Marc White

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Marc White

Independent

Personal

Birthplace

Springfield, Vt.

Religion

Non-Denominational

Profession

Senior professional services consultant and global integrations competency lead

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Marc White (independent) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent North Carolina. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2022.

White completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Marc White was born in Springfield, Vermont. His career experience includes working as a senior professional services consultant and global integrations competency lead for Nexthink, a digital experience technology company. White has been affiliated with Country 1st and has served as president of the Mid-Atlantic Alfa Romeo Club and as a member of the Triangle Red Sox Nation. He previously served as a lieutenant and acting captain of the Oradell (NJ) Auxiliary Police and as an honorary fireman of the Springfield (VT) Fire Department.

Elections

2022

See also: United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate North Carolina

Ted Budd defeated Cheri Beasley, Shannon Bray, Matthew Hoh, and Michelle Lewis in the general election for U.S. Senate North Carolina on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Budd (R)	50.5	1,905,786
		Cheri Beasley (D)	47.3	1,784,049
		Shannon Bray (L)	1.4	51,640
		Matthew Hoh (G)	0.8	29,934
		Michelle Lewis (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	137
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,378

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,773,924
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michele Parks (Independent)
• Marc White (Independent)
• Charles Roberson (Independent)
• Susan Gaddy (Independent)
• Brenda Rodriguez (Independent)
• Hayden Boyette (Independent)
• Barry Caulder (Independent)
• Kimrey Rhinehardt (Independent)
• Adrien Meadows (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cheri Beasley	81.1	501,766
		James Carr Jr.	3.5	21,903
		Alyssia Hammond	3.4	21,005
		Marcus Williams	2.8	17,446
		Constance Johnson	2.0	12,500
		Everette Newton	1.6	10,043
		Chrelle Booker	1.6	9,937
		Brendan K. Maginnis	1.1	7,044
		Robert Colon	1.1	6,904
		Greg Antoine	0.8	5,179
		Tobias LaGrone	0.8	5,048

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 618,775
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jenna Hamrick (D)
• Richard Watkins (D)
• Keith Davenport (D)
• Erica Smith (D)
• Jeff Jackson (D)
• Ava Edwards (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ted Budd	58.6	448,128
		Pat McCrory	24.6	188,135
		Mark Walker	9.2	70,486
		Marjorie K. Eastman	2.9	22,535
	Submit photo	David Flaherty	1.0	7,265
		Kenneth Harper Jr.	0.9	7,129
		Jennifer Banwart	0.4	3,088
	Submit photo	Charles Moss	0.4	2,920
		Leonard L. Bryant	0.4	2,906
		Benjamin Griffiths	0.4	2,870
		Debora Tshiovo	0.4	2,741
		Lee Brian	0.3	2,232
		Lichia Sibhatu	0.3	2,191
	Submit photo	Drew Bulecza	0.3	2,022

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 764,648
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rene Borghese (R)
• James Gaghan (R)
• Carlton Ellerby (R)
• Marty Cooke (R)
• Jon Warren (R)
• Len McBride (R)

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Shannon Bray advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate North Carolina.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Marc White completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by White's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I continue to be exasperated by the ever-growing divide between the 2 major political parties.

We are experiencing petty, school-yard name-calling rhetoric targeted at individuals instead of intelligent, constructive debate about ideas with the goal of doing what is best for everyone.

And we have all witnessed both parties automatically, without consideration or debate, stonewall and/or vote against ideas and policies that would benefit all people, simply because the “other” party supports them.

Both parties have some good ideas.. and both have some ridiculous ones.

As there is no “Common Sense” party, and no Independent party in North Carolina, I am throwing my hat into the ring as an Unaffiliated candidate while maintaining that I am Independent. Being Independent I am unencumbered by party whips, party leadership and party caucuses ordering me how to vote.

I refuse to do the bidding of PACs, Big Tech, Big Banks or big donors by voting as they instruct. I refuse to meet with lobbyists, radical activists, extremists, political strategists and anyone else who has prioritized their own interests over what is best for all people.

My position is to take the best ideas, regardless of party origin, weigh them against what is best for the residents of North Carolina and what makes good common sense, and vote accordingly.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• People before Party, Politics and Prima Donnas. Leave party affiliations "at the door" to come together to develop, discuss, debate, agree and enact "common sense" policies and plans which are in the best interests of all Americans. You are there to serve the People - not the interests of a Party or a PAC or a Corporation or your own finances or career.
• Unbundle gargantuan Acts like the Build Back Better plan into individual, specific bills and process them one at a time. Key initiatives such as addressing Climate Change and the Covid pandemic are failing to pass because they are bundled with completely unrelated initiatives that are unacceptable to one party or another. Eat the elephant of all America's issues one prioritized bite at a time.
• Congress needs to stop being a "reality TV show" with "performance artists" grabbing headlines by outlandishly poor behavior. I will deliver a heads-down focus on addressing the issues to improve Americans' lives through actions - not puffery..

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

See marcforussenate.org for details. Climate change - If we do not act NOW the planet will die, making any long-term policies on any other topic moot. The Big Lie and election protection - Pursue sedition and treason charges against anyone who participated in the scheme to overturn the 2020 election. Make the violation of the Oath of Office to protect and defend the Constitution a Felony offense. Pass the the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Acts. Crime and policing - Increase police funding and training while taking away social services responsibilities. Make the threatening of an elected official or election worker a Federal felony offense with immediate and extensive minimal prison sentences. Healthcare - Fix everything wrong with ACA so that all American's can receive little-to-no-cost healthcare. remove artificial constraints on Medicare so that it can provide complete no-cost healthcare to seniors. Fix the Dept of Veterans Affairs so that all honorably discharged veterans receive no-cost housing, food, health care and social services. Childcare - Restore the Child Care tax Credit. Provide child care funding. Provide Pre-K education delivered by highly-trained, highly-compensated experts. Economy and taxes - Eliminate the tax loopholes which allowed the 55 most profitable companies in the US to pay ZERO taxes in 2020. Stop unemployment benefits after 2 months. Implement mandatory child-support payments through payroll deduction

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

A passion and focus for addressing the needs of the people instead of the will of a Party or PAC or Corporation or Autocrat. And doing so in action instead of empty promises.

Having been raised in a small New England town it is my nature and nurture to be humble, industrious, inventive, practical, pragmatic, truthful, devoted to family, respectful of God, passionate about the environment, caring of others and disdainful of criminals, salesmen, politicians and lawyers.

I have found the residents of North Carolina, my home for the past 18 years, to have these same qualities and traits. I would be honored to serve them.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

It is my nature and nurture to be humble, industrious, inventive, practical, pragmatic, devoted to family, respectful of God, passionate about the environment, caring of others and disdainful of criminals, salesmen, politicians and lawyers.

I intend to put myself "above the fray" of partisan battling to focus on the needs of the People.

It will work against me that I am not a boisterous showman nor a salesman. The louder you need to shout about something and/or the more you have to "sell" it... the worse it must be.

What is your favorite book? Why?

The Lord of the Rings. I read it in high school and enjoyed it's ability to take me to a different time and place, and the classic tale

of the underdog doing battle against the seemingly invincible foe. I did not pick up on or appreciate the "hidden meaning" of how the industrial
revolution affected the planet and society until it was pointed out to me.

I also like "Pudge" - the biography of Hall of Fame Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk . Pudge grew up across the river from me in

Charlestown, NH. He was my babysitter once - another story for another time.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Unfortunately the last thing I hear sticks so I need to search for and find something good as the last thing I hear.

I am partial to 1980's music, was the drummer for Itchy and The Lepers in college, and almost proposed to

Joan Jett - a story for another time.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Address Climate Change, the pandemic, the election process and voter disenfranchisement. Improve the quality of life for all citizens through better healthcare services, better education, better paying jobs. Returning the US to the actual, as well as perceived, position of a (albeit leading) citizen of the world instead of an isolationist country interested selfishly only in itself.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I support term limits. Knowing that you will serve X number of years will encourage you to "make your mark" by taking impactful actions, faster, instead of just hanging around. And term limits eliminate the consideration of "how does this affect my political career" which encourages doing the Right Thing instead of kowtowing to a Party's directives in hopes of endorsements and funding to run again.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for senators to have previous experience in government or politics?

Unfortunately, it is true. If you have years of experience getting nothing accomplished for average Americans but succeeding in protecting Corporations and the affluent, you seem to get the most funding and manage to stay in office. President Biden was elected based on his years of experience and being a statesman and knowing how to navigate through Congress. But he cannot get his agenda passed because of political in-fighting.
I am proud to NOT be a lawyer or politician. I will tell the truth. I will have 100% transparency and broadcast to everyone what I am doing and why. I will answer "yes or no" questions with a "yes or no, and here is why" answer. I will work with colleagues regardless of party affiliation to do what is best for all Americans.

What do you think of the filibuster?

I think it is important to have the filibuster in place to prevent any one political party from enacting party-specific bills which benefit only the sponsoring party. I think the number of votes needed to pass a bill in today's environment of blindly voting along party lines should be reduced from 60 to 55. This is based on the hope there at least 5 Senators will vote considering what is best for Americans instead of how their party leadership commands to them to vote. Once the normalcy of constructive debate and increased bi-partisan agreement returns to Congress the filibuster number can be returned to 60. I do not support "carving out" special incentives like the Republicans did to appoint Supreme Court justices or the Democrats are attempting to get voter's rights bills passed. If a policy is so far-fetched that a significant amount of reasonable (i.e. able to vote for what is best for their constituents without Party consideration) Senators to approve...the it should be revised by a multi-partisan group like the Problem Solvers caucus so that it can become palatable.

What criteria would you apply when deciding whether to confirm presidential appointees?

Experience and results. How can you appoint an Secretary of Education who has never attended public school ? Or a Secretary of Energy whose previous experience was to protect Big Oil while destroying the environment ? Or a Secretary of Transportation with no transportation experience ?

Appoint the best person for the job based solely on their experience and ability to deliver results instead of worrying about filling quotas around the table.

If you are not a current senator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

I would be keenly interested in serving on these Committees -

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. I was born and raised in Vermont and will represent North Carolina. As such I have a passion for farming and for the environment.
Energy and Natural Resources. I am passionate about addressing Climate Change through clean energy.
Environment and Public Works. Again, being born and raised in Vermont and representing North Carolina I have a passion for farming and for the environment.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. I support expanding healthcare through fixing the ACA, fixing Medicare and fixing the VA.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. I support all efforts to protect our country from all threats, foreign and domestic.
Select Committee on Ethics. Congress should be held to higher ethical standards than any other citizens. Congress is not "above the law" and should be a model for lawful behavior
Special Committee on Aging. I support expanding all services to seniors and removing artificial constraints on Medicare which limit the care it provides.

Veterans' Affairs. Unfortunately the VA, by their own accounting, is a disaster. I will aggressively address the bureaucracy issues which are impeding and/or preventing high-quality care from being delivered to those who have served our country.

Is there a particular senator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Senators Bernie Sanders, Lisa Murkowski, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, Susan Collins, Mitt Romney.

Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kenzinger.
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.

Presidents George Washington, John Adam, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, “Silent Cal” Calvin Coolidge.

What kind of relationships would you build with other senators?

I am excited to reach out to, and consult with, Senators both sides of aisle to work on policies which benefit all Americans. I will caucus with the Problem Solvers to get multi-partisan support for these policies.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

I believe in compromise in the content of a policy. We should be able to draft policies in such a way that the most amount of citizens benefit, and the least amount of citizens suffer.

For example, eliminate the use of coal which benefits the world while buying out the 34,000 coal miners with a lifetime of annual pensions of twice their current salary to eliminate their suffering.

I do not believe in the practice of "I'll vote for your bill if you vote for mine". I feel every bill needs to stand or die on it's own merit.

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Footnotes

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North Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ted Budd (R)

Thom Tillis (R)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Davis (D)

District 2

Deborah Ross (D)

District 3

Gregory Murphy (R)

District 4

Valerie Foushee (D)

District 5

Virginia Foxx (R)

District 6

Addison McDowell (R)

District 7

David Rouzer (R)

District 8

Mark Harris (R)

District 9

Richard Hudson (R)

District 10

Pat Harrigan (R)

District 11

Chuck Edwards (R)

District 12

Alma Adams (D)

District 13

Brad Knott (R)

District 14

Timothy Moore (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (4)