Clayton Tripp
Clayton Tripp was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 3 of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
Tripp's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Economy
- Excerpt: "I want to help the citizens get through these tough times by providing some relief from the rising gas tax. Along with creating jobs by rebuilding infrastructure, and bringing in more corporations."
Education
- Excerpt: "Our Education system needs to be revamped with better funding for jobs and supplies. While also moving back to towards traditional curriculum. "
Communication
- Excerpt: "The lack of communication between government officials and their citizens is a major issue in the inability of government to function efficiently. I would like to bring more interaction with my constituents to the table."
Ferry Tolls
- Excerpt: "Ferry Tolls are basically adding a tax to a service that the riders already pay for which I am against."
Elections
2012
Tripp ran in the 2012 election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 3. He lost to Michael Speciale in the Republican primary on May 8, 2012.[2][3][4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58.5% | 4,090 |
| Wayne Langston | 23.1% | 1,613 |
| Clayton Tripp | 18.5% | 1,294 |
| Total Votes | 6,997 | |
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Clayton + Tripp + North Carolina + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Clayton Tripp on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ electtripp.com - Issues
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 Primary Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 General Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed June 22, 2012