Emily Nicholson
Emily Nicholson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 1. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Nicholson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Emily Nicholson was born in Edenton, North Carolina. She earned an undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University and a graduate degree from East Carolina University. Nicholson's professional experience includes working as a high school and community college educator and as a workforce professional. She has served as a volunteer with Meals on Wheels, SPCA, and Communities in Schools. She has also been affilliated with Chowan County Democratic Women, the Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce Board, and the Career and Technical Education Advisory Boards in Chowan, Washington, Tyrrell, and Pasquotank counties. Nicholson recevied the Kay Yow Spirit of Community Award in 2006 and the Walter Dorsey Workforce Development Excellence Award in 2018.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 1
Incumbent Ed Goodwin defeated Emily Nicholson in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ed Goodwin (R) | 54.5 | 20,688 |
 | Emily Nicholson (D)  | 45.5 | 17,299 | |
| Total votes: 37,987 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Emily Nicholson advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 1.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ed Goodwin advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 1.
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Emily Nicholson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nicholson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- The NC House of Representatives should be representative of our population. Only a quarter of legislators in this chamber are women and even fewer are comprised of working-aged adults. Regardless of partisan philosophies, I know we all can agree that those making the decisions should be demographically reflective of the diverse citizenry those decisions affect.
- Leadership involves more than just the identification of issues that need to be addressed, it involves the drive and motivation to actualize the solutions. Our elected officials need to be held accountable in listening to their constituency but also leading the charge in doing the work, not simply overseeing the work.
- Candidates that have been raised in the communities they seek to serve have a broader context of local issues, as those issues may have impacted them along the way. I give credence to the importance of nativity as a qualifier for public office because there is significance in having elected leadership raised with local values.
children come to Kindergarten equipped with skills to succeed from the start
Increasing resources and professional treatment for educators, including
classrooms equipped with tools they need for modern instructional methods
Exposing more students to local careers to address the issue of our stagnant, and
sometimes, declining population
Guaranteeing equitable access to community colleges, including in-state tuition to
all residents of NC
Standing up for equitable access to healthcare to close the coverage gap
Increasing funding for in-home senior care, including more professionally trained
caregivers
Growing mental healthcare accessibility and rural healthcare providers
Promoting livable wages for our workforce which reduces turnover, improves
employee morale and leads to reductions in poverty
Prioritizing small businesses and their challenges for growth
Partnering with school systems and community colleges to incorporate more
'soft skill' instruction for our students so that they become employees with a
strong work ethic
Increasing residential and commercial access to broadband
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 17, 2020
