Christopher Partain
Christopher Partain (Republican Party) ran for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 20. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Partain completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Christopher Partain was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Partain attended Lee University. His career experience includes working as a vice president.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 20
Incumbent Natalie Murdock defeated Christopher Partain in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 20 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Natalie Murdock (D) | 72.3 | 90,128 |
Christopher Partain (R)  | 27.7 | 34,570 | ||
| Total votes: 124,698 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Natalie Murdock advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 20.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Christopher Partain advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 20.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Partain in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Christopher Partain completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Partain's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am a champion for public education. If elected, I will work to introduce legislation to eliminate state income tax for public K-12 educators and support staff in the state.
- I am fiscally conservative and commit to keeping NC with a budget surplus and continuing the effort to lower taxes for all North Carolina taxpayers.
- Specifically in my state senate district, we continue to feel the effects of environmental pollution from businesses upstream of the Haw River. I am committed to strengthening North Carolinas laws regarding mitigating this negative impact on not only our water sources, but our air quality as well.
On a personal level, I watched my father leave for work at 4 am, come home and eat dinner and go back to work until late in the evening. He did this to provide for our family of seven and his commitment to our family still impacts me today. He tells me all the time how proud he is of me as a father, but he was the one who set the standard and shows love like few others.
Secondary to the above, I believe I can continue our states recent record of fiscal responsibility while continuing to improve the quality of life for our citizens.
I think this is a positive legacy in that we can leave this world better than we found it. We can bridge divides and have conversations without becoming enemies. We can all help in times of need. If I can have any legacy, it would be to live like that pastor and bring hope and positivity to those around me.
True leadership would set aside political differences in this time of need for our citizens. While we can always acknowledge our political ideologies may not align, times such as this should have us united in spirit and resolve to make North Carolina a better state and for our government to serve it citizens to the best of its ability.
We are all North Carolinians and I think it imperative to find ways we can continue to work together through our differences to find compromise that benefits our citizens.
I would also like to note we can do this without raising taxes on other taxpayers in North Carolina. The state currently retains a 5 billion dollar surplus in the state budget and we can continue the current corporate tax rate which would alleviate any tax burden to the private citizen.
Transparency does not just encompass finances, it should cover every course of the business of our state. Being accountable to the citizens of North Carolina is the foundation on which I have built my campaign and will continue this commitment if elected to represent the constituents of my district.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 7, 2024
