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Ballotpedia, Danny Earl Britt

Danny holds a bachelor's degree from Appalachian State University and a law degree from Oklahoma City Univerity School of Law. He lives in Lumberton with his wife, Jill, and their 2 children. 

Danny currently works as an attorney and partner for his own law firm, The Britt Law Firm, PC. He previously worked as a Superior Court Assistant District Attorney in the Robeson County District Attorney’s Office. He also served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. National Guard. 

Danny Earl Britt, Jr. currently serves as a state senator in District 24. He was elected to this position in 2022 and is serving his first term. Danny previously served as a state senator in District 13. He was elected to that position in 2016 and served for 3 terms. 

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Believes in reducing government interference in small businesses to promote economic growth and create jobs in rural North Carolina.

Supports limited government involvement in small business affairs, as he believes that will promote economic growth and create jobs in rural North Carolina (NC). 

Supports establishing an economy that aims to support all state residents.

Wants to address issues facing rural parts of NC.

Supports state-provided tax breaks and other financial benefits to encourage businesses to relocate to NC.

Supports providing religious-based tax exemptions.

- Supports limited government involvement in small business affairs, as he believes that will promote economic growth and create jobs in rural North Carolina (NC). 
- Supports establishing an economy that aims to support all state residents.
- Wants to address issues facing rural parts of NC.
- Supports state-provided tax breaks and other financial benefits to encourage businesses to relocate to NC.
- Supports providing religious-based tax exemptions.

Economy

As of June 14, 2024, Danny Earl Britt, Jr.’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Opposes abortion access if a fetal heartbeat is detected.

- Opposes abortion access if a fetal heartbeat is detected.
- Supports marijuana legalization.

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Wants to address issues involving opioid use.

Wants to enforce harsher punishments for those who commit retail crimes.

- Wants to address issues involving opioid use.
- Wants to enforce harsher punishments for those who commit retail crimes.

Public Safety

In a 2022 candidate questionnaire, Britt supported allowing parents from low-income backgrounds who send their children to non-public schools to remain eligible for state-funded scholarships.

Supports education policies that aim to "eliminate arbitrary policies put in place by Democrats that had left rural North Carolina schools behind."

Opposes allowing nondiscrimination law-protected classifications to include sexual or gender identity.

Opposes the participation of transgender athletes in sports where athletic competition is not gender-neutral.

- In a 2022 candidate questionnaire, Britt supported allowing parents from low-income backgrounds who send their children to non-public schools to remain eligible for state-funded scholarships.
- Supports education policies that aim to "eliminate arbitrary policies put in place by Democrats that had left rural North Carolina schools behind."
- Opposes allowing nondiscrimination law-protected classifications to include sexual or gender identity.
- Opposes the participation of transgender athletes in sports where athletic competition is not gender-neutral.

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Danny Earl Britt, Jr.

Danny Earl Britt, Jr. was born and raised in Robeson County, where he learned the value of hard work in tobacco fields. After high school, he enlisted in the NC Army National Guard and attended Appalachian State University. He earned a law degree and now lives in Lumberton with his wife Jill, a public school teacher, and their two children. Information about the church he attends is not provided.

Danny Earl Britt, Jr. is an attorney who operates his own law firm in Robeson County. Previously, he worked as a prosecutor in the Robeson County District Attorney’s Office.

As of July 8, 2024, Danny Earl Britt, Jr.’s website did not contain information on this issue.

As a State Senator, Danny Earl Britt, Jr. worked on the state budget, leading to three consecutive surpluses, enabling tax reductions and increased savings in the Rainy Day Fund.

The candidate's website says, "Pro-Business Groups Give Britt High Marks"

Ballotpedia, Kathy Batt

Kathy was born in Farmville, Virginia. She holds a bachelor's degree in health and physician education and fitness from the University of Florida. Kathy is married to her husband. She is Christian. 

Kathy currently works as a swim coach. She previously worked as an FBI Special Agent. She served in the U.S. Army for 11 years. 

Kathy Batt's campaign for state senator in District 24 is her first run for public office. 

Believes in reducing the pay disparity between corporate executives and workers. Supports joining unions, voting for candidates who oppose government contracts for companies not paying prevailing wages, and organizing at workplaces.

Believes disparities between corporate executives and workers have "skyrocketed."

Supports worker unions as a means of ensuring fair wages and safe working conditions.

Wants to create jobs and increase employee salaries.

- Believes disparities between corporate executives and workers have "skyrocketed."
- Supports worker unions as a means of ensuring fair wages and safe working conditions.
- Wants to create jobs and increase employee salaries.

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

Supports abortion access and women's rights.

Believes Republicans are seeking to end Medicare and Medicaid, which are vital for vulnerable populations. Said, "Abortion is a health care and should only be between a woman and her doctor."

Believes "Republicans are seeking to end Medicare and Medicaid..."

Believes District 24 have "the worst healthcare outcomes in the state."

- Supports abortion access and women's rights.
- Believes "Republicans are seeking to end Medicare and Medicaid..."
- Believes District 24 have "the worst healthcare outcomes in the state."

Believes the right to vote should not be infringed and urges people to "VOTE!"

Supports voting rights and encourages citizens to vote. 

- Supports voting rights and encourages citizens to vote. 

Believes public education is "under attack" and plans to change school funding to support vulnerable communities.

Believes "public education is under attack" and wants to redistribute school funding so "the most vulnerable communities are not left behind."

Believes the national Republican Party is trying to end free public education.

Believes Republicans nationwide are "trying to end free public education."

- Believes "public education is under attack" and wants to redistribute school funding so "the most vulnerable communities are not left behind."
- Believes Republicans nationwide are "trying to end free public education."
- Wants to improve public education.
- Wants to fully fund public education.

Kathy Batt

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

Kathy Batt is a former combat pilot and Maintenance company commander in the 4/501st Attack Helicopter Battalion, and she was the first woman to command a company in such a unit. After leaving the Army in 1992, she worked for a commercial helicopter service, flying long line missions in wildfire support. Kathy later joined the FBI as a Special Agent in the Criminal Investigation Division, where she served for 20 years before retiring in 2016.

Believes unions are essential for fair wages and safer workplaces. Said, "Trickle down isn't working for the average American" and supports standing up for workers' rights.

Plans to "Get Out The Vote" in North Carolina by knocking on doors in Robeson and Hoke counties.

Believes voting is the best way citizens can support their country. Urges people to vote "for the good of your family, your community, and your country."

Opposes diverting public education funds to private entities without oversight. Said, "In 2014, the Republican led Legislature began taking tax dollars out of the Public Education Fund and giving it to private entities."

Believes that losing public schools would leave Republicans with "no plan for educating all our children."

The candidate's website says, "Kathy entered military service with those values at heart at a time when women in combat arms was the exception, not the rule. She is one of only a few women to graduate from both the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course and the US Army Rotary Wing Flight School. Kathy was later stationed at Fort Bragg and was deployed to Grenada for Operation Urgent Fury, where she became one of the first women recognized by the US Army to fly in combat. Several years later Kathy graduated from Helicopter Maintenance and Test Pilot school and became the first woman to command a company in an Attack Helicopter Battalion."

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