Woodie Cleary

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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:

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]

—Woodie Cleary, [2]

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.[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 Green check mark transparent.png 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 Green check mark transparent.png 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 Green check mark transparent.png Nelson Dollar Incumbent 55.73% 7,913
     Republican Mark Villee 44.27% 6,286
Total Votes 14,199


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