North Carolina House of Representatives District 64 candidate surveys, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 64 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 64

Incumbent Dennis Riddell defeated Ron Osborne in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 64 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dennis Riddell (R)	62.5	20,320
		Ron Osborne (D)	37.5	12,168

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,488
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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?

Ron Osborne (D)

I don't care where you come from. I don't care what you believe. I don't care who you love. What I care about is our actions, how we treat one another. Regardless of who we are, fairness, civility, honesty, & financial stewardship should be our guiding principles. I seek to enact or revise laws, and conduct myself, based on those ideals.

An Alamance and North Carolina for All: Our government should justly and accurately represent everyone, not just a part of our population.

I believe in fact-based leadership. I believe in empirical science. I believe in following not just the letter, but the spirit of our laws. I believe in taking positions that are just and fair to all.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Ron Osborne (D)

Expanding Medicaid; Enforcing healthcare cost transparency; Defending a woman's right to choose; Championing our public schools; Expanding rural broadband; Conserving our natural resources & building a clean energy economy for future generations; Creating a fair, non-partisan redistricting process. I am a gun owner and hunter who also believes in adopting common-sense laws to address gun violence, such as universal background checks, red flag laws, waiting periods and reasonable regulations for military/assault style firearms.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Ron Osborne (D)

I admire Jimmy Carter, Eleanor Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Harry Truman, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells, John Lewis, Desmond Tutu, among others. Despite their human flaws, they each bravely and selflessly strived (and in the case of Jimmy Carter, still strive) for justice and the greater good of all.

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

Ron Osborne (D)

I earnestly seek objective truth, regardless of the unpleasant or inconvenient realities it may reveal, and then try to base my world view on these facts. I believe in justice and fairness for each and every individual, regardless of personal background, political view, religious belief or lifestyle. I believe demonstrated actions are more important than stated beliefs, and judge others, as well as expect to be judged, by that standard.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Ron Osborne (D)

I want to be known as an honest and fair person, who left our county, our state, our nation, our world, a better place for our children than I found it.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Ron Osborne (D)

I remember the presidential election of 1968, when I was 7 years old.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Ron Osborne (D)

I spent my summers as a youngster priming and hanging tobacco for neighbors. I did this from about age 11 until age 15.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Ron Osborne (D)

"The Civil War: A Narrative" (volumes 1-3), by Shelby Foote. It paints a detailed and vivid story of a monumentally transforming era of our nation's history.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Ron Osborne (D)

Atticus Finch from Harper Lee's classic "To Kill a Mockingbird."

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

Ron Osborne (D)

"This Year" by Chatham Rabbits

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Ron Osborne (D)

I can easily fail at being patient!

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature?

Ron Osborne (D)

Ideally, the governor, as chief executive, administers day to day activities of the state as well as negotiates and collaborates with the legislature to set policy. The legislature works with the governor to set policy. Both parties, along with the judicial branch provide checks and balance among one another and should seek to serve and protect the people of the state, without advancing personal interests or imposing the will of one group, even if a majority, upon another group if that imposition compromises the life, liberty, enjoyment of the fruits of their own labor, or the pursuit of happiness of another.

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

Ron Osborne (D)

I do believe it is beneficial to build relationships, based on mutual respect and civility, with other legislators. Such relationships can help us realize that we have much more in common than we have which divides us.

What process do you favor for redistricting?

Ron Osborne (D)

I favor an independent, non-partisan commission which is charged with drawing districts which are as competive as possible and offer the most fair and accurate representation of the electorate, free of gerrymandering to favor any political party or persuasion. The overall ratio of Congressional and legislative districts should reflect as closely as possible the general electorate of the state. In North Carolina, where the electorate has consistently demonstrated a nearly 50-50 partisan divide, that should mean the legislature and congressional delegation is similarly divided. Districts should, if reasonably possible, not be drawn to create "safe" seats for any candidate or party.

Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?

Ron Osborne (D)

Not Really

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

Ron Osborne (D)

Compromise is definitely necessary for our government to make progress. One doesn't always get or accomplish everything they desire and must learn to work with others and seek commonalities. Our electorate does not speak in a single voice, nor is the loudest voice or most numerous ones always the right ones. Yet, all should be heard and respected. All points of view should be discerned for a way forward, though that ultimate way may not be what any one voice, individual or group originally demanded.

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