Supports creating an economy that uplifts working families by increasing the minimum wage, ensuring equal pay, protecting against pregnancy-related discrimination, and implementing paid parental leave and sick days.

Believes investing in a workforce is crucial for economic success and promotes growth in new and modern fields of work.

Believes in a sustainable and balanced economy where hard work and rule-following lead to equal opportunities, and supports the free market but acknowledges the necessity of some regulation for the public good.

Believes in promoting sustainable logging and reforestation techniques, and supports controlling surface water run-off and incentivizing responsible waste disposal.

Believes corporations should pay for their pollution cleanup, not taxpayers, and plans to end "sweetheart deals" for polluting corporations and protect North Carolina families from bearing the costs.

Believes North Carolina has a diverse environment and that climate change is real, and supports taking serious steps to counter its effects.

Believes healthcare is a universal right and that every North Carolinian deserves basic healthcare regardless of income or location.

Believes healthcare decisions should be made between patients and their medical providers, allowing individuals to choose their own physicians without government or insurance interference.

Believes prescription drug companies hold a monopoly and plans to allow local and state governments to negotiate drug prices to reduce financial burdens for North Carolinians.

Supports criminal justice reform by eliminating cash bail, reducing fines and fees, and addressing systemic inequality, and as a public defender, witnessed the disproportionate impact of fines and fees on poor people of color.

Believes racism is systemic and affects public safety, including policing, criminal justice, and economic opportunities, saying, "We will never overcome these unjust inequalities until we confront the racism built within our society."

Supports gun control legislation.

Believes in restoring respect for teachers and administrators, increasing teacher pay, and supporting students through higher per pupil spending and investment in school resources.

Believes all publicly funded schools should be transparent and provide equal resources, and opposes tax dollars flowing to unaccountable charter schools and voucher programs.

Believes North Carolina's higher education institutions need full funding and resources, and supports investing in community colleges and trade schools, highlighting Governor Cooper's 2017 plan to fully fund community college education without raising taxes.