AssemblyNC 2024 Voter Guide

Ballotpedia, Ralph Scott Jr.

Believes strong families are vital for the nation's survival.

- Believes strong families are vital for the nation's survival.

Economy

As of June 14, 2024, Ralph R. Scott, Jr.’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Healthcare

Plans to make efforts to achieve national unity.

- Plans to make efforts to achieve national unity.

Voting & Elections

Wants constitutional "rights", such as " abortion, gun control, and gerrymandering..." to voted on during presidential election years by citizens, not state representatives or congressmen.

- Wants constitutional "rights", such as " abortion, gun control, and gerrymandering..." to voted on during presidential election years by citizens, not state representatives or congressmen.

Public Safety

Wants to increase child tax credits so it matches the amount for an adult for families with household income's under $100,000 per year.

- Wants to increase child tax credits so it matches the amount for an adult for families with household income's under $100,000 per year.

Education

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Foreign Policy and Immigration

Ralph R. Scott, Jr.

Candidate website

Believes strong families stem from a robust economy without inflation or uncertainty, achieved by reducing government spending and intervention, allowing Americans to control their finances and make independent decisions.

Believes strong families stem from a robust economy without inflation and reduced government spending and intervention. 

- Believes strong families stem from a robust economy without inflation and reduced government spending and intervention. 

Believes America faces an economic and national security crisis due to energy dependence, advocating for immediate, diverse domestic energy production, including oil, gas, nuclear, and renewables, to achieve energy independence.

Supports diverse domestic energy production, including oil, gas, nuclear, and renewables, to achieve energy independence.

- Supports diverse domestic energy production, including oil, gas, nuclear, and renewables, to achieve energy independence.

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

Supports voter ID requirements in North Carolina, ensuring secure, trusted elections, and advocates for laws that simplify voting, prevent fraud, and empower local/state governance.

Supports voter ID requirements in North Carolina, ensuring secure, trusted elections, and advocates for laws that simplify voting and prevent fraud. 

- Supports voter ID requirements in North Carolina, ensuring secure, trusted elections, and advocates for laws that simplify voting and prevent fraud. 

Believes in prioritizing citizen safety, opposes the perceived neglect by Biden and the left, supports strong law enforcement against crime and illegal immigration, and rejects the introduction of casinos due to potential crime increase.

Supports strong law enforcement against crime and illegal immigration, and rejects the introduction of casinos due to potential crime increase.

Supports the Second Amendment, advocates for Constitutional carry, and opposes red flag laws, emphasizing firearms as integral to American identity and essential for hunting, self-defense, and securing freedoms.

- Supports strong law enforcement against crime and illegal immigration, and rejects the introduction of casinos due to potential crime increase.
- Supports the Second Amendment, advocates for Constitutional carry, and opposes red flag laws, emphasizing firearms as integral to American identity and essential for hunting, self-defense, and securing freedoms.

Believes education is the greatest gift; opposes current public school shortcomings like falling test scores and ideological bias; supports school-choice and urgent state-level public school reforms to prioritize children's futures.

The candidate's website says, "We strongly encourage parents and guardians to regularly monitor and supervise their children’s online activities. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13."

Said, "We have a duty to provide the next generation of Americans more opportunity than we have been endowed... Our best days are yet to come, because Pat refuses to hand his children—or your children— anything less."

Believes in strong U.S. leadership globally, views Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal as a failure, supports military investment, and advocates for America's reassertion as a leading superpower to counter national and international security threats.

Believes that President Biden's open border policy endangers national security by enabling crime and terrorism, and advocates immediate border enforcement and support for Border Patrol agents to uphold federal law and protect the country.

- Believes in strong U.S. leadership globally, views Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal as a failure, supports military investment, and advocates for America's reassertion as a leading superpower to counter national and international security threats.
- Believes that President Biden's open border policy endangers national security by enabling crime and terrorism, and advocates immediate border enforcement and support for Border Patrol agents to uphold federal law and protect the country.

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Pat Harrigan

Ballotpedia, Steven Feldman 

Wants to focus on reducing the national debt, saying it "is a threat to our nation and the future of our children."

Wants to raise the age for social security eligibility  to ensure "it will be there for the people who need it."

Wants to establish a flat tax and sales tax with full rebates "for everyone on all income up to the poverty level–and no other taxes."

- Wants to focus on reducing the national debt, saying it "is a threat to our nation and the future of our children."
- Wants to reduce government spending.
- Wants to raise the age for social security eligibility  to ensure "it will be there for the people who need it."
- Wants to establish a flat tax and sales tax with full rebates "for everyone on all income up to the poverty level–and no other taxes."

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

Wants to lower Medicare and Medicaid costs.

Opposes government funded universal healthcare.

Wants to establish a "market-based" healthcare system.

Opposes the government funding abortions.

Supports abortion access up until a  "certain period of gestation...", in which he wants abortion to be illegal.

Supports abortion access policies to be based on state regulations and the  state residents views.

- Wants to lower Medicare and Medicaid costs.
- Opposes government funded universal healthcare.
- Wants to establish a "market-based" healthcare system.
- Opposes the government funding abortions.
- Supports abortion access up until a  "certain period of gestation...", in which he wants abortion to be illegal.
- Supports abortion access policies to be based on state regulations and the  state residents views.

Wants collaborative efforts and to work to achieve unity despite political differences.

- Wants collaborative efforts and to work to achieve unity despite political differences.

Supports gun regulations but opposes a federal ban on guns.

Believes "Religious institutions should be free to define marriage as they please and choose who to marry without government interference."

- Opposes heavy government intervention.
- Supports gun regulations but opposes a federal ban on guns.
- Believes "Religious institutions should be free to define marriage as they please and choose who to marry without government interference."

Opposes allowing affirmative action policies to be used in admissions practices in public colleges and universities, but supports allowing "effects of past discrimination..." to be considered for applicants.

- Opposes the government funding college.
- Opposes allowing affirmative action policies to be used in admissions practices in public colleges and universities, but supports allowing "effects of past discrimination..." to be considered for applicants.

Opposes war, saying "War is immoral, counterproductive, and costly. We should defeat our enemies by making them our friends."

Said "Our military should defend our borders and should not be used to tell other people how to live their lives."

- Opposes war, saying "War is immoral, counterproductive, and costly. We should defeat our enemies by making them our friends."
- Said "Our military should defend our borders and should not be used to tell other people how to live their lives."
- Opposes undocumented immigration.

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Steven Feldman

Ballotpedia, Todd Helm

Believes national debt is the most important issue in the nation today.

Believes a balanced budget is essential for national strength, saying, "Some people say it can’t be done. I refuse to accept that."

Believes a "balanced budget" is essential for national strength, saying, "Some people say it can’t be done. I refuse to accept that."

Believes that no low-income American should face a benefit cut.

Opposes benefit reductions for low-income populations. 

Believes healthcare sector reform can reduce U.S. government spending.

Believes changes in the healthcare sector can help reduce U.S. government spending.

- Believes national debt is the most important issue in the nation today.
- Believes a "balanced budget" is essential for national strength, saying, "Some people say it can’t be done. I refuse to accept that."
- Supports funding Social Security.
- Opposes benefit reductions for low-income populations. 
- Believes changes in the healthcare sector can help reduce U.S. government spending.

Believes in protecting the environment by encouraging families to recycle and use alternatives to fossil fuels.

Supports environmental conservation and believes families must recycle and use energy sources that are not fossil fuels.

- Supports environmental conservation and believes families must recycle and use energy sources that are not fossil fuels.

Believes that increasing competition in the healthcare system will lower costs and reduce the need for government subsidies.

Believes a more competitive healthcare system will lower costs and reduce the need for government subsidies.

Opposes abortion and taxpayer funding of abortion.

Opposes using taxpayer funds for abortions.

Believes abortion should not be used as "a means of birth control" but supports abortion in cases where the mother will die or the child will not survive.

Opposes access to abortion except if the mother is endangered or the fetus will survive. 

Supports transparency in healthcare pricing, believing that having a menu that describes the good or service that is requested and the cost of that good or service is a normal part of free enterprise.

Supports transparency in describing and pricing for goods and services. 

- Believes a more competitive healthcare system will lower costs and reduce the need for government subsidies.
- Opposes using taxpayer funds for abortions.
- Opposes access to abortion except if the mother is endangered or the fetus will survive. 
- Supports transparency in describing and pricing for goods and services. 

Believes the two-party system hinders true representation and opposes prioritizing party interests over community needs.

As of August 15, 2024, Todd Helm’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Said "Protecting human life and correctly defining family are essential matters. MARRIAGE MEANS ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN, ONE LIFELONG UNION."

Believes "Homosexuality is wrong. The LBGTQ agenda is morally bankrupt. It is not a human rights issue – it is sin.

Opposes gun control, believing owning guns is a constitutional right and supports keeping weapons from dangerous people.

Opposes legislation promoting homosexuality as grounds for anti-discrimination lawsuits and supports reversing such legislation.

Opposes legislation that promotes homosexuality, serving as grounds for anti-discrimination lawsuits.

Believes that "respect for the law and the people who enforce the law makes every American safer."

- Said "Protecting human life and correctly defining family are essential matters. MARRIAGE MEANS ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN, ONE LIFELONG UNION."
- Believes "Homosexuality is wrong. The LBGTQ agenda is morally bankrupt. It is not a human rights issue – it is sin.
- Opposes gun control.
- Opposes legislation that promotes homosexuality, serving as grounds for anti-discrimination lawsuits.
- Believes that "respect for the law and the people who enforce the law makes every American safer."

Believes parents should have control over their children's education.

Supports parental involvement in their children's education.

Supports six years of elementary school as a right, six years of secondary and technical school as a privilege, and additional education at a reasonable price.

- Supports parental involvement in their children's education.
- Supports six years of elementary school as a right, six years of secondary and technical school as a privilege, and additional education at a reasonable price.

Believes all asylum claims should be adjudicated at U.S. embassies abroad and wants to require passports and visas for entry.

Opposes accepting asylum claims at the southern border and believes all asylum claims should be adjudicated at U.S. embassies abroad. 

Supports providing respect and support for veterans transitioning to civilian life.

Supports providing support for veterans to help them transition to civilian life.

Believes the U.S. should prioritize having "the most efficient, effective and powerful military in the world."

Believes that "one to two years of mandatory national service in the military or in the community can help to heal America’s divide."

Believes "one to two years of mandatory national service in the military or in the community can help to heal America’s divide."

- Opposes accepting asylum claims at the southern border and believes all asylum claims should be adjudicated at U.S. embassies abroad. 
- Opposes undocumented immigration.
- Supports providing support for veterans to help them transition to civilian life.
- Believes the U.S. should prioritize having "the most efficient, effective and powerful military in the world."
- Believes "one to two years of mandatory national service in the military or in the community can help to heal America’s divide."

Todd Helm

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. North Carolina currently has 14 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become federal law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain areas of policy, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms and there are no term limits. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.
-  Representatives must be at least 25 years old, a United States citizen for seven years, and an inhabitant of the state from which he or she is elected. 