Ken Fontenot’s top priority will be to enact economic policies that put middle and working class North Carolina families first, especially now with inflation and rising prices. Fontenot wants to cut taxes so families can keep more of their hard-earned money

62%

of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Ken Fontenot after learning this. This was the most persuasive message to moderates, soft GOP, white Democrats, and white women 55+. This was the second most persuasive message to very conservatives, and soft Democrats.

Ken Fontenot 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.

62%

of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Ken Fontenot after learning this. This was the most persuasive message to base GOP, unaffiliateds, and white men 18+. This was the second most persuasive message to white Democrats, and base Democrats.

After serving our country in the Marines, Ken Fontenot moved to Wilson and became a teacher at Forest Hills Middle School. He is involved in several community service programs that support at-risk populations.

60%

of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Ken Fontenot after learning this. This was the most persuasive message to white women 18-54, and soft Democrats. This was the second most persuasive message to soft GOP, unaffiliateds, and moderates.

Ken Fontenot will fight to expand North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provides low and middle income families with scholarships to another school if their local public school doesn’t meet their needs.

58%

of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Ken Fontenot after learning this. This was the second most persuasive message to white men 18-54. This was the third most persuasive message to base Democrats.

Even as families struggle with record-high gas prices, Linda Cooper-Suggs supports the extreme, job-killing Green New Deal, which would raise gas prices even higher, amount to a socialist takeover of the economy, cost ninety-three trillion dollars, and eliminate over a million high-paying American jobs.

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59%

of voters said they would be less likely to vote for Linda Cooper-Suggs after learning this. This was the most persuasive message to base Democrats, and moderates. This was the second most persuasive message to base GOP, unaffiliateds, and soft Democrats.

Linda Cooper-Suggs sponsored legislation that would make it easier for convicted murderers to be let out of prison before their full sentences had been served.

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59%

of voters said they would be less likely to vote for Linda Cooper-Suggs after learning this. This was the most persuasive message to soft GOP, soft Democrats, and white men and women 18-54. This was the second most persuasive message to white Democrats, and moderates.

Linda Cooper-Suggs voted to open the door to Critical Race Theory being taught in our public schools. Cooper-Suggs opposed a Parents Bill of Rights and supported allowing school districts to keep their curriculum hidden from parents.

Source- Background Report

57%

of voters said they would be less likely to vote for Ricky Hurtado after learning this. This was the most persuasive message to base GOP, unaffiliateds, and white men 55+. This was the second most persuasive message to soft GOP.

Linda Cooper-Suggs voted against anti-corruption legislation and voted against providing transparency on local government officials after a city council member in Rocky Mount spent $47,000 in taxpayer money on his utility bills.

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55%

of voters said they would be less likely to vote for Linda Cooper-Suggs after learning this. This was the most persuasive message to white unaffiliateds, white women 55+, and white Democrats. This was the third most persuasive message to white women 18-54, and soft Democrats.

Linda Cooper-Suggs voted against legislation that would require all public schools to have school safety threat assessment teams, which are designed to identify and help students who are at risk of self-harm or harming others.

Source- Background Report

48%

of voters said they would be less likely to vote for Linda Cooper-Suggs after learning this. This was the fourth most persuasive message to base GOP, and white women 18-54.