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[media-credit name=”Josh Stein” align=”alignleft” width=”150″][/media-credit]Josh Stein — NC State Senate District 16
Political Party: Democrat
Campaign website: http://www.joshstein.org/
*Running unopposed.
[media-credit name=”Neal Hunt” align=”alignright” width=”214″][/media-credit]Neal Hunt — NC State Senate District 15
Political Party: Republican
Age: 70
Occupation: Senator/investor
Campaign website: nealhunt.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? Well, the economy is primarily driven by federal policies. However, the state of North Carolina can do certain things to make sure we’re competitive with our other states as well as foreign countries. The best way to address that is to make sure that we’re attractive for business expansion and for new businesses to come into North Carolina.
[media-credit name=”Dan Blue” align=”alignleft” width=”190″][/media-credit]Dan Blue — NC State Senate District 14
Political Party: Democrat
Campaign website: http://danblue.com/
*Running unopposed.
[media-credit name=”Sig Hutchinson” align=”alignright” width=”212″][/media-credit]Sig Hutchinson — NC State Senate District 15
Political Party: Democrat
How long in district:
Occupation:
Campaign website: sigforsenate.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? My campaign is built around what I refer to as the three Es, which is: strengthening our economy, improving our education, and protecting our environment. And, of which, jobs and the economy is clearly within the purview of the first “E.” So, the question before us is: how do we continue to create jobs in North Carolina? And my answer to that is that North Carolina is one of, if not the best, places to live in America.
[media-credit name=”David Price” align=”alignright” width=”150″][/media-credit]David Price — U.S. House District 4
Political Party: Democrat
Age: 72
Occupation: Former Political science and public policy professor at Duke University
Campaign website: http://www.priceforcongress.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? Three things: I think our approach to the economy should have three basic aspects. One is the continuing recovery efforts — what economists call counter-cyclical economic measures to create jobs and stimulate economic activity in the near term. Secondly, develop a comprehensive plan for achieving fiscal balance in the future that includes the tax code as well as all categories of spending.
[media-credit name=”Stephen Wilkins” align=”alignright” width=”150″][/media-credit]Stephen Wilkins ― U.S. House District 2
Political Party: Democrat
Age: 52
Occupation: Business Development at Boeing, Retired Army Officer
Campaign website: wilkinsforcongress.org
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? First of all, I believe that on economic matters in particular that it’s important for U.S. Congressional members to be really closely in the loop and closely coordinating with state and local officials in their districts. I used to work for a nonprofit that dealt with economic development, so I got to learn firsthand what all of our local economic developers do and what towns and municipalities do to promote economic development. One of the things that I’ll do as a member of Congress is stay in close contact with those folks at the state and local level to find out not only what they’re doing, but find out what their concerns are.
Renee Ellmers — U.S. House District 2
Political Party: Republican
Campaign website: http://www.reneeforcongress.com/
*Declined an interview with the Record.
[media-credit name=”Brian Irving” align=”alignright” width=”210″][/media-credit]Brian Irving — U.S. House 2 – LIB
How long in district:
Age: 63
Occupation:
Retired military and freelance journalist
Campaign website: libertypoint.org
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?
The major problem with our economy at the federal level is our debt. Our country is $16 trillion in debt. Very few congressmen — I can probably number them on the fingers of one hand — understand that or are willing to make the sacrifices or take the action necessary to get us out of debt. The simplest way to get out of debt is to stop spending.
[media-credit name=”George Holding” align=”alignright” width=”150″][/media-credit]George Holding — U.S. House District 13
Political Party: Republican
How long in district:
Age: 44
Occupation: Lawyer. Former U.S. Attorney for Eastern North Carolina
Campaign website: http://www.georgeholdingforcongress.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?
There are a lot of things impacting the economy and I think to turn the economy around we need more jobs. We need more people working and making income. We need those people spending that income.
[media-credit name=”Charles Malone” align=”alignright” width=”107″][/media-credit]
Charles Malone — U.S. House District 13
Political Party: Democrat
Age: 64
Occupation:
Equal Employment Opportunity Officer with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Campaign website: malone4congress.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? I think that we need to take an approach that involves initiatives for the private sector as well as the public sector. We need to prime the pump and invest in our teachers, firefighters and law enforcement. Plus, invest in our infrastructure so that we can repair roads and bridges and ports.
