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Believes in "building a thriving community for all" through public services like libraries, parks, and recreation.

Believes mental health is as crucial as physical health and plans to allocate resources to agencies addressing the mental health crisis.

- Believes in "building a thriving community for all" through public services like libraries, parks, and recreation.
- Believes mental health is as crucial as physical health and plans to allocate resources to agencies addressing the mental health crisis.

Public Services

Believes in "empowering our future workforce" through policies addressing labor issues, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation. Plans to support economic growth by focusing on these key areas.

Believes in "empowering our future workforce" through policies addressing labor issues, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation, and plans to support economic growth by focusing on these key areas.

- Believes in "empowering our future workforce" through policies addressing labor issues, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation, and plans to support economic growth by focusing on these key areas.

Economy

Supports funding safe and well-maintained public schools and investing in workforce development programs to prepare youth for high-paying jobs. Believes in expanding occupational programs, partnering with community colleges, and supporting apprenticeships to boost economic growth.

Supports funding safe and well-maintained public schools and investing in workforce development programs to prepare youth for high-paying jobs, and believes in expanding occupational programs, partnering with community colleges, and supporting apprenticeships to boost economic growth.

- Supports funding safe and well-maintained public schools and investing in workforce development programs to prepare youth for high-paying jobs, and believes in expanding occupational programs, partnering with community colleges, and supporting apprenticeships to boost economic growth.

Education

As of June 14, 2024, Phyllis Portie-Ascott’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Believes everyone in Orange County deserves a safe and supportive home, and supports expanding affordable housing, homeownership, and housing for those at risk of homelessness.

- Believes everyone in Orange County deserves a safe and supportive home, and supports expanding affordable housing, homeownership, and housing for those at risk of homelessness.

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Is in favor of improving public transportation.

- Is in favor of improving public transportation.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Phyllis Portie-Ascott

Supports increased support for Orange County agriculture, high-speed internet connectivity, and recreational programs for rural communities.

Believes addressing internet connectivity is a priority over building new libraries. Said, "NextDoor is replete with examples of similarly frustrated people" due to limited internet access in 60% of the county.

Believes addressing internet connectivity is a priority over building new libraries, saying, "NextDoor is replete with examples of similarly frustrated people" due to limited internet access in 60% of the county.

Supports public-private partnerships to create community advancement opportunities.

Believes rural residents in Orange County lack basic services while town centers receive funding for expensive projects. Said, "it surprises me how often people in the northern & western parts of Orange County express that their interests aren't addressed."

Believes rural residents in Orange County lack basic services while town centers receive funding for expensive projects, saying, "It surprises me how often people in the northern & western parts of Orange County express that their interests aren't addressed."

Believes "self-serving doesn't serve the community" and supports public services that benefit the community, such as libraries, parks, recreation, and community building.

- Supports increased support for Orange County agriculture, high-speed internet connectivity, and recreational programs for rural communities.
- Believes addressing internet connectivity is a priority over building new libraries, saying, "NextDoor is replete with examples of similarly frustrated people" due to limited internet access in 60% of the county.
- Supports public-private partnerships to create community advancement opportunities.
- Believes rural residents in Orange County lack basic services while town centers receive funding for expensive projects, saying, "It surprises me how often people in the northern & western parts of Orange County express that their interests aren't addressed."
- Believes "self-serving doesn't serve the community" and supports public services that benefit the community, such as libraries, parks, recreation, and community building.

Believes healthy economic development is more sustainable and fair than restrictive approaches. Supports policies that promote balanced and equitable economic growth.

Believes healthy economic development is more sustainable and fair than restrictive approaches, and supports policies that promote balanced and equitable economic growth.

Believes the economy has altered work and home life. Supports public-private partnerships to create community opportunities.

Believes the economy has altered work and home life, and supports public-private partnerships to create community opportunities.

Supports economic development that accommodates population growth without imposing restrictive costs.

- Believes healthy economic development is more sustainable and fair than restrictive approaches, and supports policies that promote balanced and equitable economic growth.
- Believes the economy has altered work and home life, and supports public-private partnerships to create community opportunities.
- Supports economic development that accommodates population growth without imposing restrictive costs.

Believes in imparting wisdom from real experiences to children and equipping students with modern tech training. Said, "Schools are not a lab for social experimentations," and quoted MLK on education's goal: "Intelligence plus character."

Believes in imparting wisdom from real experiences to children and equipping students with modern tech training, saying, "Schools are not a lab for social experimentations," and quoted MLK on education's goal: "Intelligence plus character."

Supports training teachers and community groups to address educational challenges, such as the HIV/AIDS situation in South Africa.

Believes an engaging education can transform a person's destiny. Supports schools partnering with parents to equip children with a heart for truth, a love for learning, artistic beauty, diligence, and the courage to live rightly.

Believes an engaging education can transform a person's destiny, and supports schools partnering with parents to equip children with a heart for truth, a love for learning, artistic beauty, diligence, and the courage to live rightly.

Believes education should "instill classical roots, good character, and modern tech training." Supports integrating traditional values with contemporary technological skills in educational policies.

Believes education should "instill classical roots, good character, and modern tech training," and supports integrating traditional values with contemporary technological skills in educational policies.

Believes classical education offers "timeless wisdom" that can integrate with modern technology.

Believes in supporting private education initiatives, having helped start a private school in NC and serving on the board of a private school in Ntuzuma, South Africa.

Supports the establishment and governance of private schools, having co-founded a private school in NC and serving on the board of a township private school in Ntuzuma, South Africa.

Believes education should "instill classical roots, good character, and modern tech." Supports integrating traditional values with contemporary technology in educational policies for children, college, and K-12 schools.

Believes education should "instill classical roots, good character, and modern tech," and supports integrating traditional values with contemporary technology in educational policies for children, college, and K-12 schools.

Believes in a comprehensive approach to education, emphasizing "classical, character, tech." Supports policies for children, college, and K-12 schools that integrate these elements.

Believes in a comprehensive approach to education, emphasizing "classical, character, tech," and supports policies for children, college, and K-12 schools that integrate these elements.

- Believes in imparting wisdom from real experiences to children and equipping students with modern tech training, saying, "Schools are not a lab for social experimentations," and quoted MLK on education's goal: "Intelligence plus character."
- Supports training teachers and community groups to address educational challenges, such as the HIV/AIDS situation in South Africa.
- Believes an engaging education can transform a person's destiny, and supports schools partnering with parents to equip children with a heart for truth, a love for learning, artistic beauty, diligence, and the courage to live rightly.
- Believes education should "instill classical roots, good character, and modern tech training," and supports integrating traditional values with contemporary technological skills in educational policies.
- Believes classical education offers "timeless wisdom" that can integrate with modern technology.
- Believes in supporting private education initiatives, having helped start a private school in NC and serving on the board of a private school in Ntuzuma, South Africa.
- Supports the establishment and governance of private schools, having co-founded a private school in NC and serving on the board of a township private school in Ntuzuma, South Africa.
- Believes education should "instill classical roots, good character, and modern tech," and supports integrating traditional values with contemporary technology in educational policies for children, college, and K-12 schools.
- Believes in a comprehensive approach to education, emphasizing "classical, character, tech," and supports policies for children, college, and K-12 schools that integrate these elements.

As of June 14, 2024, H. Nathan Robinson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports "healthy and fair economic development" by minimizing restrictive development approaches that create tax burdens and access discrepancies.

Observes that the RDU region is a top relocation destination and notes significant population growth in Orange County.

- Supports "healthy and fair economic development" by minimizing restrictive development approaches that create tax burdens and access discrepancies.
- Observes that the RDU region is a top relocation destination and notes significant population growth in Orange County.

H. Nathan Robinson

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