Ashley Woolard
Ashley Woolard was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 6 of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Woolard was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 6 of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He served as Chairman of the Beaufort County Republican Party from 2007 to 2009.[1]
Biography
Woolard earned his B.S. in business from East Carolina University. His professional experience includes being the President of Woolard Insurance Brokers, Inc.[1]
Campaign themes
2016
Woolard's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Let me tell you why I seek this position. I pledge to refocus the District on a conservative platform of fiscal awareness while engaging the GOP majority in the North Carolina House. District 6 has suffered the past few years with distracted leadership. I know who I am and what my party can do for eastern North Carolina. As a small businessman I realize we rebuild our economy from the bottom up and while I will work with our majority in Raleigh, I pledge to never let the so-called big picture dominate policy at the expense of our folks Down East. [2] |
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| —Ashley Woolard, [3] | ||
2014
In an article with the Beaufort Observer, Woolard said that his platform "...is focused on two tracks. The first involves lowering taxes and lessening regulations because this environment is critical for small business job creation where eight percent of new jobs in eastern North Carolina originate. This is why I support the current initiative in the General Assembly to eliminate the state income tax. The second track involves maintaining the job base we now have at sufficient levels to provide further growth. That is why one focus I will have in the campaign is championing a raise for all teachers and not just an arbitrary number who in accepting the raise must also give up their tenure."[1]
Elections
2016
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.[4] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[5] Incumbent Paul Tine (Unaffiliated) did not seek re-election.
Beverly Boswell defeated Warren Judge in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 6 general election.[6][7]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 6 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Beverly Boswell |
51.83% | 22,022 | |
| Democratic | Warren Judge | 48.17% | 20,471 | |
| Total Votes | 42,493 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Warren Judge defeated Judy Justice in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 6 Democratic primary.[8][9]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Warren Judge |
71.73% | 7,517 | |
| Democratic | Judy Justice | 28.27% | 2,962 | |
| Total Votes | 10,479 | |||
Beverly Boswell defeated Ashley Woolard and Arthur Williams in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 6 Republican primary.[10][11]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 6 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Beverly Boswell |
39.27% | 3,834 | |
| Republican | Ashley Woolard | 36.73% | 3,586 | |
| Republican | Arthur Williams | 23.99% | 2,342 | |
| Total Votes | 9,762 | |||
2016 primary
- Main article: Battleground state primaries in North Carolina, 2016
House District 6 was one of just 10 open-seat districts with general election competition in 2016. The outgoing incumbent was the sole nonpartisan member of the state House.
Boswell received key endorsements from the North Carolina Conservative Political Action Committee, a limited government organization, and Grassroots North Carolina, a Second Amendment rights organization.[12]
2014
Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Incumbent Paul Tine was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Mattie Lawson defeated Ashley Woolard in the Republican primary. Tine defeated Lawson in the general election.[13][14]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul Tine Incumbent |
53.6% | 16,523 | |
| Republican | Mattie Lawson | 46.4% | 14,319 | |
| Total Votes | 30,842 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Mattie Lawson |
53.6% | 2,980 |
| Ashley Woolard | 46.4% | 2,580 |
| Total Votes | 5,560 | |
Personal
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Woolard has three children.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- North Carolina House of Representatives
- North Carolina State Legislature
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016
- North Carolina House of Representatives District 6
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 www.beaufortobserver.net, "Ashley Woolard announces run for House 6 seat held by Paul Tine," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Woolard for NC House, "About Ashley," accessed March 7, 2016
- ↑ The primary for U.S. congressional elections was rescheduled to June 7, 2016, following legal challenges to North Carolina's district maps. State races were unaffected.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," accessed December 22, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Beaufort Observer, "Boswell wins 2 key statewide conservative endorsements in House race," March 5, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Primary Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed March 7, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed August 12, 2014
