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Ann Harlan
Ann Harlan (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 103. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 17, 2022.
Harlan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ann Harlan was born in Detroit, Michigan. Harlan's professional experience includes working as an educator and social worker. She earned a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University in 1990, a graduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1991, and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1997.[1]
Harlan has been affiliated with MoveOn and Friends of Democrats.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 103
Laura Budd defeated William Brawley in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 103 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Laura Budd (D) ![]() | 52.5 | 20,200 |
![]() | William Brawley (R) | 47.5 | 18,294 |
Total votes: 38,494 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 103
Laura Budd defeated Ann Harlan in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 103 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Laura Budd ![]() | 57.0 | 2,994 |
![]() | Ann Harlan ![]() | 43.0 | 2,260 |
Total votes: 5,254 | ||||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. William Brawley advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 103.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 39
Incumbent Dan Bishop defeated Chad Stachowicz in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 39 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Dan Bishop (R) | 52.9 | 49,698 | |
![]() | Chad Stachowicz (D) | 47.1 | 44,273 |
Total votes: 93,971 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 39
Chad Stachowicz defeated Ann Harlan in the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 39 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Chad Stachowicz | 50.1 | 5,239 |
![]() | Ann Harlan | 49.9 | 5,222 |
Total votes: 10,461 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 39
Incumbent Dan Bishop defeated Beth Monaghan in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 39 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Dan Bishop | 71.3 | 8,778 | |
![]() | Beth Monaghan | 28.7 | 3,537 |
Total votes: 12,315 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ann Harlan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Harlan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- End Partisian Gerrymandering so our votes count.
- Fully fund the public school system so students have the resources they need and teachers have pay that is equal to the national average.
- Assure everyone has healthcare which can happen with Medicaid Expansion and when everyone pays their fair share of taxes.
Jobs with Living Wages
Reproductive Rights
Union Membership
Green Energy
Fair Taxes
Legalize Marijuana
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ann Harlan participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Ann Harlan's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
“ | 1) Fully funded public schools (no money to private schools) |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
“ | I'm passionate about people in North Carolina having a living wage and with that we must make sure that our young adults have the education in public schools and colleges to get jobs in our high-tech world. Some of these should be green energy and technology focused but we need well-trained high school students for many jobs including vocational training. Not one dime of our tax dollars should ever go to private schools. I support Reproductive Rights, Civil Rights, Worker Rights, Affordable Housing, DACA, Eliminating Gerrymandering, Common Sense Gun Laws and Everyone Paying their Fair Share of Taxes. We must also stop special interest groups from influencing our democracy.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Ann Harlan answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
“ | There have been many people in my life that are my heroes and have influenced the way I think including: President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, Robert Reich, President and Mrs.Obama, Noam Chomsky, Heddy Lamarr, Jane Addams, my Grandma Mary and so many more. What they all have in common is that they reached past themselves and cared about others in a big way. They sacrificed their time, energy, personal life, finances and faced ridicule to do the right thing even when it was very difficult.[4] | ” |
“ | Inequality for All by Robert Reich (to understand our economic struggles) and SICKO by Michael Moore (to see that other countries are doing a much better job than we are and we should take notes from them).[4] | ” |
“ | I believe that our officials must hold sacred the separation of church and state and not allow our personal or religious values to taint our decisions (especially not allow greed into the picture) and in order to do what is best for the people of North Carolina, we must study them and not make judgments. For example, someone may be poor because they lost a job or faced the death of a loved one and it is a tragedy and should not be used to blame them for their poverty. Our elected officials must have compassion and understanding.[4] | ” |
“ | My background in social work and sociology means that I have studied people for a living most of my adult life. I've done home visits and worked in health and mental health in clinical settings and worked with families.I can see past myself to the struggles of others. I understand that something like a job with a living wage can lift up an entire family out of poverty. I understand that giving someone health care can save a parent who has children so that they don't need to depend on social safety nets - only to be accused of being lazy. I can see that incarcerating people for ridiculous reasons like possession of marijuana is depriving a child of their parent for years and is detrimental to the family and to society. I think that compassion and the ability to sort out real from propaganda is what makes me the right person to be a North Carolina Senator.[4] | ” |
“ | A North Carolina Senator takes an oath to uphold the Constitutions of the U.S.and North Carolina. As a senatorm I will have the serious burden of helping to establish laws that impact our educational system, our infrastructure, our taxes, pour ublic welfare, and even the important issues of our civil rights (not the least of which is our voting rights).[4] | ” |
“ | I would like to leave a legacy in my personal and professional life of compassion and fighting for the rights of those without the ability to voice their concerns.[4] | ” |
“ | I grew up outside of Detroit. When I was 9 years old, I stood with my mother and 2 siblings at my bedroom window where we could see the glow of flames from the impacts of the Civil Rights March. We were scared because my father had driven toward the flames to check on both sets of my grandparents who lived closer to the marches. I was young enough that I did not understand the full impacts but I did know something important was taking place in which people of color felt that they were not being treated fairly and I was sympathetic, even as a 9 year old, to their plight. (We later found out that many of the fires were actually white property owners who committed arson to collect insurance on their buildings and blame African Americans.)[4] | ” |
“ | I worked as a nurses aid in a nursing home when I was 16 - as a co-op student in high school. Frankly, it was a heart wrenching job as most of the elderly never had visitors.[4] | ” |
“ | A young man I had been interested in walked into the auditorium and mooned everyone and I left and never saw him again. (Those were different times.)[4] | ” |
“ | Halloween is my favorite holiday. My kids and I love dressing up and pretending to be someone else.We have a big party and invite neighbors and friends and people we barely know and the kids go Trick-or-Treating and I serve chili, monster cupcakes and smoking punch in my front yard every year. It is a great family tradition.[4] | ” |
“ | The bible. It is history, romance, sacrifice, wisdom, nobility, honor, integrity, slavery, sex, violence, misogyny, women's rights, freedom, compassion, love and stories about interesting people's lives.[4] | ” |
“ | Stephanie Plum.[4] | ” |
“ | I have a portrait of my children when they were very young - all sitting together. It is hanging on the wall in front of my computer to remind me that I make the sacrifices that I do for children - not just for my children but for all children.[4] | ” |
“ | The Sound of Silence.[4] | ” |
“ | Keep my weight down.[4] | ” |
“ | The most important difference for me rests in the balance of the chambers. This is a sacred part of our democracy - checks and balances so that we don't have an oligarchy or a dictatorship.[4] | ” |
“ | I don't think it is a problem to not have previous experience in the government. Many folks, like me, spend a lot of time studying the government. I keep my fingers on the pulse of what is going on and can bring a fresh perspective to crafting legislation.[4] | ” |
“ | Making sure everyone has health care and makes a living wage.[4] | ” |
“ | He has the power to veto legislation but also the power to sign it into law - he is the final check in the checks-and-balances.[4] | ” |
“ | I believe relationships are always important (I'm a social worker) especially with other legislators.Our country has become so polarized that we need to be sitting down and eating together and communicating without yelling. I need to know about other people's families and if they are going through a crisis or a celebration. It is important as human beings to stay connected.[4] | ” |
“ | A nonpartisan committee should be making redistricting decision.[4] | ” |
“ | Definitely education, mental health and health care.[4] | ” |
“ | I believe I need experience as a senator before I consider any leadership role. There are several senators that I respect who would be better qualified at this time for leadership roles.[4] | ” |
“ | I have a lot of respect for Senator Jeff Jackson and would be honored to model myself after him.[4] | ” |
“ | Not at this time.[4] | ” |
“ | The stories of people struggling without health care and at minimum wage jobs are the most impactful to me. I've heard too many stories of people working in fast food and low-pay retail where their employers won't give them a regular schedule each week so they can't get a second job because the employer doesn't want to hire them full-time (and pay benefits) and they want the person available to them all the time if the call them - sounds like slave labor to me.[4] | ” |
See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 9, 2022
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Ann Harlan's responses," April 10, 2018
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.