Ballotpedia, Pam Genant

Pam was born in Maine. She holds a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from Husson University. She lives in Burke County. She is married to her husband Jackson, with whom she has 2 sons. 

Pam works as a registered nurse. She served as first lieutenant in the United States Army for 7 years. She previously worked as a small business owner and home educator. 

Pam Genant currently serves as a US Representative in Congressional District 14. She was elected to this position in 2022 and is serving her first term 

Supports increasing the minimum wage to a living wage.

Supports increasing the minimum wage to a "living wage."

Believes unregulated monoculture agribusiness depend on taxpayer-funded subsidies, result in decimated farmland, and contribute to large agricultural corporations driving family farmers out of production.

Supports prioritizing "the average Americans that make up the backbone of this nation."

Wants to mandate "billionaires pay the same if not more in taxes than policemen, firefighters, nurses, and teachers."

Wants to reform tax codes so residents and corporations pay proportionate amounts of what they owe and minimize "loopholes exploited by the wealthy, including a minimum tax on unrealized capital gains."

Opposes raising taxes for working and middle-class citizens and wants to prioritize strengthening the middle class.

Supports strong labor unions to help protect workers interests.

Wants to install protective measures for small family farmers, especially minority farmers.

- Supports increasing the minimum wage to a "living wage."
- Believes unregulated monoculture agribusiness depend on taxpayer-funded subsidies, result in decimated farmland, and contribute to large agricultural corporations driving family farmers out of production.
- Supports prioritizing "the average Americans that make up the backbone of this nation."
- Wants to mandate "billionaires pay the same if not more in taxes than policemen, firefighters, nurses, and teachers."
- Wants to reform tax codes so residents and corporations pay proportionate amounts of what they owe and minimize "loopholes exploited by the wealthy, including a minimum tax on unrealized capital gains."
- Opposes raising taxes for working and middle-class citizens and wants to prioritize strengthening the middle class.
- Supports strong labor unions to help protect workers interests.
- Wants to install protective measures for small family farmers, especially minority farmers.

Economy

Supports making the U.S. a leader in the clean energy economy by bringing solar and electric vehicle production from China to the U.S.

Wants to U.S. to be a global leader in the clean energy economy by bringing solar and electric vehicle production from China to the U.S.

Believes investing in and incentivizing public transportation can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, the largest source in North Carolina.

Believes investing in and encouraging public transit use to help lower greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. 

Believes there is a narrow window to reverse man-made climate change. Opposes fossil fuel subsidies and supports addressing the environmental impact of high oil prices.

Believes there is an "undeniable consensus on the existence of man-made climate change." and a narrow window to reverse the harmful effects of climate change. 

Believes industrial pollution causes significant environmental damage and health issues. Plans to address pollution in North Carolina, noting a 2019 release of 39 million pounds of pollutants.

Believes industrial pollution contributes to significant environmental damage and health issues. 

Supports incentivizing energy efficiency in homes, businesses, and public buildings.

Supports prioritizing energy efficiency in homes, businesses, and public buildings.

Supports providing federal guidance to local utility departments to ensure water quality and reporting procedures, ensuring citizens have access to clean drinking water.

Supports providing federal guidance to local utility departments to ensure water quality and procedures for easy access to clean drinking water.

- Wants to U.S. to be a global leader in the clean energy economy by bringing solar and electric vehicle production from China to the U.S.
- Believes investing in and encouraging public transit use to help lower greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. 
- Believes there is an "undeniable consensus on the existence of man-made climate change." and a narrow window to reverse the harmful effects of climate change. 
- Believes industrial pollution contributes to significant environmental damage and health issues. 
- Supports prioritizing energy efficiency in homes, businesses, and public buildings.
- Supports providing federal guidance to local utility departments to ensure water quality and procedures for easy access to clean drinking water.

Energy & the Environment

Supports ensuring women have access to affordable, comprehensive health care services, including safe and legal abortion.

Supports ensuring women have access to affordable health care services, including safe and legal abortion.

Believes in strengthening Medicare to ensure all U.S. citizens have guaranteed access to healthcare.

Supports strengthening Medicare so all U.S. citizens have guaranteed access to healthcare.

Supports increasing funding for community-based services for older Americans, including meal delivery, grocery shopping, transportation, and household chores.

Supports increasing funding for community-based services for seniors, including meal delivery, grocery shopping, transportation, and household chores.

Opposes healthcare being dependent on income, saying "Healthcare is a basic human right, and yet in this nation, 31 million Americans are without health Insurance."

Wants to reduce the infant mortality rate, saying "we...have one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world."

Wants to establish a single uniform healthcare system for all, saying it would save "this country $650 billion a year."

Wants to enhance healthcare for veterans.

Supports initiatives aimed to improve mental healthcare, including substance abuse and recovery support.

Supports reducing prescription drug costs through Medicare negotiations.

Wants to improve healthcare in rural areas and underserved communities, including establishing "legislation to expand the U.S. Public Health Service to recruit, train, and deploy nurses and doctors into underserved communities in North Carolina."

Supports abortion and free contraception.

Supports sex education for American youth.

- Supports ensuring women have access to affordable health care services, including safe and legal abortion.
- Supports strengthening Medicare so all U.S. citizens have guaranteed access to healthcare.
- Supports increasing funding for community-based services for seniors, including meal delivery, grocery shopping, transportation, and household chores.
- Opposes healthcare being dependent on income, saying "Healthcare is a basic human right, and yet in this nation, 31 million Americans are without health Insurance."
- Wants to reduce the infant mortality rate, saying "we...have one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world."
- Wants to establish a single uniform healthcare system for all, saying it would save "this country $650 billion a year."
- Wants to enhance healthcare for veterans.
- Supports initiatives aimed to improve mental healthcare, including substance abuse and recovery support.
- Supports reducing prescription drug costs through Medicare negotiations.
- Wants to improve healthcare in rural areas and underserved communities, including establishing "legislation to expand the U.S. Public Health Service to recruit, train, and deploy nurses and doctors into underserved communities in North Carolina."
- Supports abortion and free contraception.
- Supports sex education for American youth.

Healthcare

Believes in protecting voting rights, increasing political transparency, and ensuring election security. Supports overturning Citizens United to reduce inequality in the electoral process.

Supports ensuring election security and overturning the SCOTUS Citizens United decision and "reaffirming that only people are people under the U.S. Constitution..."

Supports restoring voting rights nationwide to former felons who have served their prison sentences.

Supports passing the Redistricting Reform Act to establish independent commissions for drawing district lines, promoting transparency.

Supports passing the Redistricting Reform Act to establish independent commissions for drawing district lines to promote transparency.

Supports penalizing states and localities that restrict access to polling places.

Supports penalizing "states and localities that restrict access to polling places."

Supports safeguarding the U.S. Constitution and the right to vote.

Wants to improve transparency in politics, including campaign finance reporting and mandate wealthy and corporate donors to publically disclose where their funds are going.

- Supports ensuring election security and overturning the SCOTUS Citizens United decision and "reaffirming that only people are people under the U.S. Constitution..."
- Supports restoring voting rights nationwide to former felons who have served their prison sentences.
- Supports passing the Redistricting Reform Act to establish independent commissions for drawing district lines to promote transparency.
- Supports penalizing "states and localities that restrict access to polling places."
- Supports safeguarding the U.S. Constitution and the right to vote.
- Wants to improve transparency in politics, including campaign finance reporting and mandate wealthy and corporate donors to publically disclose where their funds are going.

Voting & Elections

Supports gun control and wants to abolish the sale of assault weapons.

Wants to abolish for-profit prisons and work towards reducing the incarceration rate.

Supports legalizing recreational cannabis in the U.S. and expunging "the records and seek amnesty for those incarcerated for cannabis-related offenses."

Supports responsible police funding and measures increasing accountability for police.

- Supports gun control and wants to abolish the sale of assault weapons.
- Wants to abolish for-profit prisons and work towards reducing the incarceration rate.
- Supports legalizing recreational cannabis in the U.S. and expunging "the records and seek amnesty for those incarcerated for cannabis-related offenses."
- Supports responsible police funding and measures increasing accountability for police.

Public Safety

Supports college debt relief to reduce drop-out rates and increase future earning potential and tax revenue.

Supports mandatory training to identify and intervene in bullying and discrimination, and investigating the causes of bullying in schools.

Supports installing mandatory training to identify and intervene in cases of bullying and discrimination of students and staff.

Believes in ensuring teachers and schools have the necessary tools and supplies to educate children for a brighter future.

Believes in ensuring teachers and schools have sufficient resources and supplies to educate children.

Wants to invest more resources in Pre-K education and establish free meals for all students starting at the Pre-K level.

Plans to advocate for enhancing K-12 education and raising teacher salaries statewide.

Wants to establish free community college education and trade programs for industries in demand.

- Supports providing college debt relief.
- Supports installing mandatory training to identify and intervene in cases of bullying and discrimination of students and staff.
- Believes in ensuring teachers and schools have sufficient resources and supplies to educate children.
- Wants to invest more resources in Pre-K education and establish free meals for all students starting at the Pre-K level.
- Plans to advocate for enhancing K-12 education and raising teacher salaries statewide.
- Wants to establish free community college education and trade programs for industries in demand.

Education

Supports military salaries that reflect the economy.

Wants to redistribute military funds and enhance military efficiency and competitiveness.

Wants to strengthen relationships with foreign countries, including NATO, and collectively identify common values and threats.

Supports undocumented immigration and wants to establish a citizenship pathway for "DACA recipients, dreamers and undocumented immigrants..."

Wants to install policies against hate speech and hate crimes.

Wants to end family separation at the Southern border.

Supports establishing and maintaining global coalitions to address health, climate change, and cybersecurity challenges.

- Supports military salaries that reflect the economy.
- Wants to redistribute military funds and enhance military efficiency and competitiveness.
- Wants to strengthen relationships with foreign countries, including NATO, and collectively identify common values and threats.
- Supports undocumented immigration and wants to establish a citizenship pathway for "DACA recipients, dreamers and undocumented immigrants..."
- Wants to install policies against hate speech and hate crimes.
- Wants to end family separation at the Southern border.
- Supports establishing and maintaining global coalitions to address health, climate change, and cybersecurity challenges.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Believes the national budget should address economic inequality by ensuring wealthy individuals and corporations pay their fair share of taxes.

Opposes wealthy individuals and corporations paying their fair share of taxes.

Believes multinational corporations exploit workers and oppose labor and environmental protections. Plans to address the negative impacts of trade agreements like NAFTA and CAFTA on local jobs.

Believes family farmers are crucial for the future of food production and conservation. Opposes taxpayer-funded subsidies for monoculture agribusiness, which underprices and forces family farmers out of production.

Believes permanent, quality housing should be a priority and will work to address housing affordability and stability in North Carolina.

Supports incentivizing companies to build factories in the U.S., particularly in rural areas and the renewable energy sector.

Supports providing quality, affordable childcare to help parents return to the workforce.

Believes addressing the shortage of affordable rental units and rising construction costs is crucial for North Carolina's workforce housing. Plans to tackle supply chain issues and product shortages to support local communities in housing families.

Believes trade agreements should include policies that minimize climate pollution.

Believes Social Security is an essential investment for retirees and opposes any actions that undermine its security.

Believes unregulated monoculture agribusiness depend on taxpayer-funded subsidies, decimate farmland, and contribute to large agricultural corporations driving family farmers out of production.

- Supports increasing the minimum wage to a living wage.
- Believes unregulated monoculture agribusiness depend on taxpayer-funded subsidies, decimate farmland, and contribute to large agricultural corporations driving family farmers out of production.
- Supports prioritizing "the average Americans that make up the backbone of this nation."
- Wants to mandate "billionaires pay the same if not more in taxes than policemen, firefighters, nurses, and teachers."
- Wants to reform tax codes so residents and corporations pay proportionate amounts of what they owe and minimize "loopholes exploited by the wealthy, including a minimum tax on unrealized capital gains."
- Opposes raising taxes for working and middle-class citizens and wants to prioritize strengthening the middle class.
- Supports strong labor unions to help protect workers interests.
- Wants to install protective measures for small family farmers, especially minority farmers.

Believes North Carolina's clean energy sector has created over 14,000 jobs and attracted nearly $13 billion in investments.

Supports making utility infrastructure resilient to weather-related disasters and cyber-threats from both domestic and international actors.

Believes electric vehicles (EVs) are essential for addressing rising gas prices and environmental concerns but acknowledges their cost is prohibitive for many Americans. Plans to make EVs more accessible for hard-working Americans.

Believes adapting homes and businesses for solar energy is "costly and confusing," leading many to abandon the idea. Plans to address these issues based on her own experiences with solar energy installation.

Supports a single-payer healthcare system to provide care for all Americans and save $650 billion annually.

Believes healthcare is a basic human right and opposes wealth-based disparities in access. Said, "31 million Americans are without health insurance," leading to inconsistent care and poor outcomes.

Believes in expanding federal negotiations with drug companies to lower prices for all citizens with a Public Option. Supports comprehensive healthcare reforms, including access to medical marijuana and public health initiatives.

Believes in treating suicide as a public health crisis and investing in mental health and suicide prevention services.

Supports expanding Medicaid to fully cover mental health services and properly fund related institutions.

Supports investing in mental healthcare, including substance abuse and recovery services.

Believes in addressing the shortage of healthcare professionals in North Carolina, especially in rural areas. Plans to "break the link between health and wealth" to ensure accessible healthcare across all counties.

Believes we must protect the Voting Rights Act and make elections more accessible to all citizens. Said, "Republicans in Congress want to undo the gains of the Civil Rights Movement."

Supports increasing transparency in campaign finance reporting, requiring wealthy and corporate donors to disclose their contributions.

Supports increasing security resources in all 50 states to protect election processes.

Supports expanding vote-by-mail and in-person early voting.

Believes wealthy Americans use Super PACs to spend unlimited money with little transparency, resulting in billions being funneled into elections by a small group.

Believes in the need to "strengthen our constitutional right to vote."

Supports establishing free nutrition programs for all students, starting at the Pre-K level, to ensure every child is ready to learn.

Supports investments in K-12 education to improve schools and teacher pay in every zip code. Plans to address the issue of teachers leaving North Carolina for neighboring states.

Supports ensuring a free two-year community college education, including trade education for licensure or work in needed fields.

Supports creating more vocational training, trade schools, and apprenticeship programs to provide necessary skills.

Believes in providing comprehensive, medically accurate sex education to young people.

Believes in increasing investment in Pre-K to ensure the best start for every child.

Believes more than $12.8 billion is needed to repair, renovate, and replace inadequate school buildings across the state.

Believes war benefits only defense contractors and advocates for foreign policy centered on human rights, justice, and peace. Supports reducing global armed presence and investing in diplomacy to address civilian casualties, regional destabilization, and the global migration crisis.

Supports the use of force only when necessary to protect national security with Congressional approval.

Believes in prioritizing diplomacy, intelligence, and law enforcement to prevent terrorist attacks.

Believes maintaining alliances like NATO is crucial for foreign policy and supports aiding Ukraine. Plans to defend against common threats and protect shared interests.

Believes immigration is vital for the economy but the system is broken and needs comprehensive reform. Supports a system that values immigration, ensures safety, and allocates resources effectively.

Supports conducting rigorous annual audits of the Pentagon to eliminate waste and fraud of taxpayers' money.

Supports reinforcing global alliances and partnerships to enhance collective security.

Supports laws and policies to combat rape and sexual assault in the military, end retaliation and impunity, and care for survivors.

Believes in focusing resources on detaining and deporting individuals who pose a violent threat to public safety.

Pam Genant has lived in Burke County for over 25 years with her husband Jackson and their two grown sons, Dallen and Phillip. She is a registered nurse and a U.S. Army veteran. Details about where she attended school, what church she attends, or additional family information are not provided.

Pam Genant is a registered nurse with a history of public service, including serving as an officer in the United States Army during Operation Desert Storm. She has also been a small business owner.

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

Believes the criminal justice system should ensure justice and public safety while upholding due process and equal protection. Criticizes the system for favoring wealthy defendants over those lacking financial resources.

Opposes for-profit prisons and supports prioritizing restorative justice models with full national funding.

Believes the War on Drugs has disproportionately harmed communities of color and impoverished people. Plans to end the War on Drugs and invest in education, housing, healthcare, and employment.

Supports demilitarizing police departments and advocates for federal investigations into local departments using practices like arrest quotas.

Believes America faces a worsening gun violence crisis and supports "common sense gun safety measures" to prevent harm.

Supports legislation empowering law enforcement to confiscate firearms from individuals deemed dangerous by judges and enforcing Red Flag Laws.

Supports reforming the bail system and ending mass incarceration.

Supports funding preventative and diversionary programs to end the school-to-prison pipeline.

Supports investing in mental healthcare for incarcerated individuals and those recently released.

The candidate's website says, "The number of unsheltered, or homeless, in this district and around the United States is on the rise. Within this population, over 20% suffer from serious mental health Issues, and 16% are dealing with substance abuse. The taxpayer money spent on homeless people in crisis could be better used to assist this population with housing and critical supportive services. Policies that prioritize immediately providing housing are proven to work. According to a study done in North Carolina, 73% of participants in housing first programs remained housed long term. In Congress, Pam will:"

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