Bill Graham

Education Emphasize education that teaches our children how to think, not what to think. Education Bring North Carolina’s top industry leaders together with our public university management team to improve the coursework industries need to be taught in our universities to ensure college graduates are prepared to meet the needs of today’s workforce. Education Establish a Parents Board of Education in each school district, which would have parents review and approve lesson plans, and would make all lesson plans available online. School administrators would be required to attend all PTA meetings. Taxes / Budget No state income tax on retirees who are drawing social security benefits if they choose to stay in the workforce. We should help those who have already helped us build our state and our country by easing the tax burden during retirement years. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Death penalty for fentanyl dealers and human traffickers. Economy Bill Graham is committed to providing economic relief to working families. Education Protect our students from partisan and politicized curriculum pushed by special interest groups. Foreign Policy As Governor, Bill will change our state laws to make it illegal for the Chinese government, Chinese companies, or Chinese citizens to buy land in North Carolina. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Establish a statewide crime task force to assist local law enforcement in combating gangs and illegal drug activity so we can put an end to the violent acts these gangs carry out on innocent bystanders. Taxes / Budget Repeal the local food tax. This tax generates just over $400 million a year, and counties can be made whole out of the state’s general sales tax revenues. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Increase mandatory prison terms for violent offenders. Education Invest in the educators who teach our children and ensure a highly qualified teacher is in every classroom across North Carolina. Taxes / Budget Eliminate the state income tax on any overtime pay.