright” width=”150″][/media-credit]Marilyn Avila — NC State House District 40
Political Party: Republican
How long in district: Almost 30 years. Occupation: Worked in the textile industry and later as an administrator at the John Locke Foundation. Campaign website: http://www.marilynavila.com/

Obviously the economy is at the top of voter’s minds this year. What do you think elected officials can actually do to help it improve? The only thing we can do locally is in the few areas that impact business and those are taxes and regulation.

2012 General Election Voter Guide

NC State House District 35 — Chris Malone (R)

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[media-credit name=”Chris Malone” align=”alignright” width=”120″][/media-credit]Chris Malone — NC State House District 35
Political Party: Republican
How long in district: 20 years
Occupation: Works at C4S insurance investigations
Campaign website: http://malonefornchouse.com/

The economy is at the top of voter’s mind in this year’s elections. What do you think elected officials can actually do to address it? I had a guy come in here today and reiterate what I had heard myself. Often times, politicians, they hear from people that think like them but they don’t hear the other side. I know a guy who sees people from both sides in his business.

2012 General Election Voter Guide

NC State House District 35 — Lori Millberg (D)

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[media-credit name=”Lori Millberg” align=”alignright” width=”183″][/media-credit]Lori Millberg ― NC State House District 35
Political Party: Democrat
How long in district: Moved to Wendell Oct. 1985
Occupation: Former Assistant District Attorney; Manages husband’s law firm
Campaign website:

The economy is at the top of voter’s minds this year. What do you think elected officials can actually do to address it? I believe that jobs are our first priority. All of us know people who are out of work or who have been out of work; they’ve worked their whole lives.

2012 General Election Voter Guide

NC State Senate District 18 — Doug Berger (D)

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[media-credit name=”Doug Berger” align=”alignright” width=”214″][/media-credit]Doug Berger — NC State Senate District 18
Political Party: Democrat
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Occupation: Attorney, educator
Campaign website: http://www.bergerfornc.com/



The economy is at the top of voters’ minds in this year’s election. What do you think elected officials can do to address it? At the state level, I think we need to keep North Carolina attractive for business investment. I believe that having a well-trained workforce is one of the critical specters when companies make a visit to invest, and I think that’s something North Carolina has been on the cutting edge historically, particularly relative to rest of the South. Unfortunately, over the past few years, we’ve reduced the emphasis on making sure there’s adequate funding for education at all levels.