Ballotpedia, Chris Walters

Chris is from Florida, but grew up in Hendersonville. He attended Immaculata School and has a bachelors degree in history from the University of North Carolina-Asheville.

Chris has worked as a middle and high school teacher. Previously, he worked on the Alaska oil pipeline, as a construction worker, janitor, psychiatric hospital attendant, cemetery groundskeeper, and restaurant worker. 

Chris Walters' campaign for State Senator for State Senate District 48 is his first entry into politics. 

Economy

Supports conservation of farm and open land.

- Supports conservation of farm and open land.

Energy & the Environment

Candidate website

Opposes government control of women's healthcare decisions.

Believes in providing affordable and accessible healthcare to all. Supports public health initiatives and accessible medical services.

- Supports abortion access. 
- Believes in providing affordable and accessible healthcare to all. Supports public health initiatives and accessible medical services.

Healthcare

Believes in protecting voting rights and supporting competitive voting districts.

Opposes gerrymandering, supporting legislation to ensure fair redistricting.

- Believes in protecting voting rights and supporting competitive voting districts.
- Opposes gerrymandering, supporting legislation to ensure fair redistricting.

Voting & Elections

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

Public Safety

Believes in teaching "real American history" and fully funding public schools.

Supports higher teacher pay and better funding for schools. Believes in improving K-12 education through persistent advocacy.

Supports higher teacher pay and better funding for schools. 

Believes investment in public schools creates stable jobs and promotes economic security that supports local businesses.

Supports investment in public schools to create stable jobs, promote economic security, and support local businesses.

Believes "Public Schools are for the Public Good." Supports policies that benefit children, college, and K-12 education.

Supports policies that benefit children, college, and K-12 education.

Opposes private school vouchers, believing there is a lack of accountability and they take away from rural public schools.

- Believes in teaching "real American history" and fully funding public schools.
- Supports higher teacher pay and better funding for schools. 
- Supports investment in public schools to create stable jobs, promote economic security, and support local businesses.
- Supports policies that benefit children, college, and K-12 education.
- Opposes private school vouchers, believing there is a lack of accountability and they take away from rural public schools.

Education

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Chris Walters

Chris Walters grew up in Hendersonville, attended public schools and Immaculata School, and later graduated from UNC-Asheville with a history degree and teaching certificate. He is one of twelve children, with seven siblings living in Western North Carolina. There is no information provided about where Chris currently lives, what church he attends, or if he has a family of his own.

Chris Walters has worked in various roles including construction worker, janitor, psychiatric hospital attendant, cemetery groundskeeper, and restaurant worker. He spent two years working on the Alaska oil pipeline as a member of the Alaska Laborers Union local 942. After completing his education with a history degree and teaching certificate from UNC-Asheville, Chris became a teacher.

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

Believes elected officials should make laws, set tax rates, and shape the legal system.

Believes women should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions.

Believes Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election results and undermine constitutional order. Said Trump claimed, "without any evidence," that he won and pressured Georgia officials to change vote totals.

Believes Trump lost the election and that his claims of fraud were false. Said, "Trump created the big lie" which was spread by Fox News, resulting in a nearly $800 million defamation lawsuit.

Believes voting impacts almost every part of our lives and urges participation to influence election outcomes.

Believes attacks on judges, the judicial system, and election workers are "unprecedented." Supports restoring honorable government by voting out those responsible.

Believes that in politics, the loser must accept the outcome and move on to the next election. Supports following "commonsense standards of behavior called norms" to ensure government functions effectively.

Believes "no one is above the law" in matters of public safety, including police, criminal justice, drugs, crime, and guns.

Believes in "stability and security for our communities." Supports measures to enhance public safety, including effective policing and criminal justice reforms.

The candidate's website says, "Support early childhood education."

Believes public schools serve the public good. Supports policies that benefit children, college, and K-12 education.

The candidate's website says, "The Henderson County Democratic Party supports Public Schools during the Apple Festival Parade on Labor Day 2023"

The candidate's website says, "supports Public Schools during the Apple Festival Parade on Labor Day 2023"

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