NEWSROOM

Rep. Mike Schietzelt Delivers Real Tax Cuts for Wake County Families

Taken together, these positions add up to a clear message: if Lindsey Prather has her way, Buncombe County families will pay more. Higher state income taxes, unconstrained local property taxes, and accelerated revaluations all point in the same direction—bigger government funded by bigger tax bills.

Rising property taxes are hammering Wilson and Nash County homeowners. Seniors on fixed incomes, working families, and longtime residents are watching their bills climb while local governments keep spending. Reappraisals have turned what should be a secure home into a financial struggle for too many. House Republicans took action. We passed House Bill 1089, the Constitutional Amendment on Property Tax Reform. Every Republican voted yes. The measure now heads to voters this No

Tricia Cotham is leading the effort to provide meaningful income and property tax relief for hardworking North Carolinians.

Dennis Riddell is leading the effort to provide meaningful income and property tax relief for hardworking North Carolinians.

Representative Bill Ward is leading the effort to provide meaningful income and property tax relief for hardworking North Carolinians.

John Blust is leading the effort to provide meaningful income and property tax relief for hardworking North Carolinians.

Representative Anna Ferguson is leading the effort to provide meaningful income and property tax relief for hardworking North Carolinians.

Alan Branson is leading the effort to provide meaningful income and property tax relief for hardworking North Carolinians.

Representative Tim Reeder is leading the effort to provide meaningful income and property tax relief for hardworking North Carolinians.

Representative Jeff Zenger is leading the effort to provide meaningful income and property tax relief for hardworking North Carolinians.

Brian Echevarria is leading the effort to provide meaningful income and property tax relief for hardworking North Carolinians.

Jonathan Almond is leading the effort to provide meaningful income and property tax relief for hardworking North Carolinians.

Representative Mike Schietzelt is leading the effort to provide meaningful income and property tax relief for hardworking North Carolinians.

Allen Chesser is leading the effort to provide meaningful income and property tax relief for hardworking North Carolinians.

Representative Erin Pare is leading the effort to provide meaningful income and property tax relief for hardworking North Carolinians.

Dante Pittman voted against two major constitutional amendments that would deliver real tax relief to North Carolina families and homeowners. Pittman joined radicals in opposing a 3.5% cap on the state income tax and common-sense limits on skyrocketing property taxes.

Lindsey Prather wants more of your money in the pockets of bureaucrats in Raleigh and Asheville. While Buncombe County homeowners face massive sticker shock from newly assessed property values — with some jumps of 100% or more — and the county proposes a MASSIVE property tax increase above revenue-neutral for 2027, Prather opposes the very limits that would protect her constituents.

The North Carolina House Republicans have reached a landmark budget agreement with Senate leaders, delivering the largest teacher pay raises in nearly 20 years, tax relief for families, and strong investments in education, public safety, and economic growth

North Carolina House Republicans led the charge to fully fund and protect Medicaid, while enacting key reforms. House Bill 696 provides the $319 million needed to prevent a funding shortfall and includes accountability measures to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse.