House District 25

Allen Chesser
Military veteran Allen Chesser has dedicated his life to serving his country, and will be continuing that career of service in the State House in 2023.
Allen Chesser 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.
69%
of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Allen Chesser after learning this. This was the most persuasive message to soft Democrats, moderates, undecideds, and voters who do not initially support Chesser but do after hearing this message.
Allen Chesser’s top priority will be to enact economic policies that put middle class and working class North Carolina families first. Especially now with inflation and rising prices, Chesser 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 Allen Chesser after learning this. This was the most persuasive message to soft Republicans and unaffiliateds. It is also tied for the most persuasive message to undecideds and voters who do not initially support Chesser but do after hearing this message.
Allen Chesser is an Army veteran who served in Iraq and continued serving his community when he returned home by becoming a law enforcement officer.
54%
of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Allen Chesser after learning this.
Allen Chesser will fight to expand North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provides low and middle income families with scholarships to send their children to private school if the local public school doesn’t meet their needs.
55%
of voters said they would be more likely to vote for Allen Chesser after learning this.

James Gailliard
Megachurch pastor and far left legislator James Gailliard is facing his toughest election yet this year. His extreme views have moved him far to the left of his district and make him one of the most vulnerable incumbent NC House Democrats this year.
James Galliard co-sponsored legislation that would make it easier for people who commit murder to be charged with misdemeanors instead of felonies.
Source- Background Report
66%
of voters said they would be less likely to vote for James Gailliard after learning this. This was the most persuasive message to soft Republicans, soft Democrats, moderates, and unaffiliateds.
As gas prices continue to rise, James Galliard is focused on his own gas bill—not ours. Galliard co-sponsored legislation to make North Carolina taxpayers pay for an increased share of fuel costs for legislators like himself.
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63%
of voters said they would be less likely to vote for James Gailliard after learning this. This was the most persuasive message to soft Democrats. This was the second most persuasive message to moderates and conservatives.
James Galliard supports a new government-run, single-payer health insurance system that would kick North Carolinians off their private health care plans, triple the size of the state’s budget, and require massive tax increases on workers and families to pay for it.
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61%
of voters said they would be less likely to vote for James Gailliard after learning this. This was tied for the most persuasive message to soft Democrats.
James Galliard refused to pay for his own father’s nursing home care and was sued for his failure to pay, even though he was making $125,000 per year at the time.
Source- Background Report
58%
of voters said they would be less likely to vote for James Gailliard after learning this. This was the second most persuasive message to soft Republicans and women over the age of 55.
James Galliard is a strong supporter of Joe Biden’s economic policies, which have caused the price of gas to double and inflation to reach a 40-year high, leaving many families struggling financially to keep up.
In 2020 he said in a TV ad endorsing Joe Biden for President, “We have to change the trajectory of our nation, and Joe Biden is the one to make the change.”
Watch here.
54%
of voters said they would be less likely to vote for James Gailliard after learning this.
James Galliard purchased his home from his employer for just $500 after his employer bought the 8,500 square-foot mansion valued at almost a million dollars.
Source- Background Report
45%
of voters said they would be less likely to vote for James Gailliard after learning this.
James Galliard 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 hurting themselves or others.
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47%
of voters said they would be less likely to vote for James Gailliard after learning this.