Ballotpedia, Brent Jackson

Brent attended North Carolina State University. He lives in Autryville. He is married to his wife, Debbie, with whom he has 3 children and 3 grandchildren. He is Christian. He serves as a Deacon and Sunday School teacher at Union Grove Baptist Church. 

Brent is the co-founder, president, and CEO of Jackson Farming Company, Inc.

Brent Jackson currently serves as a state senator in District 9. He was elected to this position in 2022 and is serving his first term. He previously served as a state senator in District 10. He was elected to that position in 2010 and served for 6 terms.

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Believes limiting regulations and taxes helps businesses create jobs. As a State Senator, supported tax cuts to record lows, claiming they led to increased employment.

As a State Senator, Jackson prioritized limiting government regulations and taxes. 

Wants to implement legislation that supports farmers and rural counties.

- As a State Senator, Jackson prioritized limiting government regulations and taxes. 
- Wants to implement legislation that supports farmers and rural counties.

Economy

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

Energy & the Environment

As a State Senator, sponsored legislation like NC S704 to provide COVID-19 aid and supported the No Patient Left Alone Act to allocate funds for fighting the virus and allowing hospital visits.

As a State Senator, Jackson sponsored legislation SB 704, which provided aid statewide in response to COVID-19. 

Voted in support of the No Patient Left Alone Act, which allocated funds to help combat COVID-19  and permitted patients to have an accompanying hospital visitor.

Supports "Market Place Healthcare...", which permits small businesses to qualify for low insurance prices and provides employees greater healthcare coverage and lower insurance premiums.

- As a State Senator, Jackson sponsored legislation SB 704, which provided aid statewide in response to COVID-19. 
- Voted in support of the No Patient Left Alone Act, which allocated funds to help combat COVID-19  and permitted patients to have an accompanying hospital visitor.
- Believes healthcare costs are too high.
- Wants to expand Medicaid.
- Supports "Market Place Healthcare...", which permits small businesses to qualify for low insurance prices and provides employees greater healthcare coverage and lower insurance premiums.

Healthcare

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Believes in the Second Amendment and supports "safe and responsible gun ownership" for self-defense. Said, "Democrats are adamant on trying to reverse our individual liberties granted to us by the Constitution."

Opposes gun control, saying "Democrats are adamant on trying to reverse our individual liberties granted to us by the Constitution."

- Opposes gun control, saying "Democrats are adamant on trying to reverse our individual liberties granted to us by the Constitution."

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Sponsored the NC Promise Tuition Plan, which aims to expand higher education access statewide.

Wants to expand the public school system, community colleges, and the public university system.

Plans to advocate for local schools and teachers to receive adequate funds to provide quality education and improve graduation rates.

- Sponsored the NC Promise Tuition Plan, which aims to expand higher education access statewide.
- Wants to expand the public school system, community colleges, and the public university system.
- Plans to advocate for local schools and teachers to receive adequate funds to provide quality education and improve graduation rates.

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Ballot Pedia, Jamie Campbell Bowles

Jamie was born and raised in Sampson County, North Carolina, in a rural area. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina and is a member of the North Carolina Nurses Association.

Jamie has served as a nurse for 37 years, working within her community and the surrounding areas. 

Jamie Campbell Bowles previously ran to represent North Carolina's District 13 in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022 but did not win.

Believes growing a strong economy should be a priority, ensuring every North Carolinian earns a living wage. Supports funding training and licensure programs, and providing assistance to small business owners and farmers to address the decline in farming.

Believes growing a strong economy should be a priority, ensuring every North Carolinian earns a living wage. Supports funding training and licensure programs, and providing assistance to small business owners.

Believes North Carolina families are overburdened by high costs for necessities. Supports reviewing and updating state financial programs to potentially lower or eliminate sales taxes on essentials like groceries, gasoline, and clothing.

Supports reviewing and updating state financial programs to potentially lower or eliminate sales taxes on essentials like groceries, gasoline, and clothing.

Believes small towns and cities need more funding to update and maintain infrastructure. Supports finding solutions to help smaller towns and cities thrive and grow.

- Believes growing a strong economy should be a priority, ensuring every North Carolinian earns a living wage. Supports funding training and licensure programs, and providing assistance to small business owners.
- Supports reviewing and updating state financial programs to potentially lower or eliminate sales taxes on essentials like groceries, gasoline, and clothing.
- Believes small towns and cities need more funding to update and maintain infrastructure. Supports finding solutions to help smaller towns and cities thrive and grow.

Said, "There has been a decline in farming recently and we need to find the problem leading to this and work together to find a satisfactory [solution]."

- Said, "There has been a decline in farming recently and we need to find the problem leading to this and work together to find a satisfactory [solution]."

Believes the high cost of medications forces people to choose between medicine and groceries. Supports lowering the cost of medicine and medical supplies.

Supports lowering pharmaceutical costs and medical supplies.

Believes rural hospitals are essential for timely healthcare access and supports efforts to prevent their closure. Said, "Everyone deserves to receive quality health care."

Believes rural hospitals are essential for timely healthcare access and supports efforts to prevent their closure.

- Supports lowering pharmaceutical costs and medical supplies.
- Believes rural hospitals are essential for timely healthcare access and supports efforts to prevent their closure.

Said, "There has become too great a divide between us due to politics. It is fine to disagree on who is the best leader, but it should never tear apart families, friendships and our great nation."

- Said, "There has become too great a divide between us due to politics. It is fine to disagree on who is the best leader, but it should never tear apart families, friendships and our great nation."

Believes crime is rising and supports better funding for law enforcement to ensure public safety. Said, "We need to find solutions that can allow us to better fund our law enforcement and to provide the people of North Carolina access to good public safety."

Believes crime is rising and supports better funding for law enforcement to ensure public safety.

- Believes crime is rising and supports better funding for law enforcement to ensure public safety.

Believes the future depends on ensuring children receive a quality education by securing adequate funding for schools and supplies. Supports making education funding a priority to prevent teachers from paying out-of-pocket for classroom necessities.

Plans to ensure children receive a quality education by securing adequate funding for schools and supplies. Supports making education funding a priority to prevent teachers from paying out-of-pocket for classroom necessities.

- Plans to ensure children receive a quality education by securing adequate funding for schools and supplies. Supports making education funding a priority to prevent teachers from paying out-of-pocket for classroom necessities.

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

Jamie Campbell Bowles

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