North Carolina House of Representatives District 117 candidate surveys, 2022
This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 117 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
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General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 117
Jennifer Balkcom defeated Michael O'Shea in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 117 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Balkcom (R) | 59.0 | 24,144 |
 | Michael O'Shea (D)  | 41.0 | 16,806 | |
| Total votes: 40,950 | |||
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Michael O'Shea (D)
Expanding Medicaid in NC is long overdue and it’s time we close the coverage gap and provide affordable health insurance to over half a million North Carolinians who desperately need it and also create thousands of healthcare jobs in NC and help keep rural hospitals open. NC has lost billions by delaying expansion, all while we have been paying Federal tax dollars that we could be seeing returned to the state. 90% of the cost for expansion comes from Federal funding. NC would reap more than $500 million per month in federal funding and the state would save an estimated $15 million a month in spending. This move is common sense and it’s time the NC GOP stops the political games they’ve been playing for a decade and we finally get this done.
North Carolina used to be a shining example of excellence in public education, but a decade of GOP legislative control has taken us from being the envy of other states to a laughing stock. My own wife left the field because of how poorly education is supported by the legislators in NC and we are now facing an unprecedented staffing shortage that will negatively impact our children’s futures. It’s time we pay educators like the highly-trained professionals they are and also fund the administrative support staff that educators need to make sure our state’s children have the best educational opportunities we can possibly provide. When it comes to our future generations, “good enough” should never be good enough. We can do better.
Michael O'Shea (D)
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