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Evonne is from North Raleigh, where she currently lives with her husband, Joe, and their 2 children. She earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Rollins College, and later earned a joint law and master's of business administration degree from the University of San Francisco.

Evonne is a North Carolina Board Certified Family Law Specialist and Certified Parent Coordinator. Currently, she operates and owns the Raleigh Law Center in North Raleigh, where she practices family law.

Evonne S. Hopkins' campaign for state representative is her first run for public office.

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Believes small businesses face challenges from rising costs like property taxes and labor. Supports leaders who prioritize small businesses and invest in the future.

Believes small businesses face challenges from rising costs like property taxes and labor, and supports leaders who prioritize small businesses and invest in the future.

Believes in prioritizing small businesses by addressing increased costs such as property taxes, labor, and expenses.

Supports local business growth and development while being mindful of community and natural resource impacts. Believes in building a state that balances economic growth with quality of life.

Supports local business growth and development while being mindful of community and natural resource impacts, and believes in building a state that balances economic growth with quality of life.

- Believes small businesses face challenges from rising costs like property taxes and labor, and supports leaders who prioritize small businesses and invest in the future.
- Believes in prioritizing small businesses by addressing increased costs such as property taxes, labor, and expenses.
- Supports local business growth and development while being mindful of community and natural resource impacts, and believes in building a state that balances economic growth with quality of life.

Economy

Supports clean air and water, public transit development, and renewable energy investments.

- Supports clean air and water, public transit development, and renewable energy investments.

Energy & the Environment

Supports protecting access to healthcare and women’s reproductive freedom, and plans to work tirelessly to restore women’s reproductive rights and end abortion bans.

Supports protecting access to healthcare and women’s reproductive freedom, and plans to work to "restore women’s reproductive rights and end abortion bans."

- Supports protecting access to healthcare and women’s reproductive freedom, and plans to work to "restore women’s reproductive rights and end abortion bans."

Healthcare

Supports voting rights and opposes gerrymandering to ensure fair representation for all North Carolinians.

- Supports voting rights and opposes gerrymandering to ensure fair representation for all North Carolinians.

Voting & Elections

Believes every North Carolinian deserves safety and plans to ensure law enforcement and first responders have necessary resources, education, training, and support.

- Believes every North Carolinian deserves safety and plans to ensure law enforcement and first responders have necessary resources, education, training, and support.

Public Safety

Believes in a strong public school system that educates and protects children. Supports funding for education, including school counselors and nurses, to provide all children with opportunities for success.

Believes in a strong public school system that educates and protects children, and supports funding for education, including school counselors and nurses, to provide all children with opportunities for success.

- Believes in a strong public school system that educates and protects children, and supports funding for education, including school counselors and nurses, to provide all children with opportunities for success.

Education

As of June 14, 2024, Evonne S. Hopkins’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Evonne S. Hopkins

Evonne S. Hopkins hails from North Raleigh where she resides with her husband, Joe Hopkins, and their two children. She attended Rollins College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Philosophy in 1998, and later achieved joint JD/MBA degrees from the University of San Francisco in 2003. Information about the church she attends is not provided.

Evonne S. Hopkins is a North Carolina Board Certified Family Law Specialist and Certified Parent Coordinator. She earned joint JD/MBA degrees from the University of San Francisco in 2003. Currently, she operates and owns the Raleigh Law Center in North Raleigh, where she practices family law.

As of July 8, 2024, Evonne S. Hopkins’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports clean air and water, developing public transit, and investing in renewable energy.

Believes access to healthcare is a fundamental right and plans to "restore women’s reproductive rights and end abortion bans."

Believes all North Carolinians deserve dignity and respect. Plans to fight for voting rights and against gerrymandering to ensure proper representation and a voice for all.

Believes every North Carolinian deserves to feel safe and will fight to ensure law enforcement and first responders have necessary resources, education, training, and support.

Believes every North Carolinian deserves safety and will ensure law enforcement and first responders have necessary resources, education, training, and support.

Believes in a strong public school system that educates and protects children. Supports funding education, including school counselors and nurses, to provide all children with tools for opportunity and success.

Supports a strong public school system that provides all children with opportunities for success and advocates for funding education, including school counselors and nurses.

Believes all children should have access to education and support services. Supports funding for teachers, school counselors, and nurses.

Believes "our kids need a strong public school." Supports robust public education policies for children from K-12.

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Ballotpedia, Micahel Oakes

Michael is from Clinton. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University.

Michael currently works as a facilities engineer at Novo Nordisk. He previously worked as a technical assistant at Clinton Medical Clinic. 

Michael Oaks ran for state representative in District 49 in 2022, but he did not win. 

Opposes restrictive zoning leads, saying it contributes to "unaffordable housing."

Wants to void zoning to increase housing affordability for students and young families considering moving to North Carolina (NC).

- Opposes restrictive zoning leads, saying it contributes to "unaffordable housing."
- Wants to void zoning to increase housing affordability for students and young families considering moving to North Carolina (NC).

As of June 14, 2024, Michael Oakes’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants young people to be active in political affairs.

Opposes restrictive policies for schools.

Supports parental school choice for their children without "missing out on funds already taken from them through taxes."

- Wants young people to be active in political affairs.
- Opposes restrictive policies for schools.
- Supports parental school choice for their children without "missing out on funds already taken from them through taxes."

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Ballotpedia, Mike Schietzelt

Mike grew up in Burlington, N.C. and attended Western Alamance High School. He has a bachelor's degree in music performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a law degree from Duke University School of Law. He currently resides in Wake Forest with his wife, Carmon, and their four young sons. The family attends Summit Church.

Mike is litigation council at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. Previously, Mike has worked as a constitutional law fellow at Regent University School of Law, legal fellow at the John Locke Foundation, and a Judicial law clerk for then-N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a member of the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps from 2011 to 2015. 

Mike Schietzelt's campaign for State Representative in State House District 35 is his first entry into politics. 

Believes lowering taxes and cutting regulations improve North Carolina's business climate. Plans to "ensure public dollars are spent wisely" for a strong workforce and quality infrastructure.

Believes lowering taxes and cutting regulations improve North Carolina's business climate. Plans to use tax dollars judiciously to support a strong workforce and quality infrastructure.

Supports investing in transportation infrastructure to aid workers, businesses, and families in the district.

Supports investing in transportation infrastructure.

- Believes lowering taxes and cutting regulations improve North Carolina's business climate. Plans to use tax dollars judiciously to support a strong workforce and quality infrastructure.
- Supports investing in transportation infrastructure.

Supports conservation of natural resources, clean air, and clean water while maintaining economic health and private property rights.

- Supports conservation of natural resources, clean air, and clean water while maintaining economic health and private property rights.

Believes the state should protect both unborn children and the health of women. Supports measures to ensure the physical, mental, and professional health of women while safeguarding unborn children.

As of June 14, 2024, Mike Schietzelt’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes the right to gun ownership is fundamental and will ensure it remains secure. Said, "People do not sacrifice their right to defend themselves just because they give the government power to defend them as well."

Believes every family deserves access to quality education and parents should know what their child is doing at school. Supports investing in public schools, rewarding teachers, and enhancing arts and extracurricular programs.

Supports investing in public schools, rewarding teachers, and enhancing arts and extracurricular programs.

- Supports investing in public schools, rewarding teachers, and enhancing arts and extracurricular programs.

Mike Schietzelt

Mike Schietzelt grew up in Burlington, N.C., in a single-parent family and is a product of North Carolina's public schools, having earned his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and his Juris Doctorate from the Duke University School of Law. He currently resides in Wake Forest with his wife, Carmon, their four young sons (Arthur, Calvin, Daniel, and EJ), and his father, Mike Sr. The family attends Summit Church.

Mike Schietzelt is a litigation attorney at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, where he represents various clients in civil disputes. He has experience authoring briefs for high-profile cases and has advocated for criminal law reform in the North Carolina General Assembly. Previously, Schietzelt clerked for then-N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin and served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a member of the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps.

As of July 8, 2024, Mike Schietzelt’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes in fiscal conservatism, emphasizing that individuals know best how to use their money for their families and businesses. Supports transparency on how tax dollars benefit families, businesses, and the state.

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