Joanne grew up in southern Maryland. She attended earned a bachelor's degree in textiles and clothing construction, a master's degree in curriculum and instruction, and an doctorate degree in educational leadership. Joanne has a son and daughter, as well as 2 granddaughters.

Joanne has 42 years of experience  working in education, including roles in classroom teaching (K-12 and adult), school administration, and university teaching and advising. She has also worked in television production, retail banking, and non-profit sectors.

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Joanna Chesley's campaign for state representative is her first run for public office.

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Believes state legislators and local governments must work harder to make housing, childcare, and medical care more affordable and accessible for financially burdened individuals.

- Believes state legislators and local governments must work harder to make housing, childcare, and medical care more affordable and accessible for financially burdened individuals.

Economy

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

Energy & the Environment

Believes women should always have the right to reproductive freedom.

Believes in "ensuring that women have the final say about their maternal health."

- Believes women should always have the right to reproductive freedom.
- Believes in "ensuring that women have the final say about their maternal health."

Healthcare

Believes in "protecting voting rights and access."

Believes voting is crucial and supports efforts by local barbers and churches to emphasize its importance.

- Believes in "protecting voting rights and access."
- Believes voting is crucial and supports efforts by local barbers and churches to emphasize its importance.

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Public Safety

Believes NC students should receive "honest History lessons and honest Science lessons" that promote critical thinking and open discourse. Supports education that helps students develop empathy, assess current events, and form fact-based positions.

Believes NC students should receive "honest History lessons and honest Science lessons" that promote critical thinking and open discourse and supports education that helps students develop empathy, assess current events, and form fact-based positions.

Believes in providing students with a curriculum based on "truth, evidence, and lived experiences" to prepare them for global competition. Supports increased funding for public education to ensure students can compete with graduates from top school districts.

Believes in providing students with a curriculum based on "truth, evidence, and lived experiences" to prepare them for global competition, and supports increased funding for public education to ensure students can compete with graduates from top school districts.

Believes adults and administrators must teach and support students from varied backgrounds while establishing rules that ensure a safe and comfortable learning environment.

Supports going "the extra mile" in education by conducting home visits, writing grants for literacy programs in poor communities, and producing educational television programs.

Supports recruiting more men of color to the teaching profession through initiatives like "Black Men: Tomorrow's Teachers."

Supports protecting the public school budget to ensure students have necessary resources to succeed.

Believes in working with legislators to make schools safer for children and educators. Said, "Every parent wants to know that their child is safe while away from home."

Believes in working with legislators to make schools safer for children and educators, saying, "Every parent wants to know that their child is safe while away from home."

Believes in the importance of teaching practical skills, as evidenced by her pride in students' success in Clothing Construction, Food Preparation, and Money Management classes.

Believes in sending an "Experienced, Caring Educator" to Raleigh to improve education. Supports policies that benefit children, college students, and K-12 schools.

Believes in sending an "Experienced, Caring Educator" to Raleigh to improve education, and supports policies that benefit children, college students, and K-12 schools.

Believes in the importance of community involvement in education, as demonstrated by directing a community reading project at Hope Valley Elementary School in Durham, NC.

- Believes NC students should receive "honest History lessons and honest Science lessons" that promote critical thinking and open discourse and supports education that helps students develop empathy, assess current events, and form fact-based positions.
- Believes in providing students with a curriculum based on "truth, evidence, and lived experiences" to prepare them for global competition, and supports increased funding for public education to ensure students can compete with graduates from top school districts.
- Believes adults and administrators must teach and support students from varied backgrounds while establishing rules that ensure a safe and comfortable learning environment.
- Supports going "the extra mile" in education by conducting home visits, writing grants for literacy programs in poor communities, and producing educational television programs.
- Supports recruiting more men of color to the teaching profession through initiatives like "Black Men: Tomorrow's Teachers."
- Supports protecting the public school budget to ensure students have necessary resources to succeed.
- Believes in working with legislators to make schools safer for children and educators, saying, "Every parent wants to know that their child is safe while away from home."
- Believes in the importance of teaching practical skills, as evidenced by her pride in students' success in Clothing Construction, Food Preparation, and Money Management classes.
- Believes in sending an "Experienced, Caring Educator" to Raleigh to improve education, and supports policies that benefit children, college students, and K-12 schools.
- Believes in the importance of community involvement in education, as demonstrated by directing a community reading project at Hope Valley Elementary School in Durham, NC.

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Grant was born and raised in North Carolina. He has a bachelors degree in public health and a doctorate degree in medicine from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He and his wife Anita have two children. He serves on the board of the General Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina and the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges. 

Grant is a senior partner at Eastover University Obstetrics & Gynecology Associates. He served as a military doctor from 2008-2017 in the U.S. Army, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. 

Ballotpedia, Grant Campbell

Grant Campbell ran for State Representative for State House District 83 in 2022, but withdrew prior to the election. 

Believes the state should use fiscal discipline and restraint in spending, ensuring no more tax dollars are taken from North Carolinians than necessary.

Supports using fiscal discipline and restraint in spending. 

Believes in monitoring economic development promises and withholding incentives if commitments are unmet.

Supports exempting spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty from state income taxes.

Supports exempting Purple Heart recipients and gold star spouses from state income tax.

- Supports using fiscal discipline and restraint in spending. 
- Believes in monitoring economic development promises and withholding incentives if commitments are unmet.
- Supports exempting spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty from state income taxes.
- Supports exempting Purple Heart recipients and gold star spouses from state income tax.

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

Opposes government-controlled healthcare and supports equal access to healthcare in both rural and urban areas.

Supports increasing medical and nursing school admissions and incentivizing healthcare professionals to work and settle in rural areas to eliminate the rural-metropolitan healthcare quality gap.

Supports incentivizing healthcare professionals to work and settle in rural areas to eliminate the rural-metropolitan healthcare quality gap.

- Opposes government-controlled healthcare and supports equal access to healthcare in both rural and urban areas.
- Supports incentivizing healthcare professionals to work and settle in rural areas to eliminate the rural-metropolitan healthcare quality gap.

Believes laws are meaningless without enforcement and accountability. Supports holding prosecutors accountable for enforcing bail requirements and aggressively prosecuting repeat offenders.

Supports holding prosecutors accountable for enforcing bail requirements and aggressively prosecuting repeat offenders.

Believes the opioid crisis requires immediate action, including treatment for first-time offenders and strict prosecution of drug dealers. Supports aiding states in securing borders to combat fentanyl influx, criticizing federal inaction.

Supports treatment for first-time offenders and strict prosecution of drug dealers to address the opioid crisis. Supports aiding states in securing borders to combat fentanyl influx.

Supports law enforcement by advocating for increased penalties for assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing crime scenes.

Supports increased penalties for assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing crime scenes.

Believes the right to keep and bear arms is "constitutionally-guaranteed" and that restrictions on law-abiding citizens do not reduce gun violence.

- Supports holding prosecutors accountable for enforcing bail requirements and aggressively prosecuting repeat offenders.
- Supports treatment for first-time offenders and strict prosecution of drug dealers to address the opioid crisis. Supports aiding states in securing borders to combat fentanyl influx.
- Supports increased penalties for assaulting officers, resisting arrest, and fleeing crime scenes.
- Opposes gun control. 

Believes parents should be the "ultimate voice" in their child's education and supports competency-focused education over "social indoctrination." Opposes using educational resources on "social experiments" due to recent significant learning loss.

Supports competency-focused education over "social indoctrination." 

Supports increasing community college funding to develop workforce-ready graduates and reduce the need for businesses to "import" employees from other states.

Supports increasing community college funding.

Supports higher teacher salaries with performance-based incentives to attract young adults to education.

Supports higher teacher salaries with performance-based incentives.

Supports school choice, including vouchers and opportunity scholarships, to provide options for families and improve public education through competition.

- Supports competency-focused education over "social indoctrination." 
- Supports increasing community college funding.
- Supports higher teacher salaries with performance-based incentives.
- Supports school choice, including vouchers and opportunity scholarships, to provide options for families and improve public education through competition.

Believes in recognizing military training for educational and credentialing purposes to help veterans transition into civilian jobs.

Supports recognizing military training for educational and credentialing purposes to help veterans transition into civilian jobs.

Supports state assistance for non-governmental organizations aiding veterans and their families.

- Supports recognizing military training for educational and credentialing purposes to help veterans transition into civilian jobs.
- Supports state assistance for non-governmental organizations aiding veterans and their families.

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