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Tommy Fulcher
Tommy Fulcher (Democratic Party) ran for election to the North Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 6. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Fulcher completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tommy Fulcher obtained a bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 6
Incumbent Robert Hanig defeated Tommy Fulcher in the general election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Hanig (R) | 64.3 | 31,063 |
 | Tommy Fulcher (D)  | 35.7 | 17,216 | |
| Total votes: 48,279 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Tommy Fulcher advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 6.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 6
Incumbent Robert Hanig defeated Rob Rollason in the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 6 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Hanig | 70.8 | 6,148 |
| Rob Rollason | 29.2 | 2,540 | ||
| Total votes: 8,688 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tommy Fulcher completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fulcher's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Rural North Carolina has been poorly represented and underserved by the state legislature. Eastern North Carolina continues to lose ground and fall further behind as growth and prosperity is overwhelmingly concentrated in a few urban counties.
We deserve better than that. We deserve forward thinking and independent leaders who will actually work for us in the General Assembly. As your representative, I will fight for high quality public schools, affordable health care for all, safeguarding our unique environment and ensuring free and fair elections. This is my pledge to you.
I'm excited about this election and I look forward to meeting you on the campaign trail. I will make every effort to earn your vote and earn your support.- Healthcare is too expensive in our state. In fact, North Carolina is one of the most expensive states in the country for healthcare. People with private insurance plans face rising premiums and out-of-pocket expenses every year. While others have no insurance at all. Our people work too hard to not have access to healthcare and affordable insurance. Tommy supports Medicaid expansion to cover hundreds of thousands of hardworking North Carolinians. Expansion will lower overall healthcare costs for everyone. This investment will create thousands of good paying jobs and will strengthen the economic viability of our rural hospitals.
- Public education is the fundamental building block of our economy and society. Every student in North Carolina deserves access to a quality education and we owe every child a fair chance at success in life. Our public school system is the cornerstone of that promise. In rural North Carolina many public schools are in desperate need of investment in maintenance and capital improvements. Teachers and students are also being shortchanged on school supplies and textbooks. Over the last 10 years our state has witnessed a shrinking commitment to public education by the General Assembly. Tommy will work to restore education funding and invest in our schools and teachers by fighting for a state budget that fully supports our public school system.
- Politicians Shouldn't Choose Their Voters Partisan gerrymandering has resulted in extreme polarization and a total distortion of the democratic process. Voters have become increasingly distrustful and cynical about government and our politics. A healthy democracy requires an informed electorate and open exchange of ideas through robust debate. Tommy pledges to work for the establishment of a non-partisan redistricting process after the next census to ensure new district lines are fairly drawn resulting in more competitive elections.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 24, 2020
