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Kathy Batt
Kathy Batt (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 24. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Batt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kathy Batt was born in Farmville, Virginia. She served in the U.S. Army from 1981 to 1992. She earned a high school diploma from Oviedo High School and a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida. As of her 2024 campaign, she was a retired FBI Special Agent.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 24
Incumbent Danny Earl Britt defeated Kathy Batt in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 24 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Danny Earl Britt (R) | 58.7 | 47,538 |
 | Kathy Batt (D)  | 41.3 | 33,387 | |
| Total votes: 80,925 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kathy Batt advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 24.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Danny Earl Britt advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 24.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Batt in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kathy Batt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Batt'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 left the Army in 1992 to fly helicopters commercially. I qualified to fly a 150 foot long line and flew for construction projects, wild fire suppression, TV commercials, and movies. In 1996, I was hired by the FBI and became a Special Agent in the Criminal Division. I worked Organized Crime cases for 15 years. I was the Case Agent on a case that convicted more than 20 persons. My last 5 years were spent on a Healthcare Fraud Task Force. One of our cases was profiled on the show "American Greed". After retirement, I coached for Jesse Vassallo's USA Swim Team where I worked with the greatest kids and parents.
My husband and I moved to Lumberton when he was hired as the CFO at UNC Pembroke.- We must fully fund and protect Public Education. The Republicans want to end public school. They take money out of public schools and give it to private schools in the form of vouchers. North Carolina is already at the bottom, nationally, for public school funding. The voucher program does not ensure that all fees and expenses are covered and private schools can refuse to admit any student with no explanation. The North Carolina State Constitution requires a free public school wherein equal opportunities shall be provided for all. When public schools fail, it will lead to a permanent underclass of uneducated children and adults who will not be able to get jobs. There is also a critical shortage of teachers due to ridiculously low pay.
- The crisis of HOMELESSNESS is tied to an unlivable minimum wage and skyrocketing housing costs. The minimum hourly wage in North Carolina is $7.25 cents which adds to about $15,000 per year for a 40 hour work week. Add about $5000 per person to that and it is clear that a family, with 2 adults and 2 children would live far below the poverty line. Many retail businesses do not allow their employees to work 40 hours weeks so that they do not have to pay benefits. We have homeless families in spite of 2 working parents. The answer may be to unionize. I was a member of the Screen Actor's Guild, a union that really fights for its members. It is hard to organize and sacrifices will have to be made, but it is probably the best answer.
- Women's Rights. It is unbelievable that we are back to fighting for rights. Republicans who cannot even control themselves are trying to take back complete control of women. They question women's right to vote, to work outside the home, to speak in church, to choose to live the life she wants. When I was a girl, girls were not even allowed to wear pants to school. Women couldn't take out a loan without a male cosigner. Men could rape and beat their wives. . Today, the Healthcare Privacy Act no longer applies to women. Sneaky healthcare workers call the police on women who miscarry, children who are raped, and women who need an abortion. No exceptions.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 21, 2024
