2022 North Carolina Senate race: debates and news coverage


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Abortion     Marjorie K. Eastman: I'm pro-life; I'm pro-Second Amendment.     Pat McCrory: Promote sanctity of life, religious freedom.

Budget & Economy     Pat McCrory: Creating jobs, cutting taxes, spending smarter.

Civil Rights     Ted Budd: Racist policies due to Democrats; GOP brings people together.     Pat McCrory: Signed anti-transgender "bathroom bill" into law.     Pat McCrory: Identity politics has gone too far, especially on the left.     Cheri Beasley: Acknowledged enduring racial inequalities in judicial system.     Erica Smith: We don't have an agenda for addressing minority concerns.

Crime     Cheri Beasley: Bail reform shows promising results in pilot programs.     Ted Budd: That whole defund the police thing is crazy.     Pat McCrory: No sanctuary cities, support police, election security.     Mark Walker: Support law enforcement, criminal justice reform.     Pat McCrory: Disturbing thing about protests is anarchists in the crowd.     Pat McCrory: We're always going to have some imperfect police officers.

Drugs     Jeff Jackson: Drug courts give leverage to helping addicts get clean.     Jeff Jackson: Sky doesn't fall when taking regulatory approach on cannabis.     Cheri Beasley: Drug treatment courts part of solution to substance abuse.

Education     Ted Budd: Member of the Home School Legal Defense Association.     Pat McCrory: 2015: For budget cuts, tuition increases at state schools.     Mark Walker: Has championed school choice; empower parents and students.

Energy & Oil     Ted Budd: Infrastructure bill is Trojan horse for Green New Deal.     Pat McCrory: Supported offshore drilling off North Carolina's coast.

Environment     Pat McCrory: Oversaw decline of Department of Environmental Quality.

Government Reform     Marjorie K. Eastman: I believe in term limits; two terms and I'm out.     Ted Budd: Deregulate small businesses strangled by big government.     Ted Budd: Falsely claimed bill would allow minors to vote.     Pat McCrory: Blamed election loss on massive voter fraud without proof.

Gun Control     Jeff Jackson: NRA is a morally, financially bankrupt organization.     Ted Budd: Lifetime NRA member; owns gun range and store.

Health Care     Jeff Jackson: More funding for mental health including in schools.

Homeland Security     Pat McCrory: Invest in military, protect veterans, defend rights.     Mark Walker: Improve care and service to veterans.

Immigration     Jeff Jackson: No blanket amnesty, but bring people out of shadows.

Principles & Values     Ted Budd: Running to stop US from becoming woke, socialist wasteland.     Cheri Beasley: Washington responding only to well-connected needs to end.     Cheri Beasley: First black female chief justice of state Supreme Court.     Pat McCrory: How do we leave this place better than when we arrived?     Pat McCrory: Impeachment: would have voted against convicting Trump.     Mark Walker: A record of being both a conservative and a bridge builder.     Erica Smith: I earned my stripes; paid my dues; played by the rules.     Erica Smith: Black women come from hard work; should have more value.

Tax Reform     Ted Budd: Endorsed by Club for Growth; against tax increases.     Mark Walker: Cut taxes for middle income families, for balanced budget.

Technology     Jeff Jackson: Broadband internet access is most important infrastructure.     Ted Budd: Co-sponsored bill to make websites and apps ADA compliant.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Cheri Beasley Democratic Challenger North Carolina Erica Smith Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger North Carolina Jeff Jackson Democratic Senate candidate North Carolina Marjorie K. Eastman Republican Senate Challenger North Carolina Mark Walker Republican Challenger North Carolina Pat McCrory North Carolina Republican Governor Ted Budd Republican Challenger North Carolina