Marlando Pridgen

Here’s who is running for Congress and the NC legislature in 2024

Marlando is originally from Whiteville. He earned his high school degree from West Columbus High School.

Marlando is a former educator for Columbus County Schools, and he is the CEO and president of the International Center for Educational and Economic Advancement.

Marlando D. Pridgen's campaign for U.S. Representative is his first run for public office.


Plans to "increase affordable housing, prevent evictions and homelessness,  [create] economic growth, and rebuild decaying roads and bridges."

Supports gradually increasing the minimum wage at the same pace as inflation.

Plans to help small businesses by increasing "technical training, funding access, and mentoring for entrepreneurs," as well as partnering with local educators and farmers.

Plans to increase broadband internet access, modernize public transit, water systems, and wastewater treatment facilities.

- Plans to "increase affordable housing, prevent evictions and homelessness,  [create] economic growth, and rebuild decaying roads and bridges."
- Supports gradually increasing the minimum wage at the same pace as inflation.
- Plans to help small businesses by increasing "technical training, funding access, and mentoring for entrepreneurs," as well as partnering with local educators and farmers.
- Plans to increase broadband internet access, modernize public transit, water systems, and wastewater treatment facilities.

Economy

Plans to promote policies that create "clean and safe drinking water", like pollution detection, increasing penalties for industrial dumping, and updating local infrastructure.

Supports protecting soil and air quality through "community education and engagement" and "restoring the health of our natural resources".

Supports "sustainable food systems and farming practices that are environmentally sound" and cheap for farmers. These practices focus on "regenerative agriculture," investing in technology, and ensuring the health of agricultural workers.

Promises to improve defenses against hurricanes and floods by investing in "infrastructure, ecosystem restoration, disaster readiness, and empowering vulnerable communities most at risk."

- Plans to promote policies that create "clean and safe drinking water", like pollution detection, increasing penalties for industrial dumping, and updating local infrastructure.
- Supports protecting soil and air quality through "community education and engagement" and "restoring the health of our natural resources".
- Supports "sustainable food systems and farming practices that are environmentally sound" and cheap for farmers. These practices focus on "regenerative agriculture," investing in technology, and ensuring the health of agricultural workers.
- Promises to improve defenses against hurricanes and floods by investing in "infrastructure, ecosystem restoration, disaster readiness, and empowering vulnerable communities most at risk."

Energy & the Environment

Promises to improve healthcare access for people with pre-existing conditions and those who cannot afford it, as well as invest in mental health services.

Advocates for investing in cancer research, specifically early detection and targeted therapies, and offering low cost treatment.

- Promises to improve healthcare access for people with pre-existing conditions and those who cannot afford it, as well as invest in mental health services.
- Advocates for investing in cancer research, specifically early detection and targeted therapies, and offering low cost treatment.

Healthcare

Said, "I will strengthen anti-discrimination protections for marginalized communities... Voter suppression tactics will be opposed and ballot access expanded... Enforcement and promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion will combat barriers facing people of color, women, LGBTQ individuals, those with disabilities and other groups."

Promises to have quarterly meetings with local and state leaders in different locations to increase economic growth and participation from the community.

- Said, "I will strengthen anti-discrimination protections for marginalized communities... Voter suppression tactics will be opposed and ballot access expanded... Enforcement and promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion will combat barriers facing people of color, women, LGBTQ individuals, those with disabilities and other groups."
- Promises to have quarterly meetings with local and state leaders in different locations to increase economic growth and participation from the community.

Voting & Elections

Supports universal background checks for gun ownership, as well as banning assault weapons and high capacity magazines, and increasing "safe storage laws".

- Supports universal background checks for gun ownership, as well as banning assault weapons and high capacity magazines, and increasing "safe storage laws".

Public Safety

Plans to train educators on noticing mental health issues in students and expand early intervention programs in "underserved schools and communities".

Plans to increase funding for historically underfunded schools.

Supports school curriculum that "fosters future generations' involvement in governance."

- Plans to train educators on noticing mental health issues in students and expand early intervention programs in "underserved schools and communities".
- Plans to increase funding for historically underfunded schools.
- Supports school curriculum that "fosters future generations' involvement in governance."

Education

As of June 14, 2024, Marlando D. Pridgen’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Marlando D. Pridgen

Pridgen is a former educator for Columbus County Schools, and he is the CEO and president of the International Center for Educational and Economic Advancement.

As of June 19, 2024, Marlando D. Pridgen did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

As of June 14, 2024, Marlando D. Pridgen did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

As of February 9, 2024, Marlando D. Pridgen did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

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