North Carolina House of Representatives District 20 candidate surveys, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 20 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 20

Incumbent Ted Davis Jr. defeated Amy Block DeLoach in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 20 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ted Davis Jr.
Ted Davis Jr. (R)
 
51.1
 
19,075
Image of Amy Block DeLoach
Amy Block DeLoach (D) Candidate Connection
 
48.9
 
18,228

Total votes: 37,303
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North Carolina ranks 41st in the nation for the percentage of its citizens covered by health insurance. Our state legislature is 1 of only 12 that has blocked Medicaid expansion, sending our federal tax dollars to other states! This significantly hurts North Carolinians who often deny themselves medical care to put food on the table. Inferior healthcare in North Carolina is a drag on our productivity, competitiveness and economy. It also puts an incredible strain on rural hospitals, which in turn stresses larger hospitals. Simply put, this is not good enough. I will fight to expand Medicaid and our healthcare system in general so that it is much easier and more affordable for North Carolinians to receive the care they need.

Women’s rights are under attack in this country as evidenced by recent laws passed in many states restricting or criminalizing women’s reproductive rights. Extremists in the North Carolina state legislature are working hard to impose the same in our state, despite the opposition of the majority of our citizens. They are doing this to distract from the fact that they are not doing anything to positively address the needs that really matter to the people of North Carolina and to incite their base. I will work hard to expand access to women’s healthcare and reproductive rights, blocking efforts to take them away and criminalize them. I strongly support common sense policies of expanding pre-natal care, paid maternity and family leave, crackin

Climate and environmental protection are critically important in North Carolina’s lower Cape Fear region. It’s also very personal to me. Two of my immediate family members developed brain tumors, and I lost my mother to hers. Our water has been contaminated by dumping and runoff into the Cape Fear River by large corporations and factory farms. I will fight to clean up the pollution and ensure that we maintain access to safe drinking water. I will work to hold corporations accountable for their actions, imposing harsher penalties and restrictions on environmental dumping. Climate change also looms large for the safety and economy of the Wilmington area. There are also economic opportunities for North Carolina to be a leader in clean energy.
Ensuring that people eligible to vote can vote, access to affordable healthcare, protecting women’s reproductive rights, environmental protection/climate change, childcare, and a strong education.
Empathy, hard work, a willingness to listen and learn, and caring for people.
I would like to leave a legacy of service that inspires others to serve their community to make a difference in the lives of those around them. As a child, my family demonstrated that the real meaning of life is found in service to others. As a representative for North Carolina, I will work to enact policies that transform peoples’ lives for the better so that every family can THRIVE, not just survive.
I was a hotel front desk attendant for 2 years
Carolina Girl, my husband and I are trying to find a song for a father/daughter dance at our daughter's wedding in May (Yes, that's right: I am running a campaign and also helping plan my daughter's wedding!) We practiced dancing to that song and I've been singing it ever since!
Meeting the needs of our current residents in terms of Housing, environmental protections, healthcare and education, and ensuring that our state continues forward towards a better North Carolina. The current effort seen around the country of archaic laws being enacted regarding women’s bodies is something we will certainly confront in North Carolina. Additionally, I am worried about the troubling trend of politicians around the country forbidding books that make them uncomfortable. Having access to a diverse set of thoughts and ideas is central to what it means to be American, and that extends to what books are available in school libraries. We must face these efforts head on in North Carolina.

Additionally, as one of the few purple states left in the country, North Carolina is one of the central battlegrounds for the future of democracy in America. Over the next decade there will be a significant fight to prevent voter suppression, address redistricting in a way that won’t result in court battles every few years, and to return a sense of decency to our politics.

Education (from K - 12 to Community College to Universities), Energy and Public Utilities, Environment, Families, Children, and Aging Policy, Health, Marine Resources, Finance.
Yes, compromise is essential in a democracy. This is a key reason that I’m running for the NC state legislature. I want to help stop the gerrymandering that is continuing to lead to anti-democratic laws and practices. These extreme positions are negatively impacting the citizens of Wilmington, North Carolina, and the country. I will work to help level the playing field so we can get back to two-way compromise that considers all citizens.



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