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Sue Counts was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 93 of the North Carolina House of Representatives. She ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014.

Campaign themes

2016

Counts' campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Education:

  • Increase funding for public schools - We are currently ranked 46th in per pupil spending and 47th in median teacher salary, both are unaccpetable. NC needs to do everything in its power to return to being a leader in public education
  • Allow local flexibility on calendar - Ashe and Watauga Counties have very different tourism schedules, weather patterns, etc than schools in other parts of the state and should be allowed to have flexibility on their calendars
  • Increase money for Higher Education - money allocated to UNC Systems schools is continuously cut by millions every budget, including money used for need-based grants for students.

Protecting the Middle Class:

  • Taxes - Reinstate Earned Income Tax Credit for low and middle class families and eliminate loopholes used by corporations and the rich.
  • Small Business - providing incentives to start new businesses and tax-breaks for small businesses are crucial to continue the growth of our local and state economies. Will also work to improve and continue growth of local economic development/entrepreneurial groups in Ashe and Watauga Counties
  • Raleigh Overreach - Local municipalities should have control over issues such as water, local services, and extra-territorial jurisdictions. Raleigh should not be rulling on local decisions.

Environment:

  • Renewable Energy Investment - Should be encouraging individuals, town and cities, and companies to be using renewable energy by reinstating the Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit and providing other educational opportunities.
  • Fracking Regulation - Towns and cities should be allowed to ban, restrict, or tax the drilling process. Chemicals used in the fracking process should be known to the public at all times. Water pollution should be continuously monitored by the state to ensure safety of citizens.
  • Protecting our natural environment - Ensuring local mountains, bodies of water, and greenways are protected and preserved.[1]
 ”
—Sue Counts, [2]

2014

Counts' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]

Education

  • Excerpt: "I believe that our public school teachers are paid too little (ranks 46th in nation), and that North Carolina can NOT keep the best and most qualified teachers with the current pay scale. I believe that our teachers should be given a pay increase for completing a master’s degree. I believe that we should be increasing the number of Preschool slots for at-risk four year olds. I believe that the “voucher” system would weaken our Public School System."

Small Business

  • Excerpt: "I remain very concerned that the current North Carolina administration is pushing to privatize the state’s economic development efforts by turning them over to a nonprofit corporation that will be funded by public and private money. Once elected to the NC House, District 93, I will work with existing economic development/entrepreneurial groups in both counties to assess the needs in our two counties. I am presently in the process of speaking with some of these leaders."

Environment

  • Excerpt: "Fracking is a controversial method of removing natural gas from deep in bedrock. It has been linked to polluted well water in Pennsylvania and elsewhere and to a multitude of earthquakes in Oklahoma and Texas, a most unusual development in that part of our nation."

Elections

2016

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016.[4] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[5]

Incumbent Jonathan Jordan defeated Sue Counts in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 93 general election.[6][7]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 93 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jonathan Jordan Incumbent 53.00% 21,910
     Democratic Sue Counts 47.00% 19,433
Total Votes 41,343
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections


Sue Counts defeated Ronnie Marsh in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 93 Democratic primary.[8][9]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 93 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sue Counts 72.69% 7,188
     Democratic Ronnie Marsh 27.31% 2,700
Total Votes 9,888


Incumbent Jonathan Jordan defeated Lew Hendricks in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 93 Republican primary.[10][11]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 93 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jonathan Jordan Incumbent 73.81% 7,439
     Republican Lew Hendricks 26.19% 2,640
Total Votes 10,079


2014

See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the North Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 28, 2014. Incumbent Jonathan Jordan was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Sue Counts was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Counts was defeated by Jordan in the general election.[12][13][14][15]

North Carolina House of Representatives, District 93 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Jordan Incumbent 53.1% 13,886
     Democratic Sue Counts 46.9% 12,274
Total Votes 26,160

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ Sue Counts for NC House, "Issues," accessed March 9, 2016
  3. ↑ suecountsfornc.com, "Issues," accessed August 20, 2014
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 Candidate Filing," accessed December 22, 2015
  6. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed August 23, 2016
  7. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election results lookup," accessd December 21, 2016
  8. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
  9. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
  10. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Listing," accessed January 4, 2016
  11. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official primary results - Statewide," March 15, 2016
  12. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results For 2014," accessed June 12, 2014
  13. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "General Election Candidate List Grouped by Contest," accessed June 12, 2014
  14. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "05/06/2014 Official Primary Election Results - Statewide," accessed December 5, 2014
  15. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "11/04/2014 Official General Election Results - Statewide," accessed December 5, 2014


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