House District 9

Dr. Timothy Reeder

Dr. Timothy Reeder is a trusted physician in Pitt County, who serves people from all walks of life in his role as an Emergency Room Physician. His experience working quickly and collaboratively will help guide him in the State House.
With rising prices making gas, groceries, housing, and other goods more expensive every day, Timothy Reeder’s top priority will be to enact economic policies that put middle and working class North Carolina families first. Reeder wants to cut taxes so families can keep more of their hard-earned money, and he wants to focus on creating more good jobs.

68%

of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Dr. Timothy Reeder after learning this. This was the most persuasive message to moderates and soft Democrats.

Timothy Reeder supports a plan to increase funding for school safety. His plan will make schools safer by renovating school buildings to be more secure and by investing in more School Resource Officers and more mental health professionals in our schools.

65%

of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Dr. Timothy Reeder after learning this. This was the most persuasive message to unaffiliateds, and white voters without college degrees.

Timothy Reeder supports fully funding law enforcement to reduce crime and keep our communities safe.

63%

of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Dr. Timothy Reeder after learning this. This was the most persuasive message to soft Republicans and white women over the age of 55.

Timothy Reeder is an emergency room doctor and a professor at the ECU school of Medicine—not a career politician. Reeder knows that what we need in Raleigh is more problem-solvers who know how to work together quickly and collaboratively to get things done.

60%

of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Dr. Timothy Reeder after learning this.

Brian Farkas

Rep. Brian Farkas’ record in the State House is one of extremism, while paying lip service to bipartisanship. His extreme views on many issues make him one of the most vulnerable incumbent NC House Democrats.
Brian Farkas co-sponsored legislation that would make it easier for people who commit murder to be charged with misdemeanors instead of felonies.
Source- Background Report

60%

of voters said they would be less likely to vote for Brian Farkas after learning this. This was the most persuasive message to almost every subgroup, including soft Democrats, unaffiliateds, voters most likely to vote, and moderates.

Brian Farkas voted to open the door to Critical Race Theory being taught in our public schools. Farkas opposed a Parents Bill of Rights and supported allowing school districts to keep their curriculum secret from parents.
Source- Background Report

53%

of voters said they would be less likely to vote for Brian Farkas after learning this. This was the second most persuasive message to soft Republicans, unaffiliateds, soft Democrats, and Moderates.

Brian Farkas’s campaign is endorsed and financially supported by a far-left special interest group that wants to defund the police.
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51%

of voters said they would be less likely to vote for Brian Farkas after learning this. This was the most persuasive message to soft Republicans.

After violent protests erupted in some parts of our state, Brian Farkas voted against a bill that would crack down on rioters with increased penalties.
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49%

of voters said they would be less likely to vote for Brian Farkas after learning this.

Brian Farkas joined 46 of his colleagues in signing a letter requesting North Carolina join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a program that will increase the cost of living for North Carolinians already impacted by rising inflation and gas.

Read part 1 of the research here.

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