Ballotpedia, Sammie Brooks

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Sammie is married to her husband, Brad, with whom she has 3 children. 

Sammie currently works as a bartender at Macgregor Draft House. She previously worked as a banquet server at Fun With Food Catering. 

Sammie Brooks ran for state senator in District 14 in 2022 and for state representative in District 33 in 2020,  but she did not win either race. 

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Believes government overreach in regulation and taxation benefits established interests and stifles innovation. Supports reducing bureaucratic control to allow innovative businesses to thrive.

Opposes extensive government regulations and tax mandates. 

Supports reducing state occupational licensing requirements that do not enhance public safety to open economic opportunities for millions in North Carolina.

Supports reducing or eliminating state occupational licensing requirements. 

Believes Wake County needs more housing and should eliminate ABC Boards, stating, "There is no need for government to be losing money trying to run grocery stores."

Believes corporations, small businesses, and entrepreneurs drive the economy and support better lives. Supports tax policy and business regulation that will make North Carolina a national and global economic leader.

Supports an economic landscape aimed to benefit state residents regardless of background. 

Supports lowering costs and regulations for starting new businesses to help entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Wants to reduce costs and regulations to start a business. 

Supports strengthening property owners' ability to meet housing needs through unique residential configurations, including small dwellings and affordable housing.

Supports permitting property owners to implement residential configurations that allow for small dwellings and affordable housing.

Supports the sharing economy and believes individuals should control how they use their time and property for economic benefit.

Supports providing individuals "the ability...to define the way they utilize their time and property for their own economic benefit."

Supports reducing zoning restrictions to allow for the construction of diverse housing options like duplexes, multi-family housing, and accessory dwelling units.

- Opposes extensive government regulations and tax mandates. 
- Supports reducing or eliminating state occupational licensing requirements. 
- Wants to expand housing in Wake County. 
- Supports an economic landscape aimed to benefit state residents regardless of background. 
- Wants to reduce costs and regulations to start a business. 
- Supports permitting property owners to implement residential configurations that allow for small dwellings and affordable housing.
- Supports providing individuals "the ability...to define the way they utilize their time and property for their own economic benefit."
- Wants to reduce zoning restrictions. 

Economy

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

Energy & the Environment

Believes giving patients and families more healthcare choices promotes innovation, expands access, and controls costs.

Wants to expand healthcare accessibility with ample options. 

Supports healthcare policies centered around the patient.

Supports privatized healthcare options, such as primary care, telemedicine, and out-of-state licensed doctors providing charitable care.

- Wants to expand healthcare accessibility with ample options. 
- Supports healthcare policies centered around the patient.
- Supports privatized healthcare options, such as primary care, telemedicine, and out-of-state licensed doctors providing charitable care.

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Public Safety

Believes conventional school policies hinder personalized learning and fail to challenge students academically. Opposes political and bureaucratic control over education, advocating for greater involvement from students and families.

Believes conventional school policies hinder personalized learning and do not challenge students academically or foster effective learning environments.

Believes school choice and competition will improve North Carolina’s education system. Said, "only competition and choice can push stodgy bureaucracies to make changes rather than just guarding entrenched special interests."

Supports school choice and competition, saying it will "push stodgy bureaucracies to make changes rather than just guarding entrenched special interests."

Supports expanding North Carolina’s state-funded Education Savings Account program to provide better education options for all students, especially those with special learning needs and financial hardships.

Supports expanding and fully funding the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship program to provide more education options for students, especially students with learning challenges and students from low-income backgrounds. 

Supports expanding open enrollment within and between public-school districts, allowing families to choose the best school without needing permission from their home district.

Wants to expand open enrollment in public school districts. 

Believes state education policy is crucial for North Carolina’s 1.8 million K-12 students and their future college and career readiness. Supports diverse educational options, including public, charter, private schools, and tech learning centers.

Supports access to high-quality public, private, and charter schools and technical learning centers. 

- Believes conventional school policies hinder personalized learning and do not challenge students academically or foster effective learning environments.
- Supports school choice and competition, saying it will "push stodgy bureaucracies to make changes rather than just guarding entrenched special interests."
- Supports expanding and fully funding the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship program to provide more education options for students, especially students with learning challenges and students from low-income backgrounds. 
- Wants to expand open enrollment in public school districts. 
- Supports access to high-quality public, private, and charter schools and technical learning centers. 

Education

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Sammie Brooks

Samantha 'Sammie' Brooks is an alumna of Garner High School, class of 2004, and currently resides with her husband Brad Brooks and their three children. She has lived in Wake County, North Carolina, and Florida, with a particular fondness for beaches. Information about the church she attends is not provided.

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

Believes many people work hard just to make ends meet in the service industry.

Believes in creating "Stronger Economic Potential for Businesses and Employees" through addressing labor issues, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation.

Supports expanding and fully funding the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship program to increase private school access for all families, including those with financial constraints.

Believes in providing "freedom to access options for student success," rewarding engaged teachers, and developing innovative instruction to enhance quality and performance while controlling costs.

Believes education is crucial for personal and community development, social engagement, and economic growth.

Believes every child and family need flexible education solutions at different times. Supports homeschooling as one such solution.

Believes responsible and empowered parents make better school choices for their children. Supports policies that enhance parental involvement in K-12 education.

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