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John Motsinger Jr.
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John Motsinger Jr. (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 31. Motsinger lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 31
Incumbent Joyce Krawiec defeated John Motsinger Jr. in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 31 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joyce Krawiec (R) | 61.0 | 54,267 |
| John Motsinger Jr. (D) | 39.0 | 34,693 | ||
| Total votes: 88,960 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 31
John Motsinger Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 31 on May 8, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 31
Incumbent Joyce Krawiec defeated Dan Barrett and Peter Antinozzi in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 31 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joyce Krawiec | 48.6 | 6,436 |
 | Dan Barrett | 46.9 | 6,204 | |
| Peter Antinozzi | 4.5 | 593 | ||
| Total votes: 13,233 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
John Motsinger, Jr. participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and John Motsinger, Jr.'s responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Education |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | I'm greatly concerned about what the future holds for younger generations coming up along with what messes are being left for them to deal with. Ranging from an ever declining education system, large scale environmental problems, a debt bubble that continues to grow regardless of party, stagnating wages and rising costs for nearly everything the path to success is becoming more and more difficult for North Carolinians and Americans to achieve. I believe an educated populace is necessary for democracy and we are failing here within the state. Furthermore those attempting to better themselves and provide services to the community are either unable to pay off the debt accrued to accomplish this or they are unable to afford the option in the first place. It's time for a radical shift in how our government and people interact with each other.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. John Motsinger, Jr. answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for many reasons. He had the courage to speak truth to power and showed that a the world can be changed through being engaged and working for change. Not only did he help to bring closer the equality between the races within the United States, he also spoke about the moral need to work in the present to address fair wages, access to healthcare and seeking non-violent resolutions to issues.[3] | ” |
| “ | The west wing, I grew up loving the show and continue to this day to enjoy going back through it.[3] | ” |
| “ | Humility and absolute honesty. The reality is that no one has all the answers for exactly how to make everything better so it is necessary to listen to others. The honesty part comes in speaking truth even if it is unpopular or inconvenient. We have seen far too many politicians prioritize their next election as compared to taking action to improve the lives of their constituents.[3] | ” |
| “ | I come from working labor and understand the difficulty of living paycheck to paycheck. I also have worked most of my life in theater and production which has allowed me to work with people from all walks of life and backgrounds but regardless of our differences we make sure magic happens every night.[3] | ” |
| “ | To work to improve the lives of those living within their districts along with working with others to address the problems of a rapidly changing world. We need to provide the system in which the most people can do the most good along with insuring we can pass a world on to future generations.[3] | ” |
| “ | One in which future generations can stand ever taller and reach ever higher than the one before them. I don't need my name to be remembered but if a another child comes along and creates a better world because of my actions, I have done my part.[3] | ” |
| “ | I remember the “hanging chad” and the subsequent Supreme Court case deciding the 2000 election for president George W Bush, I was 10 years old.[3] | ” |
| “ | I worked summer enrichment for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School system during the summer of 2006. It was a 5-7 week set build followed by a running of a show at R.J. Reynolds Auditorium. That was when I fell in love with the theater and decided to make a career out of it.[3] | ” |
| “ | Halloween, I love the costumes and the creativity that people display. Seeing people dress up ranging from superhero‚Äôs to demons to princess and anything else they can come up has always been fun for me.[3] | ” |
| “ | Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, i remember reading the book originally in my youth and realizing the implications of colonization and the heavy nature of the most minuscule detail. The way in which “normal” life can be so malicious from an outside perspective caused me to start being more introspective of my role in the world.[3] | ” |
| “ | Orchid by Erra[3] | ” |
| “ | Addressing the infrastructure shortfalls in our education system along with working to provide quality education to all students along with creating accessibility for higher education to those without the means to pursue it.[3] | ” |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- North Carolina State Senate elections, 2018
- North Carolina State Senate
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "John Motsinger, Jr.'s responses," April 9, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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