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Woodie Cleary
Woodie Cleary was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 36 of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Campaign themes
2016
Cleary's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Public School Funding: Our schools are under assault. Teachers are not respected and rewarded as professionals who make a difference every day in the lives of our children. Overall teacher pay declined from a state ranking of 28th in 2010 to 47th in 2014. We are also failing in student support. North Carolina ranks 47th in per student spending which also forces teachers to have to manage limited resources. Every teacher I speak with expresses discouragement related to the direction our schools are going. Growing Inequality: Growing inequality needs immediate attention in our state, especially since the new tax code favors the rich over the middle class. Raising fees on essential items like a drivers license dramatically effect North Carolinians living below the poverty level as well. Not expanding Medicaid to North Carolinians with incomes just a bit above the poverty level (often referred to as the working poor) has created a life and death situation for nearly 600,000 citizens in our state. Overreach of State Government: Another law was passed to reduce the number of Greensboro City Council seats and alter the districts from which members are elected. And there was a proposal to move tax revenues from urban areas to rural areas. These acts remind us of past attempts by the General Assembly Republicans to reassign authority for the water system in Asheville and the Charlotte airport. And the list goes on from a party in control that professes to support small government. Personal Rights and Freedoms: We need to make voting easier again by rolling back laws that make voter participation harder and increase early voting from 10 to 17 days, allow citizens to register to vote online, and reinstate same-day voter registration. Environment: Our state would greatly benefit from a strategic plan toward clean and renewable energy. Regulatory Reform Laws have cut regulations on companies - most notably Duke Energy along with reduced resources at DENR have put our environment at further risk.[1] |
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| —Woodie Cleary, [2] | ||
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.[3] The candidate filing deadline was December 21, 2015.[4]
Incumbent Nelson Dollar defeated Jennifer Ferrell and Brian Irving in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 36 general election.[5][6]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 36 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Nelson Dollar Incumbent |
49.26% | 25,295 | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Ferrell | 46.49% | 23,875 | |
| Libertarian | Brian Irving | 4.25% | 2,184 | |
| Total Votes | 51,354 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections | ||||
Jennifer Ferrell defeated Woodie Cleary in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 36 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Ferrell |
75.18% | 7,951 | |
| Democratic | Woodie Cleary | 24.82% | 2,625 | |
| Total Votes | 10,576 | |||
Incumbent Nelson Dollar defeated Mark Villee in the North Carolina House of Representatives District 36 Republican primary.[9][10]
| North Carolina House of Representatives, District 36 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Nelson Dollar Incumbent |
55.73% | 7,913 | |
| Republican | Mark Villee | 44.27% | 6,286 | |
| Total Votes | 14,199 | |||
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See also
- North Carolina House of Representatives
- North Carolina House of Representatives District 36
- North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2016
- North Carolina State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Woodie Cleary on Facebook
- Woodie Cleary on Twitter
- North Carolina House of Representatives
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Woodie Cleary, "Issues," accessed March 8, 2016
- ↑ 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," accessed December 22, 2015
- ↑ 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
