Parish Moffitt
Parish Moffitt (Republican Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 73. He lost in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.
Moffitt was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 36 of the North Carolina State Senate.
Elections
2022
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 73
Diamond Staton-Williams defeated Brian Echevarria in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 73 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Diamond Staton-Williams (D) | 51.1 | 14,108 |
 | Brian Echevarria (R)  | 48.9 | 13,479 | |
| Total votes: 27,587 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Diamond Staton-Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 73.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 73
Brian Echevarria defeated Catherine Whiteford and Parish Moffitt in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 73 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Echevarria | 57.4 | 3,116 |
 | Catherine Whiteford | 22.5 | 1,224 | |
 | Parish Moffitt | 20.1 | 1,090 | |
| Total votes: 5,430 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 82
Incumbent Kristin Baker defeated Aimy Steele in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 82 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kristin Baker (R) | 53.0 | 25,817 |
 | Aimy Steele (D) | 47.0 | 22,898 | |
| Total votes: 48,715 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 82
Aimy Steele defeated William Pilkington in the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 82 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aimy Steele | 83.4 | 7,189 |
| William Pilkington | 16.6 | 1,433 | ||
| Total votes: 8,622 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 82
Incumbent Kristin Baker defeated William Hamby Jr. and Parish Moffitt in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 82 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristin Baker | 54.1 | 3,861 |
| William Hamby Jr. | 28.9 | 2,061 | ||
| Parish Moffitt | 17.1 | 1,219 | |
| Total votes: 7,141 | |||
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Campaign finance
2016
Elections for the North Carolina State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.[1] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[2] Incumbent Fletcher Hartsell (R) did not seek re-election.
Paul Newton defeated Robert Brown in the North Carolina State Senate District 36 general election.[3][4]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 36 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Paul Newton |
62.56% | 59,584 | |
| Democratic | Robert Brown | 37.44% | 35,664 | |
| Total Votes | 95,248 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Robert Brown defeated Andrew Platek in the North Carolina State Senate District 36 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Robert Brown |
65.04% | 8,629 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Platek | 34.96% | 4,638 | |
| Total Votes | 13,267 | |||
Paul Newton defeated Amy Blake, Parish Moffitt and Scott Aumuller in the North Carolina State Senate District 36 Republican primary.[7][8]
| North Carolina State Senate, District 36 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul Newton |
37.04% | 9,562 | |
| Republican | Amy Blake | 21.34% | 5,509 | |
| Republican | Parish Moffitt | 11.60% | 2,994 | |
| Republican | Scott Aumuller | 30.02% | 7,749 | |
| Total Votes | 25,814 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Parish Moffitt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Moffitt's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | Reduced Taxes
We must continue the work of reducing the Income Tax rate for North Carolina. Great strides have been made in recent years by the Republican lead legislature. We must continue this fight to reduce the burden on the working families of North Carolina. This will additionally mean that we will need to reduce wasteful government spending that is driving the tax rates up for so many. In years past I was a small business owner. I understand the burden that is placed upon our small business owners. We must continue the fight to reduce the burden on these businesses. We must look at all the regulations for the ones that are antiquated and have no place in the modern North Carolina. Responsible Government When I first was contemplating this race, I heard from many constituents that they did not feel as though their voice was heard. The first line of the United States Constitution is “We the People”. I interpret this to be that the citizens should have a voice in how their government is run. This to me means that all of our government should perform with an open door policy. When you elect me, I will take the time to listen to your concerns. I will read your correspondence. You can never make everyone happy with every decision. I promise that I will do my best though to vote according to the desires of the people of the district. 2nd Amendment Rights Growing up in Texas, I learned to hunt rabbits at an early age. It is what kids do in the desert and I was no different. In the military I qualified with high marks in firearms training. Today I am a proud member of the NRA. I believe that we as Americans have a constitutional right to bear arms and this right will not be infringed upon! I will fight to continue to expand these rights and will fight to prevent government overreach to restrict our rights to responsibly carrying a firearm. Life Life is precious. Both life we can see and touch and life we can only see with modern medicine. I have very personal experience with this subject. A doctor encouraged my family to get an abortion when my oldest daughter was conceived. Her mother and I both agreed that our values and morals were not in-line with this decision and today I have a wonderful daughter that is studying to be a high school chemistry teacher. Modern medicine has taught us that the unborn feel pain at a much early stage in pregnancy than we ever thought. We must fight for those that do not have the resources to fight on their own. In addition to the unborn, we must protect the senior citizens as well. I have attended to patents in nursing facilities that are malnourished and not well taken care of. We must be cognizant of both ends of the life spectrum and apply the same diligence we apply before birth to the later years of our citizens. First Responders We must stand by and support our Fire, Rescue, EMS, and Police forces within the state. As a Paramedic, Rescue Tech, and a Fire Fighter; I have seen the service of these good community servants is disregarded. The events from around the country over the last year or so are very disturbing. Police being targeted just for wearing a uniform. Firefighters being shot at as they respond to render aid. EMS technicians getting attacked while at the home of a routine medical call. These are all appalling and the workers in this field need to know that government has their back. After all they are being “their brother’s keeper” and providing watch over all of us. Education I believe that government needs to get out of the way of itself with education. The bureaucracy has become over bloat. We have placed too much emphasis in administration and not enough emphasis in the classroom. My children both attended public school and Jacquie, my wife, is a teacher at one of our public institutions and teaches entering freshman and sophomores. I have intimate knowledge of the problems facing our children. We must continue the fight to abolish Common Core and the teachers must be given the resources and the tools to teach. The child in elementary school today could be my or your cardiologist in 20 years. I want them having the best education possible, kindergarten through medical school. I also believe that education is a vital driving force in economic development. Businesses will want to locate to North Carolina because their employees will have the opportunity to send their children to the best schools. These children being taught in the best schools will be ready for 21st century employment ready giving North Carolina that technological edge over our competitors. I also support the concept of school choice. Parents should have the say in where their kids go to school and how they are educated. I support the concept that the money follows the student. Money in the private sector builds quality and I am sure it will do the same in education. Business and Growth This past year the Legislature made a decision for redistribution of sales taxes. The question that should have been asked is why are we redistributing to begin with and what can we do to help those counties come up to par with the others. Government does not make jobs; however, government can create policy that is directed at job growth. We must create policy that these jobs are simply not robbing from one employer to another in the same area, this accomplishes nothing. I often hear that North Carolina is a beacon of prosperity and is rapidly becoming the model for the rest of the country. Let’s be the beacon of prosperity. The Lt. Governor said at the state GOP convention that North Carolina should be the leader in the aviation and aerospace industry. I could not agree more! However, states around us have gotten and continue to get new manufacturing facilities that come with thousands of good paying jobs. Toll Roads The toll road issue in the I-77 corridor has gone completely awry! While I-77 is not in my district, the same overreach by a single entity could occur in my district if this is left unchecked. The economics of the contract do not make any sense. There are so many things wrong with the contract that this should have been rejected long ago. Giving a private business a guaranteed profit on the back of taxpayers is appalling. The volume of traffic necessary for this to become slightly economically feasible would make the I-77 corridor the more populated than Orange County California. I join with other lawmakers demanding that Gov. Mc Crory exit this contract NOW! Medical Reform I have volunteered or worked part-time in the medical field most of my life as an EMT or a Paramedic. I was a key officer in the implementation of billing for a Rescue Squad. I understand the headaches required of providers. And if the providers did not have a hard enough time, the patients are given the run-around and have an even more difficult time. Medical cost is a significant portion of the state budget. These precious resources must be spent in the best way possible to ensure positive patient outcomes. Long term healthy patients will ultimately result in less drain on the medical system.[9][10] |
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ The primary for U.S. congressional elections was rescheduled to June 7, 2016, following legal challenges to North Carolina's district maps. State races were unaffected.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," archived January 19, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Parish 4 NC Senate, "Issues," accessed March 5, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
