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Ballotpedia, DeAndrea Salvador

DeAndrea attended Wake Forest University and holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is currently a master's of business administration candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She lives in Charlotte with her husband Kirk and their 2 sons. 

DeAndrea currently works as a director of partnerships at Eli Technologies. She previously worked as a privacy advisor and a senior manager of corporate marketing at DataGrail. She also founded The Renewable Energy Transition Initiative, where she worked as CEO.

DeAndrea Salvador currently serves as a state senator in District 39. She was elected to this position in 2020 and is serving her first term. She serves as the freshman chair for the North Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus.

Wants to enhance infrastructure to stimulate economic growth.

Supports measures to address citizen well-being.

- Wants to enhance infrastructure to stimulate economic growth.
- Supports measures to address citizen well-being.

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Believes North Carolina can be a leader in energy and the environment. As a State Senator, took a lead role in negotiations on energy bills like HB 951.

As a State Senator, Salvator helped negotiate bills regarding future energy use statewide. 

Wants the state to make advancements in the energy and environment industries.

- As a State Senator, Salvator helped negotiate bills regarding future energy use statewide. 
- Wants the state to make advancements in the energy and environment industries.

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Believes in ensuring healthcare is affordable and accessible.

Supports measures for affordable and accessible healthcare. 

- Supports measures for affordable and accessible healthcare. 
- Supported Medicaid expansion.

Healthcare

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

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Public Safety

Believes in refocusing on academic excellence and addressing systemic barriers to college and careers. Supports policies that enhance K-12 education and improve pathways for children to succeed in higher education and careers.

Wants to focus more on academic achievement and addressing systemic barriers to college and careers. 

- Wants to focus more on academic achievement and addressing systemic barriers to college and careers. 

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DeAndrea Salvador

DeAndrea Salvador is a fifth-generation Charlottean who resides in the Steele Creek area of Charlotte with her husband Kirk and their two active boys. She attended Duke University, where she earned a Certificate in Nonprofit Management in 2015. Details about the specific school she attended for her primary education or the church she attends are not provided.

Senator DeAndrea Salvador works in the data privacy industry, leading content and customer education strategy, optimization, and creation for a technology-centered data privacy firm. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional with credentials in the field. Previously, she founded a Charlotte-based organization focused on leveraging smart technologies to alleviate energy burdens.

Senator DeAndrea Salvador has been serving as the Democratic Incumbent for NC’s 39th Senate District since her election in November 2020. She currently holds the position of Freshman Chair within the NC Senate Democratic Caucus. There is no mention of other appointments, committees, or previous runs for office in the provided information.

Believes investments in the area will "accelerate economic mobility" by creating jobs.

Believes improving existing infrastructure will drive economic development in an innovative, efficient, and productive way.

As a State Senator, supported key energy legislation to build, sustain, and elevate the quality of life for District 39 constituents.

As a State Senator, supported healthcare legislation including a bill studying Lipedema and other issues in education and healthcare.

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