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John Woodard (North Carolina)
From Ballotpedia
John Woodard was a 2010 Republican candidate for District 1 of the North Carolina House of Representatives. The primary election was on May 4, 2010, and the general election was on November 2, 2010.
Elections
2010
Woodard was defeated in the November 2, 2010, general election. His opponent in the November 2 general election was incumbent William Owens, Jr. (D).[1]
Campaign themes
2010
Woodard's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
- Taxes
- Excerpt: "We cannot continue to raise taxes while people are unemployed and/or underemployed. was are (sic) any surprise that North Carolina was a 8th (sic) largest sales tax state in the nation?"
- Taxes
- Excerpt: "Our unemployment rate at 11.9% was among the highest in the nation. The primary means with which to correct that situation is to create a favorable business climate for growth of existing business and to recruit new business to locate in North Carolina."
External links
- North Carolina Department of Elections
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- April 15, 2010 snapshot of Woodard's campaign website
Footnotes
Current members of the North Carolina State Senate
Leadership
Minority Leader:Sydney Batch
Senators
District 1
Robert Hanig (R)
District 2
Norman Sanderson (R)
District 3
Bob Brinson (R)
District 4
Eldon Newton (R)
District 5
Kandie Smith (D)
District 6
Michael Lazzara (R)
District 7
Michael Lee (R)
District 8
William Rabon (R)
District 9
Brent Jackson (R)
District 10
Benton Sawrey (R)
District 11
Lisa Barnes (R)
District 12
Jim Burgin (R)
District 13
Lisa Grafstein (D)
District 14
Dan Blue (D)
District 15
Jay Chaudhuri (D)
District 16
Gale Adcock (D)
District 17
Sydney Batch (D)
District 18
Terence Everitt (D)
District 19
Val Applewhite (D)
District 20
Natalie Murdock (D)
District 21
Tom McInnis (R)
District 22
Sophia Chitlik (D)
District 23
Graig Meyer (D)
District 24
Danny Britt (R)
District 25
Amy Galey (R)
District 26
Phil Berger (R)
District 27
Michael Garrett (D)
District 28
Gladys Robinson (D)
District 29
Dave Craven (R)
District 30
Steven Jarvis (R)
District 31
Dana Jones (R)
District 32
Paul Lowe (D)
District 33
Carl Ford (R)
District 34
Chris Measmer (R)
District 35
Todd Johnson (R)
District 36
Eddie Settle (R)
District 37
Vickie Sawyer (R)
District 38
Mujtaba Mohammed (D)
District 39
District 40
Joyce Waddell (D)
District 41
Caleb Theodros (D)
District 42
Woodson Bradley (D)
District 43
Brad Overcash (R)
District 44
Ted Alexander (R)
District 45
Mark Hollo (R)
District 46
Warren Daniel (R)
District 47
Ralph Hise (R)
District 48
Timothy Moffitt (R)
District 49
Julie Mayfield (D)
District 50
Kevin Corbin (R)
Republican Party (30)
Democratic Party (20)
