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Steve Moree
Steve Moree (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 94. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Moree completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Steve Moree was born in North Carolina. Moree earned a bachelor's degree from Appalachian State University in 1979.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 94
Incumbent Blair Eddins defeated Steve Moree in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 94 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Blair Eddins (R)  | 77.0 | 35,329 |
 | Steve Moree (D) | 23.0 | 10,573 | |
| Total votes: 45,902 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Steve Moree advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 94.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 94
Incumbent Blair Eddins defeated Stoney S. Greene, Larry Yoder, and Dwight Shook in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 94 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Blair Eddins | 43.3 | 6,869 |
 | Stoney S. Greene | 31.0 | 4,922 | |
| Larry Yoder | 16.6 | 2,628 | ||
 | Dwight Shook | 9.1 | 1,440 | |
| Total votes: 15,859 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Moree in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steve Moree completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Moree's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a husband, and teammate with my wife Lynne for over 35 years. I am a father to two sons and a grandfather (I prefer 'G') to three beautiful granddaughters.
I am an Alexander Central Cougar, Class of 1975. I am an Appalachian State Mountaineer, Class of 1979 and again with a Masters of Education in 1992.
I am a former educator in the public schools of Wilkes and Alexander County, having served as a teacher, coach, assistant principal and principal at several schools in both counties.
I am proud to have lived in this district since I was a young man and happy to call Wilkes and Alexander Counties home.
I had a wonderful career in public education and I am not a politician. I am lucky to have worked with some of the most dedicated and hard-working teachers and administrators in the state of North Carolina and I am tired of their best interests and the best interests of the students they serve, being ignored by our represents in Raleigh.
I am disheartened by today's political culture. I don't want my representatives in Raleigh to be Team Blue or Team Red, I want them to be Team Wilkes and Team Alexander.- The pay schedule for experienced teachers fails to retain quality teachers. The pay for beginning teachers is attractive to a recent college graduate that has been working part time and going to college to obtain teaching credentials. However, after a few years, they realize that the pay cannot sustain a growing family and they are faced with either taking on a second job or leaving the profession. Our educators should never have to consider taking a second job to make ends meet. Teaching is a demanding job and it is impossible to devote what is needed to teach while working a second job. Our students lose regardless of which choice is made. The prevailing idea in Raleigh is to merely hire a new teacher at a cheaper rate.
- Vouchers are ruining public schools. Giving vouchers to taxpayers who send their children to private or charter schools is the equivalent of me asking for a voucher because I did not call the police or the fire department last year. Our society is set up for all of us to pay for the necessary services for the common good of the citizens. That money should be given back to public schools. The vast majority of students in Wilkes and Alexander Counties attend public schools. Our tax dollars here shouldn’t go to families in Raleigh and Charlotte that send their kids to private schools.
- We spend entirely too much time testing students. I have talked with many teachers about testing and the amount of time they have to invest in testing. In many cases, testing takes about one week each quarter. That amounts to one month of time which could be used for instruction over the course of a school year. Our teachers already knows what students have mastered the material. The only thing testing reveals is how well students perform under pressure. Is this what we want? And do we want to keep students under the stress of constant testing?
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 21, 2024
